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The first year of a snakes life is where most of it's growth comes from. You can feed them heavy without the risks of health issues later on. I'm not talking about power feeding which people usually do throughout the animals life and that's not good. I disagree with you completely about the...

Age isn't everything! John

When it's closed to her laying she should look like a bag of marbles. If your gentle you can even gently palpate her and feel the eggs. After you see it once, you will always be able to tell! Good Luck! John

Good to hear! Thought I'd also add that a chondro in nature isn't going to turn down a meal because it's "to big". Snakes eat what they can get ahold of, lizards as well. If people saw some of the things these animals eat in nature they would have a stroke! I've never had a problem with prolapse...

I currently have Rio Fuerte Beaded Lizard eggs and Veiled Chameleon eggs on hatchrite. I like it, takes all the guess work out! I have not had to add any water to my eggs in approx 2 months. A friend of mine who tried it also likes it. I have 2 bags and a 20lb breeder bag and I intend to use it...

To start off I feel the need to correct another post on this thread. IT IS ILLEGAL (NOT ALLOWED) to release NON-Native animals on your property! There are now heafty fines from Fish and Game due to the problems we are currently having with burms and many other invasive species. Supposedly the...

Rodentpro is pretty good but they kill you on shipping. Go to www.kingsnake.com then to classifieds and finally to feeders. Lots of different people selling feeders! Good luck, John

I've spent quite a bit of money on roaches because I don't like dealing with crickets. I also plan on having a very large collection of chameleons and other lizards and it would really help to keep overhead down. I currently have 145 adult males, 735 adult females, and probably around 2000...

Congrats, beautiful babies! John

Not going to beat a dead horse but that's not very smart. Maybe feeding pups but it should be obvious that the pups are far to large for the beardies. Sure they maybe able to handle it but have you ever heard of the problems beardies are known to have from taking prey to large? Some of those...

Really depends on what your looking for. I'd highly recommend Red or Yellow Ackies (spiny tailed monitors). Very popular in the trade for good reason! Others that may interest you: Timors - usually are pretty shy and don't enjoy being handled, many different kinds (yellow spots, blue spots...

Chris that's one of the most amazing snakes in the hobby. I plan to import a pair myself in the future. My importer in Indo owes me some money, gonna get a few tree monitors and more chondros while I'm at it! Do you offer UV? Many boeleni keepers claim they need it and do far better when offered...

Let me chime in here please. Chondros (green tree pythons) and emeralds are COMPLETELY different animals. Yes emeralds do have problems if fed to much and will regurge. Chondros DON'T have this problem. Infact you can feed the hell out of a chondro! I've kept TONS of chondros and never had the...

That's awesome! Great Job! John

I'll probably use pvc board which comes in a 4X8 sheet for bottoms, it's only $30.

His colors will only get better with age, nice find! John

What would you all say is most cost effective? I was also going to use ply wood w/ the plastic mesh over it for the sides. This would keep the chams from seeing each other. I'm going to start building soon, just trying to get something on paper but it seems I keep changing my mind! John

A 5 gallon bucket works great! If you see a belly full of eggs and she's walking around the cage bottom it means she's probably looking for a place to lay. Good luck! John

Certain toxins will create more damage coming back up then if left in the stomach. For these types of toxins a forumla is given which binds to the toxins and renders them harmless. I have a number of friends who have used pressure treated wood with no problems, I highly doubt the chams are...

Great ideas here! I'll have to check out home depot/lowes and look into aluminum costs, I may just go that route. Instead of aluminum could I go with regular screen? I want to use a gutter for draining along with holes in the bottom with a screen on the bottom and a funnel. So many decisions...