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I have lost chameleons and geckos because mealworms were not chewed and killed when they were eaten. Fortunately, this happens only rarely, but to often for me. Now I now feed newly shed superworm larvae. They are white right after they molt because the chitin has not yet sclerotized.

I have lost animals because the mealworms damaged the mouths or guts. In one case, a gecko was dead, and a mealworm had chewed through the belly and the skin. Usually the chams, and especially bearded dragons will chew and kill the worms before swallowing them.

I have bought and sold veiled eggs successfully.

Hi, Laurie- Greetings from Bozeman. I am raising panthers.

Is there any chance that he ate something that was to large?

I was bitten by a wild salticid (jumping spider) in Florida. It hurt for a bit, but there was no bad reaction. It had more red coloration than yours. I have a few big captive tarantulas, but don't handle them.

t she will probably wander around in the bottom of her cagew hen she is ready to lay. The plant isn't necessary to stimulate digging and egg laying. Sometimes infertile eggs are just dropped without burying them

If it isn't to hot or cold, can you move the cage outside for a short time so she can get some sunlight?

Great photos. Thanks for sharing.

I bought a pair of imports last summer. They were tiny. Male died in about a week. The female laid 6 eggs and died. They eggs were really small. Two hatched. one neonate survived. I worked hard to keep him alive, but he survived. If I cant find a female, I should sell him to a breeder. I...

Gary- I am looking for a young T. montium female for a mate for my young male.

Oops, I mean a female sailfin, not a quad.

Will you sell one young female quad quad? I have a young male that I raised from an egg. His parents were wc. It would be nice o have a mate for him.

They don't need to be in the dark. Look for a used picnic cooler for a container. They need to be kept warm. It takes a long time to get a colony started. I have good luck with damp peatmoss for larval bedding. Wheat bran for food. Mature larvae will come to the top and roam around, apparently...

Good job, Jan

Perhaps there is less energy expended when infertile eggs are laid, assuming they are similar to quads. Several times I have observed female quads that just dumped infertile eggs rather than digging and hiding them. I doubt that internal egg production is modified by fertilization. When does...

I raise chickens. Female chicks are born with the ability to lay a certain number of eggs. When they are ready, they will begin to lay eggs. Egg fertility is mostly determined by presence of sperm. Eggs are laid even though they haven't mated. No reason to delay the onset of chicken...

so, fertile eggs are harder on her than nonfertile eggs?

Any dust or powder will plug their spiracles and they cant breathe. I raise a ton on them in damp peat moss and wheat bran. Adults need a water, larvae do not.