luevelvet
Avid Member
Well, according to the folks at FLChams, I acquired the last of Mike's Melleri yesterday. He was kind enough to bring him/her to the show in Orlando so I could avoid the hassles and stresses of shipping.
ok, some stats...
He is 6 months old (from what I was told) roughly 8" head to tail and weighs in at 26.3 grams. He still had a few pieces of shed on him at the show, but nothing too bad looking.
The cage is 18x18x36, by recommendation from Mike at FLChams. I asked for the larger 24x24x48 but he recommended the smaller one. I'm thinking i should've stuck with my gut but at least I have time to build a bit more aesthetically pleasing habitat...
The plant is a strawberry guava tree that I purchased at a reputable local nursery. I've rinsed it more than a half dozen times and even sprayed soapy water in the tub while giving it a good luke warm shower for about 15-20 minutes. There is still a little residue on the leaves, but based on how much i rinsed the thing, I'm thinking it's from the local water here. Hence the reason I use RO water with the mister....
Temps are in the normal range for melleri, 75 ambient room temp with a hotspot in low 80's. A 40 watt bulb is approx 6" away from the nearest perch with a reptiSun 5.0 (of course) just as close....
So far I've witness him drink but no eating yet. He did show some interest in a few mealworms i placed in the feeding cup but he's still a bit shy around us and tends to sit still when we're around. I do have some silkworms on order but they were out of dubia roaches so I'll have to wait until next or so for those. How much should I be placing in the feeding cup every day? Since we haven't witnessed him eat I'm want to make sure he's actually getting something....
I've noticed he's very shy and doesn't like to be watched all that much. I have to admit, this is a totally different animal than when I kept Vields and Jackson's. Much more nervous and stresses very easily. I like to observe, but even that tends to stress him some so I settle for observing from afar. I'm almost near the point where I can hook up a webcam so I can see how he behaves during the day when we're not home. It should be interesting.
now can I be in the club and post in the Melleri Group?
I will be documenting as much as I can and would like to share it with the group that would be most appropriate.
Thanks!
Luis
ok, some stats...
He is 6 months old (from what I was told) roughly 8" head to tail and weighs in at 26.3 grams. He still had a few pieces of shed on him at the show, but nothing too bad looking.
The cage is 18x18x36, by recommendation from Mike at FLChams. I asked for the larger 24x24x48 but he recommended the smaller one. I'm thinking i should've stuck with my gut but at least I have time to build a bit more aesthetically pleasing habitat...
The plant is a strawberry guava tree that I purchased at a reputable local nursery. I've rinsed it more than a half dozen times and even sprayed soapy water in the tub while giving it a good luke warm shower for about 15-20 minutes. There is still a little residue on the leaves, but based on how much i rinsed the thing, I'm thinking it's from the local water here. Hence the reason I use RO water with the mister....
Temps are in the normal range for melleri, 75 ambient room temp with a hotspot in low 80's. A 40 watt bulb is approx 6" away from the nearest perch with a reptiSun 5.0 (of course) just as close....
So far I've witness him drink but no eating yet. He did show some interest in a few mealworms i placed in the feeding cup but he's still a bit shy around us and tends to sit still when we're around. I do have some silkworms on order but they were out of dubia roaches so I'll have to wait until next or so for those. How much should I be placing in the feeding cup every day? Since we haven't witnessed him eat I'm want to make sure he's actually getting something....
I've noticed he's very shy and doesn't like to be watched all that much. I have to admit, this is a totally different animal than when I kept Vields and Jackson's. Much more nervous and stresses very easily. I like to observe, but even that tends to stress him some so I settle for observing from afar. I'm almost near the point where I can hook up a webcam so I can see how he behaves during the day when we're not home. It should be interesting.
now can I be in the club and post in the Melleri Group?
I will be documenting as much as I can and would like to share it with the group that would be most appropriate.
Thanks!
Luis