jsharai
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Phase One was the aquarium etc; and thanks to the info from you guys & gals, I am ready to save for Phase 3!
It's a DIYcages.com cage with LLLReptile 3 light fixture w flor-RS5.0, incandescent daylight bulb and red night/heat light. (I know that some don't think well of the night light. But she sleeps so hard I could shoot a gun next to the cage and she'd never crack a lid...) Her basking bulb is at the back with a couple of fake vines running across where she can bask as she likes. I use one of the hand pump misters and it really works fine. And it kind of forces me to take the time with her and watch her drink. She where she love the damn thing. She drinks, then gets into the mist and lierally bathes! Since I have to hold the valve open, I get to "participate". I'd love a automatic system (Phase 3), but maybe not at the expense of time with her. I fill the bottle with warm water and mist around for, at least, 5 to 7 minutes. I mist 20 oz at least once a day.
I drilled four holes in the bottom of the cage and placed a Sterlite plastic drawer unit with four identical holes drilled into the top of it and aligned with a screw. The runoff goes to the removable drawer underneath and I pour it into the Ficus next to the cage. Its not IN the cage because none of the places have much choice. I took a shot and it was too tall. It's almost Hibiscus time, though...
She eats like a pig. Crickets or mealworms. Prefers crickets. (Yes, dusted) If I could only solve the keeping crickets alive problem. Even with the Fluker orange squares and the green gel, I still lose more than a lot. In cricket keeper, etc. Seems like crickets lately suck. Petsmart manager said that they're losing 900 out of 2K in a shipment...
Anyway, here's some pics of her and her home...
Thanks for the help, through your contributions to the forums. Y'all are great!
It's a DIYcages.com cage with LLLReptile 3 light fixture w flor-RS5.0, incandescent daylight bulb and red night/heat light. (I know that some don't think well of the night light. But she sleeps so hard I could shoot a gun next to the cage and she'd never crack a lid...) Her basking bulb is at the back with a couple of fake vines running across where she can bask as she likes. I use one of the hand pump misters and it really works fine. And it kind of forces me to take the time with her and watch her drink. She where she love the damn thing. She drinks, then gets into the mist and lierally bathes! Since I have to hold the valve open, I get to "participate". I'd love a automatic system (Phase 3), but maybe not at the expense of time with her. I fill the bottle with warm water and mist around for, at least, 5 to 7 minutes. I mist 20 oz at least once a day.
I drilled four holes in the bottom of the cage and placed a Sterlite plastic drawer unit with four identical holes drilled into the top of it and aligned with a screw. The runoff goes to the removable drawer underneath and I pour it into the Ficus next to the cage. Its not IN the cage because none of the places have much choice. I took a shot and it was too tall. It's almost Hibiscus time, though...
She eats like a pig. Crickets or mealworms. Prefers crickets. (Yes, dusted) If I could only solve the keeping crickets alive problem. Even with the Fluker orange squares and the green gel, I still lose more than a lot. In cricket keeper, etc. Seems like crickets lately suck. Petsmart manager said that they're losing 900 out of 2K in a shipment...
Anyway, here's some pics of her and her home...
Thanks for the help, through your contributions to the forums. Y'all are great!
