$50 rebate card, what to spend it on?
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amanda509
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Do you have a mistking already? Or a free range? Both things on my shopping list
i do not have a mist king, but i dont feel i need one because i only have one chameleon lol. i always use my hand misting time as a chance to check on him and make sure he's doing okay
but i do not have a free range...that will be considered 
pssh
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If you dont have a colony of roaches, that would be a great investment for any herps you have! Practically free feeders that are always available. When you run out of silks/horns/crickets/whatever you always have a back up. My vote is for roaches. Dubia and discoids are both great. You can also sell off the extras when you have too many to make a little extra money for other supplies.
amanda509
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i think that may be what ill get, how many should i start with? and is there any links off the top of your head on how to keep them? gotta sneak them in without mom knowing
would it be wise to also purchase a cleaner crew as well? i had them at one point in my cricket bin, but they slowly died off for some reason, but they did keep the ammonia down big time!
amanda509
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You can start off with about 100-150 and grow the colony. You wont have to worry about the cleaning crew to reduce the smell. There is no smell. No noise. No climbing. No flying! Maintenance is easy. Heat + Food + Darkness = Happy roaches!
what do i feed them and how often?
Trillian
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I vote for dubias too, they don't look like roaches, just tell her they are beetles. They are amazing, but definitely need to be warm to grow and breed. I had 5 males and 10 females and every time I look in there, I see more and more woodlice-size babies. Think I need to tweak the heat a bit to get them to grow faster though, takes weeks to get them big enough that Ivy might take an interest!
maxttu
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Anything that you would feed your crix: Oranges, kale, carrots, bugburger, any commercial dry gutload, etc. And feed them everyday. They wont die if you don't feed them for a few days, but for optimal conditions you should feed daily.
amanda509
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haha okay. i suppose adding on more thing to feed along with the rest of my crew wont be a big deal
so what about heat? any non expensive heat mats that are allowed to be used with a plastic tub? what temp should they be at? and what about substrate or cleanliness? paper towels, dirt, leaf matter, woodchips? what about ventilation also? are they as sensitive as crickets? or can i put some holes in the lid and they'll be good?
maxttu
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haha okay. i suppose adding on more thing to feed along with the rest of my crew wont be a big deal
Pretty simple: Try and find a heat pad (like you would use for your body) without the auto shut off. You can probably find one at Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, etc. Above 85 degrees is optimal. No substrate. Egg crates, paper towel rolls, etc. Oh, place the heat pad on one side of the enclosure, opposite of the food and water.
amanda509
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so basically like heating a leopard gecko habitat? got plenty of egg crates. know the best place to get 150 mixed so start my colony?
ISA my Veiled
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Hey Amanda I have seen your posts and such with your Leo's and wanted to give you a big heads up about the Dubia. They are amazing feeders! Seriously a great investment, all of my guys eat them, My Veiled and my Beardies. I also have 6 Leo's and only 3 of them will eat them. They seem to turn there heads at them a lot. And my guys aren't even picky lol so I would consider that before you purchase.
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amanda509
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i actually have considered that...i only have one picky gecko who hates superworms, but the rest have been living on mealies and crix. im not too concerned though because i need to start a colony anyways for my big plans of opening a reptile store (hopefully) next fall...but thanks for the heads up!
ISA my Veiled
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Yeah all my guys will eat the supers, crickets, mealworms, and the occasional wax worms. Yeah, I am honestly doing the same thing (hopefully) in the next year or two.
You should PM me! And anytime, I just know that it is a little harder for them to eat them because they don't really chew all that much also. My girl Jeffery(Though he was a she when I got her) lol eats everything in site ha she took on a somewhat large Nymph and even she was like holy crap what did i get into. And holy crap a humming bird just flew up to the flower like 2 feet away from my head!
amanda509
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Yeah all my guys will eat the supers, crickets, mealworms, and the occasional wax worms. Yeah, I am honestly doing the same thing (hopefully) in the next year or two.
And holy crap a humming bird just flew up to the flower like 2 feet away from my head!
wow, really? you're starting a reptile store also? you deff have to pm me your plans! we can help eachother out! maybe once both are established, we can be partner stores and trade stock and such! its risky business though, but im up for the challenge
ISA my Veiled
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wow, really? you're starting a reptile store also? you deff have to pm me your plans! we can help eachother out! maybe once both are established, we can be partner stores and trade stock and such! its risky business though, but im up for the challenge
Yeah my girlfriend(soon to be fiancé, don't tell her lol!) of 5 years are really looking into having a Pet store with all the trimmings hopefully. Just need to find a good area to put it in. Ha
that would be awesome! I really hope I can take that dive and do it. I would be very successful because I actually care lol unlike half the places around here. more than up for the challenge also
amanda509
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Yeah my girlfriend(soon to be fiancé, don't tell her lol!) of 5 years are really looking into having a Pet store with all the trimmings hopefully. Just need to find a good area to put it in. Ha
secret congrats
and i totally agree, id love to breed most of the animals in store so i dont have to buy from warehouses or wc...ive already started my business plan and will be meeting with mentors soon so i can perfect it and hopefully get the funding i need, im also currently going to business school, so it should help..
ISA my Veiled
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secret congrats
Thank you! She is my best friend and my lady, i love her a lot. Anyway...
LOL this is just getting weird now! Ha I was on track to get my associates degree in Business management and then I am getting my B.S in biology at UW Whitewater/Parkside. Yeah I really want a good store that is clean and everything is great. Just the thing is location location location! The town I live in here in Wisconsin is not big on pets unless it is a dog lol So getting reptiles into there heads will be difficult. So hopefully I can move down towards the border of Wisconsin and open a place. I just hate the fact that unexperienced people will come in and purchase an animal...Need to have like a test lol to see if they have done there research.
amanda509
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Thank you! She is my best friend and my lady, i love her a lot. Anyway...
LOL this is just getting weird now! Ha I was on track to get my associates degree in Business management and then I am getting my B.S in biology at UW Whitewater/Parkside. Yeah I really want a good store that is clean and everything is great. Just the thing is location location location! The town I live in here in Wisconsin is not big on pets unless it is a dog lol So getting reptiles into there heads will be difficult. So hopefully I can move down towards the border of Wisconsin and open a place. I just hate the fact that unexperienced people will come in and purchase an animal...Need to have like a test lol to see if they have done there research.
maybe you could open a store, but do most of your business online? im planning on having a store but also doing sales online as well. the city i live in is pretty populated, but im not expecting to get alot of people in the store all the time, thats why im planning to open before christmas to help jump start my sales
and i agree, ignorant people buying animals should be illegal! lol. im going to try and give each new owner a checklist of supplies they will need first before buying the animal, this way maybe it will be motivation enough for them to do some research or ask questions. i also want my website to be informational so any new owners buying from there will have the resources they need without having to google it and get a whole bunch of false information.
oh, and im getting an associates in business administration btw
