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If you know enough (or are willing to do some reading) about power supplies and want full control over your system, get something from here: http://www.omega.com/toc_asp/sectionSC.asp?section=P&book=temperature

This site lists it as unsafe for animals: http://www.busybirds.net/Toxic.html#top

If you can't get a glass place to do it you can DIY. I drilled one similar to an exo-terra for Tesla's juvenile cage. I used a hand drill and a glass/tile bit that I bought from home depot for 10 dollars. Youtube has some decent DIY glass drilling videos to learn from, just try to find a piece...

I asked about DIY traps a few weeks ago and someone suggested putting a spoonful of molasses into a plastic water bottle and leaving it on its side (Squish one part to get the opening of the bottle low enough to climb into). The crickets go in but don't come out since they get stuck in the...

Hi everyone, We all know that different feeder insects have different ratios of vitamins, fats, calories and the like, but what I was wondering is if anyone can give their general idea of approximate conversions between # of feeder insects so that I can order/buy the right quantities. For...

Go to a hardware store and buy a piece of rain gutter like the kind they have on houses and attach it underneath the cage at a slight angle so the water flows. Cut a hole in the bottom of the cage to allow water to drip down into the gutter. You can also use PVC tubing. If the floor is...

He does look big for 3 months, but that zip-tie is deceiving. It's actually one of the very-small ones and the vine he's on is only about 1/4" across. Last time I took stats on him he was about 13 grams and 3 inches from nose to vent.

Hi Folks, I know this question gets asked all the time, but I'm concerned about his eating habits. I generally feed Tesla (3 month old male veiled) 10 to 15 crickets per day. They're somewhere between 1/4" to 1/2" in size. He also gets what I call a '2 bite' superworm or silkworm every other...

I was more thinking of this one as a list of things to definitely avoid in case you were at a greenhouse pondering to get one or not. I do wish the one here were a bit bigger though. Found this list of plants as well, though again only as a list of things to avoid...

Hi Guys, I found a plant list online that has some toxicity info for animals (likely birds). Maybe good for a list of things to avoid at least: http://www.busybirds.net/Toxic.html Post yours if you have one you normally refer to. -Chad

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You can use anything you like as the base and cover it with plastic drop-cloth or even an old rain coat. Slope it towards the center and buy a $2 pvc drain opening, cut the hole to size and seal it with bathroom-grade silicone.

I would think that any hardwood is good, or any softwood for that matter. Pine, spruce, fir, (construction-grade lumber is usually one of the three 'S.P.F.') maple, oak, etc. Seal it with good outdoor/waterproof sealer (urethane/varathane), give it a few weeks to get rid of fumes/solvents...

For a more mathematical description of UV transmittance you need to consider a few things. Try reading the following to brush up on the equations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmittance (will show you the transmission % of specific wavelength) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opacity_(optics)...

From the report it seems like it only filters out UVC and below (0-290nm). Might be worth a shot to get some and use a Solarmeter on it?

You could try fitting a piece of pet screen or geotextile under the rocks but above the soil. That would stop them getting very far/remove the risk or soil ingestion.

I have always wondered if an empty box of clementine oranges/christmas oranges (depending on where you're from) would work to support silkies. They are little wooden crates about 10 inches by 8 inches and they have orange screen across the top (all you'd have to do is take out the oranges)...

Hi late-night forum goers, I'm a short sleeper. Never get more than a few hours a night, and I have noticed something about my chameleon over the past few days while I am up at night; he tends to be active at night too. Every once in a while I'll hear a rustle from his cage in the next room...

Any luck finding a UV lens that does multiple wavelengths? Last time I checked these things were hella-expensive. Found 1 place that sells them for individual LED's. Look up Lumen Dynamics or Omnicure.

A lot of breakfast cereals are filled with extra vitamins like niacin, riboflavin etc. Probably not too bad for a cham to get secondhand, but I'd be wary of all the sugar and processed grains. I try to use fresher fruits/veg from the markdown rack at the grocery store and/or the farmers market...