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I try to avoid rotten meats cause that can increase the risk of coccidia and other certain parasites , but they are attracted to buttermilk . Cant think of it off hand because it has been so long since i have been in the hobby , but i know there is a tek that involves wheatgrass, dry dog food...

it should be noted that post is at least 8 years old , so probably not the most up to date reference . You may be able to find an updated list by visiting arav.org . It should also be noted that i have been living on my boat for about that long and havent kept chams for about that long , so...

1. they are all of african heritage 2.it depends on what your goals are and what your experience is. i wouldnt neccessarily consider whether a cham is infected as the sole benchmark of its health, imo, it would likely be better to have a wild caught in good health but with some parasites than a...

post birthing concerns imo, probably a good time to submit a complete help form. also probably a good time to offer some new foods, like bbfs. its not all that uncommon for them not to eat after birthing. post birthing can be a real critical time, its not uncommon for some form of mbd to...

gravid jacksons What is her coloring like? Gravid xanths often turn a brown splotchy color. Another thing yo could do, which is imo a good husbandry practice anyway, is to get a $20 digital scale with tare and a typical weight range of 0-500gin tenth gram increments. A mature healty gravid...

ok not really cham related but they are a creature that some on the forum may find interesting, especially those who are microscopy enabled and would like something interesting to view while waiting for their next fecal float opportunity. cham pathology can be very boring if all of your floats...

which scope to buy , hmmmm, ????????? basically its a question of what all you want to do with it, and how much cash you can comfortably spend. personally, i am a big fan of trinoculars for their photo-microscopy capabilities. thats a huge plus for sharing microscopy observations with vets...

my sentiments exactly, as i have posted on many occasions. very sad. unfortunately, this happens in all countries where chams are available. over the years i have had far too many emails from people wanting me to save such chams. more often than not, the only hope of saving them was before...

Sorry for the typos, tried to edit but was unable to get to the end of the paragraph. This is why I hate posting by my phone. Edit: instead not onstead and waiting not wainting. Anyway. Jmo

As per response to your pm, its not really practical for me to give an in depth reply via txt by phone. I would recommend trying to reach me by phone. Just briefly here are my observations. 1. Some yellowing of the outline of the lips is normal. 2. Your diet is imo, imbalanced and...

Garden stores and grow shops often have mantis egg cases usually 5-7$, but they are usually out by late spring / mid summer.they will usually hatch from 100-300 smaller than mosquito size mantids, which are a great early feeder. If you can't find one locally they are all over online, but usualy...

Imo, they should be seperated from either parent. Cricks are high in phosphorus and a poor feeder especially for neonates. Would recomend a petstore melongaster culture fo the immediate and immediatley ordering a " producing hydei culture." Probably a good time to get a mantis egg case if you...

Don't even know what them things are, but they are absolutely exquisite ! That being said, I would like to make a couple of brief observations, not meant to rain on the parade but there may be some who interpret it that way ( not my intention) first the infamous pvc coated hardware cloth, ( you...

reality check probably not the answer you were hoping for, but, just to be clear, jacksons are; 1.imo not the best starter chams 2. in all but extremely rare circumstances need to be housed individually, you cannot house a m/f pair together, on rare occasions, experienced keepers may get...

What do you feed besides cricks? Imo, cricks make an especially poor staple for a xanth. Feeding mostly cricks will eventually lead to serious metabolic issues including hyperphosphatemia. Imo no single feeder should make up more than 40% of the overall diet, imo more than 25% cricks is asking...

Great post. Tried to add rep points but I'm using my phone and not sure it worked

Just to be clear I often recomend cal plus when appropriate. Imo, based on a single otherwise healthy non gravid xanth an appropriate dose would be one matchead a week for a 75 gram animal, assuming the rest of the husbandry is reasonably well balanced. It should also be noted that since it is...

Repashy cal plus is a full house low dose multivite containing both d3 and preformed vitamin A. I say low dose because it is approx 10% the potency of reptivite. It would be my prefered recomended regiman for winter animals or animals that are kept exclusively indoors or on a less than optimum...

red/orange in urate Imo, looks pathogenic to me. Just to be safe, I would post entire help form, and prep cage for an immediate fecal. Imo, yellow in the urate is not usually a cause for immediate panic, usually related soley to issues of hydration. Imo, orange/ red in the urates is more often...