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Montane species usually benefit from higher humidity. Glass enclosures are something that require a bit more of a balancing act with misting so i would set up and check humidity spikes before adding an animal.

Most 'clean up crews' for tropical environments like springtails and isopods cannot survive outside of the environment they get used to. So high humidity like our chameleons need compared to our humidity which is almost always lower (unless you live somewhere tropical) then they will dry up and...

Additional supplements are recommended, usually with a calcium and vit D people switch off with a mutlivitamin with vit A It is possible he will need to see the vet for a multivitamin booster since he is young

I am leaning towards a vit A deficiency even though it seems short for one. Lights seem unlikely with your set up.

Did the eye closing/swelling last a prolonged time? Was it during a misting?

That looks like an impacted sperm plug but i would be hesitant to do anything other than offer extra mistings. It doesnt look emergent as long as he is still defecating okay. I would keep a close eye on it and mist heavier. Sometimes sperm plugs can be loosened if moistened but if its a prolapse...

Back to making bug chow again. For severak years my mental illness won and my critter care fell by the way side. All things were hitting minimum requirements but i usually ago above and beyond where i can. Well im back to stable and my colonies just need some tlc. They are fine but definitely...

For the most part yes!

Thank you two!

I have been gone for ages once again. Multiple reasons. A lot have to do with big life changes. My new insect colonies have been stabilizing and breeding went through the big cycle of losing adults and then only having nymphs for a while. Neptune is still with me. He is 6 now and doing well. I...

Ah i have such thinner alligator lizards in my area. I didn't realize there were so many subspecies of them!

Pink tongue? Or younge blue tongue? Such a cutie <3

I have a surplus of adults in my colonies right now and I am trying to trim them down some to encourage new nymph growth. All of these need to be kept in bioactive enclosures. Ember Roaches- mixed only (adults and nymphs) Non flying, non-climbing 10 adults/20 nymphs (1 available) 12.00 +...

My silks are constantly by a source of heat, have had almost no die offs out of 300, maybe like a handful. Its just... i am use to faster growers. They are eating and growing, i can SEE the growth but its just SLOW

The locale of silkworms i have are extremely slow growing. However genetically strong. Im frustrated with the time they take to grow. Im trying to time out when to pull another 300 eggs to hatch but omg i cant seem to guess their growth rate. Otherwise the other inverts are growing like mad. Im...

Thank you @jamest0o0 so much. They have already started eating and settling in.

The second one are tiger silkworms

And then these little ones just hatched yesterday

Not all these pics are great cause some of them didnt cooperate. I dont blame them though, was a long journey.

Thankfully it only takes about 1-2 hours to take care of them once you get a routine down. My animals generally take about 3 hours a day in care not considering dog walks or any big food prep days.