Thank you kinyonga, the first article I am very aware of and at the time I worked for an importer/wholesaler (Southern California) in the early 90's. We had a thousand Chameleons (including these spp) and many other South African lizards, Madagascar, etc and other reptiles all sharing rooms. It...
Does anyone have confirmed parasite and/or bacteria in there T.melleri imports at any time or any articles with confirmed fecal?
I am still continuing my investigation and "parasites" or "bacteria" are the common generalized terms used, but it would be nice to establish if some types of...
Great work on these and identification Chris! Please keep doing your thing looks like they will be clamping down on this complex soon...
http://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/com/ac/27/E-AC27-12-04.pdf
No plastic on top, 2*2 inch metal screen. Feeders are by hand or in holder at front of cage (at angle they don't hop out.
I did have a Meller's for a long time in the past along with breeding other similarly difficult species. I was breeding 15 pairs of Uroplatus phantasticus at one point...
I will be looking at maybe pothos from the top and another taller ficus. Was concerned about too many branches overlapping, but will look at a few more.
Looks like I need more plants, but otherwise a good size and practical for daily maintenance.
Any recommendations are welcome. This is the second prototype and I will likely get about 8-9 more like this, for a room dedicated to T. melleri, so getting it right is really important to me. I...
I was waiting to see what others have said, because I am in California as well. I would assume we are not stable enough as it can get hot real fast, then cold and significantly different from the natural habitat. I would be concerned when our weather goes into the 90F or more, then how would you...
I am playing around with lighting options and picked up a Exo Terra Reptile UVB 200 "Intense URB Output" 26w cfl. Considering the depth of my set-up, but maybe 15" from highest basking spot, does anyone find any issues/advantages with this light?
Hi Leland,
I have read a lot of the discussions on mice for Meller's and played with pinkies (not haired mice) for other lizard breeding projects not likely to eat in the wild; and agree it is not a good staple diet. I have no intention long term, but it seemed suitable to get some calories...
I am new here and back into reptiles after 5 years, so thought I would share my new addition and introduce myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZpdNok2xaM
I was able to get it eating roaches on the second and third day in this cage... then in the video a pinky and handful of crickets on...
I noticed this mentioned @ http://www.melleridiscovery.com/ and she said they obtain 30 inches. Also, are importers sharing any of this data on recent imports?