So I just ordered the smallest amount of crickets possible from LLLreptile (500 of the critters) and I'm a little nervous that my cage might not fit them. I currently have two cricket carriers about 12 in by 6 in each. Will this be big enough or should I get an actual terrarium to house them?
So basically I've heard that water pumps should be "fed" the water, rather than have it pull up the water it needs every time it turns on. However, since the input is at the top of the pump I was wondering if I could turn it upside down (to make the water input lower).
Would this potentially...
It's amazing to scroll through these kind of threads with pics of the same cham over the course of a few months. There is always such incredible change in colors and size :D
Buying him won't help anything. The pet store will just get another to take his place. :(
Instead, make a point of not buying livestock from abusive pet retailers ever. That way, they will stop making profit off of the poor animals and stop selling/abusing them altogether. This goes...
lllreptile and FLChams has some useful lists. lllreptile also sells plants online!
http://www.lllreptile.com/info/library/care-and-husbandry-articles/-/list-of-nontoxic-plants-for-your-terrarium/...
Go for a mistking or aquazamp. They are about $100 - $125 and far higher quality than exoterra or zoomed. As long as shipping is under about $30, it should be worth it
The problem is the mineral build up in your dripper, mister, etc... Since distilled water has far less minerals than tap water, mineral build up is highly reduced.
Wow, that's an incredible collection of plants in there! It's difficult to tell from the pics, but do you have dirt on the floor? if so, how do you keep it from slipping through the screen cage?