hi,i keep all my crix in a large "deep" rubber maid tub,i have cut out a large square in the lid and duct taped screen mesh to cover the cut out part.i have all my crix in there,i put silica cat litter on the bottom (for the odour)(its the crystal type litter and crix dont feed on it) and i put...
this is deffinately wrong!! i would try and educate them too...lights inside the cages? no plants,substrate in there,wheres the dripper? poor babies..kick his ass i say!! if he doesnt change his husbandry after educating him then wait outside and kick some butt when he leaves work:D i wonder if...
:D soooo i was just reading up on the "ant attack" and thinking "wow we sure are nasty to our bugs lol" now im wondering how many people enjoy "flicking" their crickets off the sides of the screen enclosures? i do it almost every time i see one climbing around,i think its hillarious,im actually...
OMG echoezra!!! lmao..what a long long long story!! hahaha but yes you did manage to build up the suspense thats for sure:D i have been tempted too but not after your looooooooooooooong story :D glad im not the only one on here who does that hahaha...glad he was ok:eek:
andrewthechameleon:im sure glad you found this site,it is the best in my opinion,you just keep on learning and all will be ok..dont ever be afraid to ask a question on here ok:) we are all out to help you and your cham:) so far you have come a long ways and your cham will bennefit greatly from...
echoezra:i have had many coffee by now :D and the name of the mister undergoing upgrades is the "monsoon" i have one and dont know if its the "new upgraded one" i like mine but i do realize now that the mistking is far more superior..my monsoon works like a charm though,its currently misting two...
i gut load my crickets with :dry cricket food wich is purchased at my local pet store,they make their own,no crappy dog or cat food in it,it contains all sorts of wonderful things that i noticed are listed in a forum members dry gut load.for a wet food i use:strawberries,blueberries,butternut...
really interesting links that kinyonga provided,my 7 mnth old male cham produces the little "grunts" but only when he is asleep tucked up by my neck under my hair(rare situation,he is usually grouchy lol)..its odd,hopefully they will soon discover the meaning behind these almost inaudible sounds...
i spend every day all day with mine,im enjoying them immensely right now cause soon i will be back at work,im on dissability at the moment but when its done i will be gone fr 5 am to 8 pm 4 days on 4 off with rotating night shifts(4/4) my days off will be spent looking in at them lol..i will...
i absoluetly hate them too,i still freak out when one gets away and i have to catch it:eek: im fine with the 2 wk old ones as they are cute:o but other than that im squeemish when it comes to them:p,mine dont seem to smell,i always have fresh oranges added in their gutload and use an(unscented)...
if you go to you tube and type in"breeding crickets" you will find tons of videos from easy set ups to way complicated ones..i tried it once and got nothing lol..i kept my dirt too moist and too cold..,y husband and son laughed at me and said i was a great dirt farmer lol..i have to giggle too...
possible metabolic mone disease..please fill out the " help form "so that we may be able to assist you..what type of lighting do you use? supplements and how often? age of chameleon? how long in your care? etc..ps..perhaps place a fluffy towel on the floor of his enclosure so that if he falls...
ya my youngest cham hates the cup thing so i let my crix run up the side of the cage too,it works:) just wait and see how much fun you have "locating " your cham in his big house lmao!! i start at the top and go from side to side down until i spot him,he is usually right in fornt of my face...
i use sheffelra,pothos and also jasmine,i agree jasmine spells wonderful ! if trimmed it will flower alot..my cham only craps on it:p but it smells heavenly:D (not the crap,the flowering plant lol)
i hear ya,im pissed too!! i woke up the other morning and it was snowing soo hard out i couldnt see our vehicles 10 ft away!! it has been snowing steady for 3 days now:mad: im so disgusted! and the day before it snowed i was wearing a sun dress and raking the yard :eek: maybe i jinxxed the...
yup i agree with everyone so far,i just recently(last week) moved my 4 mnth old male veiled to a hundred gallon exo-terra vivarium and he was at first like "OMG im terrified" then he started to roam around a little,now he is all over the place and seems to be lovin it! he wouldnt eat for two...
hahahahahah all these posts made me giggle:D my husband says"them damn crickets eat better than i do!! " i think to myself.."well dear,my chams never talk back and they are spose to be lazy,they deserve the best!" :D
i will not feed my chams mice or other rodents,there is no need for me to do this,my crix are gutloaded well and my chams are healthy and happy with their food and treats..i have read that the fat/protein and vitamin content in mice is really hard on the kidneys/liver etc of a cham..not to...
cat food is a bad idea as a gutload because of the ingredients it contains,what type of calcium do you use to dust with? and vitamins? how often? there is a help form on here that really helps everyone get a good idea at what may be the problem..reptiles dont absorb water through their skin,a...