Recent content by IowaJim

Kamikaze demonstrating a perfect example of why you can never trust some idiot from Iowa. We only know what we are talking about 25% of the time...?

I had an old exoterra before I upgraded to the MistKing and the tubing looks like the same size. Comparing the two side by side, however, the Mist King tubing seems a little softer and more flexible so I found it easier to run out to my nozzles. I believe that a decent amount of tubing comes...

I had a MistKing Hygrostat that I ran in my setup for just a few weeks. The problem with the hygrostat is that because it is on "autopilot", sensing the humidity in the cage, you have less control over how often and how much it runs. I found that it ran too often and the cage never got a...

Beman, you are like my guru when it comes to chameleons. Always guiding me along to path to chameleon keeper enlightenment. I never thought about the humidity sensor not letting the cage dry out. That’s why I need to just check with all of you before I ever make a chameleon related decision...

If you are looking for an option that doesn't require you to think about a timer, they also make a Hygrometer control that will maintain a set humidity level. I ordered the starter set from them last week and added it on for an extra $25. I haven't had a chance to hook it up yet (its this...

I had a Senegal in college and would haul him back and forth between home and college every summer. It was a 9 hour drive and he (Louis the Leg) always did just fine. I built his cage so that I could break it down into a 2'x4'x1' crate that I put in the bed of my pickup truck. I had a...

Hey Brody, thanks for checking in. She’s slowly improving and building her strength back up. She is getting strong enough that she is climbing around her viv but she is still weak enough that she goes down at night and sleeps on the ground. I saw her climb over to drink off some leaves today...

I’ve been thinking a lot about that too. To the point that I took her lay bin and softer through all of the sand/soil to see if she tried to trick me and got the eggs out before the surgery but I didn’t find anything (and didn’t really expect to). After continued thought, here’s why I believe...

The mister is an Exo Terra brand. The monsoon multi system. I only have 2 nozzles going and it can run up to six so I think it might be the case where I need to pipe up a couple more nozzles to help discharge some of the pressure.

All, Sorry to go silent and leaving you waiting on the edge of your seat. On the road all day yesterday for work combined with frustration with my local vet has slowed this post. I picked up Penelope from the out-of-town Vet (Dr. Williams) on Wednesday afternoon. No surgery. Williams did an...

Brody, Pictures of the supplements are below. I noticed when taking the photo of the multi-vit that it includes D-3. I know I shouldn't overdo it with the D3 so I am assuming I should just do the multi-vit with D3 bi-weekly and skip the D3 Calcium entirely. I also bought a UVB lamp based...

Brody, That's not too harsh to say and I think you have the right to say it since you've been by my side helping through this whole process (which I have greatly appreciated). Just to be clear, it wasn't my intent to say that it was a lack of funds, more of an attempt to state that it didn't...

He did mention surgery but said he didn’t have the expertise to do it (and he is the only reptile vet in town). He thought there was a slim chance that I could find someone in the city about 2 hrs away from us but he wasn’t sure she could survive the combined stress of such a long car ride and...

Nothing. She drank this morning but when I misted her this afternoon, she just glanced up and then closed her eyes. Breaks my heart but I think my poor girl is ready to be done.

She was still in her tunnel this morning (and she drank well again) so I can't tell if she is making any progress. I'm starting to get worried she's going to be too weak to get herself out of the tunnel even if she does finally get the eggs out.