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Does anyone else use microfauna (springtails, tropical woodlice) for cage maintenance to clear up waste products, dead food items etc?

Some of you (well 111 of you to be more accurate) will remember my post about my ill cham and maggots in the droppings. https://www.chameleonforums.com/urgent-advice-required-ill-14072/ The cham didn't make it and after my post when he did a dropping on my thumb (urate white, dropping...

Has anyone tried raising maggots from fishing shops on fruit fly mix to clear their gut of any unpleasant foodstuffs as I have recently brought 2 cultures that also hatched 'normal' flies. I believe that much of the nutrition is lost during pupation so would also be interested in any info on...

Hi all, I work away from home a lot and my wife looks after the herps for me. After being away for nearly 2 weeks I went in to clean and check everyone and found that my male carpet was a pale yellow colour and had sunken eyes. Assuming he was dehydrated I immediately offered him a syringe of...

Thought I'd share a couple of pics as they actually stayed still for them (well, nearly:rolleyes:). Male Female

I know these are fairly popular in the US and I like the look of them. How difficult is it to keep the humidity high enough in them? Thanks EDIT: Ooops, meant cages in title

Hi all, been a bit of a lurker for a few months on here and decided it was time to introduce myself. Name's Chris, been into herps for around 32yrs now. Left chams a while back and concentrated entirely on dartfrogs but have now moved back into the scaleys and currently keep a pair of...