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The alcohol and dish soap method was not effective at all. I killed a half dozen adults clinging to the mesh yesterday and today they are all over the plants again. It looks like I will be destroying the plants before the mealys spread to all my houseplants and orchids and put plastic plants in...

Well, I spoke too soon. only 2 months later and I have a new infestation- and the bugs are twice as big as last time. Moreover, they have managed to infest my Jackson's cage also, which is at the opposite side of the house and has several closed doors between it and the Veiled's enclosure. I...

An update- the dry ice method appears to have worked! Awesome!! I also hosed down the entire cage and drainage tray with boiling water for an extended period afterward just to be sure any remaining eggs or crawlers I couldn't see that might have survived being gassed got cooked and/or washed...

I'm from Edinburgh but have been in the USA for over 15 years- metro Atlanta area. I imagine that if you use central heating in your house to maintain fairly constant temps it would be ok to keep chams in the UK. It was pretty cold much of the year in Scotland and since the cost of using the...

Yes he is probably in his "horny phase" and trying to get out so he can find himself a good woman ;). My Yemen is also a year old and does this all the time, especially after he's done basking in the morning. From what I've read on these boards, this phase will eventually pass and he'll settle...

Have you tried Dubia roaches? Much higher in protein, can't climb smooth container walls, don't smell, not very fast, easy to gut-load with calcium-rich veggies and fruit. You could hand feed with tongs or just hold the roach by the sides of its shell. I usually put some of appropriate size in a...

Yes, my juvenile Jacksons does this mouth gaping also, but he looks very healthy and has a great appetite. I've only seen him drink once, after I brought him home the day I got him (grabbed the dripper tube in his hands and drank for about 15 mins straight), but he seems well hydrated. I spray...

I have to admit I don't use a hygrometer much like I should, but in my own experience the enclosure does seem to take a fair bit longer to dry out when 3 sides are covered, and the cage bottom is also wet. An all mesh screen cage like a Reptibreeze is in my opinion hard to keep humid! I...

My year-old Veiled spends all day climbing around, going from top to bottom, then back up, down, and walks around on the bottom etc. He also loves to come out and use my head and shoulders as a climbing wall or as a perch etc. I heard that male chams have a "horny teenager" phase when young and...

I would love to have a Carpet for my smaller enclosure. Right now I'm using it (a 16 x 16 x 30 Reptibreeze with branches and pothos) to house a juvenile Jacksons, but having a Carpet would be so cool, they are stunning and stay small.

I found the thread- thank you! They did it even more simply and cheaply than I thought- dry ice would be even better and easier than canned CO2. I have no plants or soil currently in the enclosure, so low temps and penetration of soil in pots would not be an issue. Guess what I'm going to do...

Gas them, eh? Have to admit, I had not thought about doing something like that. Great idea! When I worked for Historic Scotland about 18 years ago, we used to do that to get rid of rabbit colonies that dug lots of burrows beneath ancient monuments and threatened to destroy them via ground...

You are aware that there were real Dire Wolves running around in North America until they became extinct about 10,000 years ago? They were slightly larger and a bit more powerful than gray wolves, with heavier build but shorter and more stout legs, the latter trait being probably the reason they...

Hi Everyone, I'm having a problem with mealybugs in my Veiled enclosure and am unable to get rid of them. The enclosure was set up about 5 months ago and I had no issues until about 3 weeks ago. I have tried insecticidal soap, home-made soap remedies, and Neem Oil repeatedly as well as...

Well, I just walked OUT of my local ER (got diagnosed as having diabetes today) and the wonderful nurses let me take my IV roller drip valve with me when I was discharged. So now my Little Dripper has been modded -took all of 5 minutes to do- and it works GREAT!! Kaianuanu, Thank you for this...