Bradypodion thamnobates

[eisentrauti]

More pics, Jared

 

[merumontanus]

Blue Bottle flies. I got mine from mantisplace.com. Great service and I will surely be buying from them again.

Agreed. My pickiest chameleons go crazy for these-- I have a thousand in the fridge. They're just a bit stinky after they pupate. I also have to echo your thoughts on mantisplace.com. Great communication and fantastic customer service.

Can't get enough of your photos, Jared.

Cheers,

Fabián

 

[Cainschams]

Alright, just a few more.

All are different females and the last one is one of the unsexed girls

I will let the owners take the rest

 

[Cainschams]

I was talking with another Bradypodion keeper and they had brought up a question about adults eating the babies after they are dropped. Has anyone noticed this behavior?

 

[eisentrauti]

No, never. I didn't even heard sth like that

 

[Damaranum]

Yes Cain this is known from Bradypodion. I first thought it only happend with thamnobates but is also seems to happen with other species.
I although believe that when enough food is available it won't happen very fast.

 

[eisentrauti]

Do you have own experiences with this, Steven ?

 

[Damaranum]

I've seen this happen indeed.

 

[Cainschams]

Steven, do you keep yours in pairs or groups? Do you see cannibalism more in the males if you do house them together? I plan on housing them together only when breeding but I would be worried to come home from work to find a female with a full belly of her own young

 

[Damaranum]

I do all what you can think if. I keep animals seperate and I keep groups. But when not gravid most of the times keeping them in groups is no problem. You only should monitor them well to seperate them when stressed to much.

I did see it happen but not at my place, then it was a male eating a baby. I also had a clutch where i only found 1 baby so I'm not sure if any where eaten at that time.

 

[Cainschams]

One more question Do you notice any difference in receptivity from pairs that are housed together and pairs that are just introduced for breeding?

 

[Damaranum]

In general I've better succes with keeping pairs. But with some animals this is not possible. But with pairs I try to swap males every now and then.

Just keep asking ;-)

 

[Cainschams]

Here is a pic of my female.

 

[Syn]

What's your top speed throwing them?

 

[Montium]

Here is a pic of my female.

Very nice I'm still not sure what mine are lol

 

[Cainschams]

What's your top speed throwing them?

LMAO!!!!!!! I thought of this one today.

She passed the wall test with "flying colors".