The weather is dropping rapidly in georgia, and the room that matcha was in does not keep heat well. it will be dropping into the 20s this week.. so i moved matchas entire cage to a different room, in a closet so it’s still quiet like the other room.. she’s already showing signs of stress and...
gravid??? i’ve never seen her this dark. should i stop with the misters? could it be scaring her? and what are the black lines on her ribs and by her mouth? the last photo is a few minutes later she looks back to normal.
i made a lay bin just in case but its organic potting mix as its all i had...
had a tv on in the room later than usual (she usually has complete darkness) and was in the room when usually i’m not once lights are out. was this a sign of stress that she fell asleep here? or is this normal?
How often are you misting? I’m under the impression of doing a good mist before lights on and a good mist after lights off? Hand mist in between if needed?
Okay! Second poop! This one is nowhere NEAR as smelly as the first one, which literally stunk the room up. This one has no smell. The urate was in her water cup, so idk if that would make a difference.
Matcha seems to be afraid of the dubias! She enjoys eating outside of the enclosure, as well as from her feeder inside the enclosure.. however when i’ve tried to feed the outside the enclosure, she just wants back in. Likewise, when i put them in her feeder, she stares at them and shows stress...
Matcha pooped today, her second day home. It was brown, with a white and then yellow end. It was slightly slimy outside, and she had a small drop of liquid on her booty. The main thing i noticed is that it was VERY stinky, like.. stunk the room up! I did feed her super worms the day before.. but...
Just bought crickets yesterday, and today they have little flies that almost look like fruit flies.. hopping around in the cricket keeper? What is this, and should i trash the crickets and get new ones?