Interesting! I noticed signs at the grocery store for distilled water at $2.50 a gallon (usually $1.15). They're still ringing up as $1.15, but I am switching to tap and will deal wtih the water stains in spring. Once spring rolls around, my local grocery store has a RO water machine where...
I always have such a battle with scale and schefflera, but they do make great cham plants. Their stems make great (live) branches and the leaves are great for feeding and dinking
They all behave differently with the syringe. Some don’t care at all, some spot it in my hand and know exactly what Im up to (but they’ll take the silkworm bait eventually), and some seem to eagerly drink from it.
Layla here is super slow poke… takes her a moment to get moving, especially in...
I have good success with baiting them with a silk worm or bug… And when they stick their tongue out to aim, I slowly drip onto their tongue. You need to be exact though with this medication, so you really don’t want to take any chances with missing. Maybe try that technique out with some water...
Looks like “snalt” to me. They will sometimes excrete excess minerals from their nose. Only need to lightly dust the feeders. If they look like powdered donuts, use less calcium.
Congrats! You’re an excellent cham keeper! My girls are just crossing into senior territory - have your ladies slowed down on egg development at that age?