people are constantly stressing like this over nothing. I think we often forget that if an animal were suicidal, it probably wouldn't have made it very far evolutionarily. if it's not eating a perfectly good food source, it's not hungry.
of course that is a bit of an oversimplification, but...
the real question is what does your boss think? :cool:
those dudes will need some heat if you want a colony big enough to use as feeders any time soon. increase heat = increase in breeding
Lance let's see more of your chams buddy!! Some of your breeders are really sick! and I know you've got rows of cages over there :cool:
this dude is extremely impressive for a 2 month old. lol
it has been proposed that the eating soil behavior is due to missing trace minerals that can be found in soil or to scrub parasites from intestine walls..
some ppl let there chams eat (clean, fertilizer free) soil if they want to.
noobs are often guided towards preventing impaction by covering...
i am interested in hearing some answers to the above ?'s too. I know you can cycle them in the fridge about 12 hrs in 12 out to slow down growth..
these freaking things are vicious and grow like maniacs. I'm still trying to get a confirmation if they can bite the cham internally before they...
i know they can whip around and bite the head area if the cham gets them from the wrong end, but can these things actually inflict a harmful bite internally on the cham?