this thread made me realize its probably time to do what we can to get an FAQ compiled so new users can get the thoughts of senior members on issues like this in one place right when they walk in the door
there should be a bulletin thread with suggestions of questions up for consideration to...
unfortunetly she saw me a few times today, but i have her cage covered up now and have been trying to stay away from it except when spraying it, she has a ton of cover around her laying bin so i hope she lays
i thought about starting her hole for her, but i know in the wild that would never happen. I'm sure she will be fine, but in a contingency plan, if she doesn't lay tommorow undisturbed, what should be my next step to action? give her the next morning to finish and get her to the vet?
my worry is that i got her container in too late, and the days she would have been spending digging are already past. she seemed very weak after digging i feel terrible for making her do all that work when she is that gravid, she is going to spit out a TON of eggs
hey everyone, since i switched her tubs out, she has not gone back down, sucks.
she has come up to where she sleeps and has curled her tail up.
i'm considering turning her lights out as they go out pretty soon any, i just don't want her to start digging as soon as i do.
should i start...
i did it, she now has more room to dig, as her other holes, she was stopping when she got to the bottom.
thanks for everyones input.
I will def have some crix for her to munch when she is done. the mix feels much better with the coco in it, softer but still compact, will make for much...
after digging several holes it seems she is dissatisfied with the fill and depth of my laying container, she has come back up and is looking good. I'm going to get her a better container and a better mix and quick swap them out when she is up basking as to not disturb her. thank you julirs, i...
hi guys, my female panther has been pretty swole the past few weeks so a few days ago i got a laying container in there and set her cage up with a bit more cover.
This morning when i went to water and turn her lights on, i found she had starting digging two tunnels
this startled me because...
hmmmm thats funny, cuz I read somewhere in some research on the florida wild veiled population, that when they were catching and releasing males, a lot of them were staying in a good radius
sort of like my current situation. I don't really have to worry about my male pardalis running away...
or at least if it it does happen, its is being diluted by all the others that succesfully mated with non family members, but with that being said, that would mean there genetic adaptation includes this even if its a very very slight trait
just curious if anyone knows how chameleons avoid inbreeding the wild, is there any research to suggest social communication, or awareness of genetic ties?
I'd imagine if a whole clutch hatch and half survived, and then there were 50/50 female to male ratio and they inhabited neighboring...
everyone is entitled to there own opinions, i sent him a link before you posted to give him instructions on how to find my DIY dripper thread.
I still stand by my opinion though, that anyone who would come up with the solution of leaving the lights off before picking up a timer, the easiest...