Well, the injected worms tend to die shortly after I inject them then he doesn't want them :/ I give him crickets, the occasional meal worm, horn worms, silk worms, and phoenix worms. He is very picky! He will like a bug for about 2 days then refuse to eat that type of bug, so I have to rotate...
Hey guys! My cham won't TOUCH any bug that has been dusted, or altered in any way (yes, I tried to inject vitamins into the worms). Does anyone have any tricks for getting vitamins into a picky cham?
Does anyone have any ideas for drainage for cages that have glass bottoms? mine is glass in the bottom and sides with the doors in the front and screen top. I didn't see any that would work for non screen cages in the forums.
:( So, upon further inspection of the feces, I was mortified to notice tiny, thread line worms in his feces! I immediately had a fecal done and identified pin worm eggs and small pinworms in his feces. I know some people will argue that they are commensals and do not cause a lot of problems, but...
I will note that the bedding generates a pretty terrible smell after it has been wet for a while, almost sulfur like. I have a lot of trouble keeping water from building up from the mister system, the bedding does keep the water under control a little by absorbing it. Any suggestions?
I have an automatic mister that mists for 30 seconds every three hours. No live plants, used to have some but they always died :C Humidity is 40-50% with the substrate, 30-40% with out. It goes up for about an hour after misting.
I use this type of bedding to keep the humidity at an acceptable level in his enclosure. Otherwise it is very dry in my house and I have a heck of a time keeping it close to what he needs.
Hey guys! I have a young male veiled, about 8 months old, and I noticed today that there are small silver insects on his feces, a very fresh sample left less than an hour before. They almost look like tiny mites of some sort, or tiny flies, but I have not seen them fly. They are vigorous movers...