More Quadricornis Pics
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merumontanus
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Gorgeous photos, Luis. Keep them coming!
Fabián
Fabián
laurie
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You have a beautiful quad, as a new owner of a female quad, I have fallen in love with these chams. They are completely wonderful. But Luis I have a question. I have a little adult female quad. The top of her head looks dark, your looks the same green as her body. Does the top of her head ever look dark, and on mine i am talking dark. Thanks for any info you can share.
luevelvet
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Well, it would be hard to tell, both of mine change pattern a few times a day. One I believe is a male, and he's starting to get some very nice baby blue throughout the day. But a very dark top of the head could be a few different things. Post a pic so we can all see and maybe better assess the situation. A few things to remember with these guys. They don't need a heat lamp. The linear fluorescent bulbs are enough if the ambient day time temps are in the 75-78 range. Also, they require a good deal of water. We spray ours 4-5 times per day and they love it. I have a MistKing on it's way to better manage that situation.
Anyway, post a pic and we'll see if we can help.
Luis
Anyway, post a pic and we'll see if we can help.
Luis
summoner12
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wow those little guys are really cute haha
warpdrive
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Luis,
I'm kinda wondering just what humidity you are keeping them at normaly?
I also see that like a few people I've talked to, temps in the mid to upper 70s (73-78 degrees) seem to be fine for thies guys, regardless that some try cooler temps.
I'm thinking of getting a baby at some point. still debating if I should get another panther for now or jump on a quad.
this is a realy hard choice for me as I would have to localise the humidity for the quad's cage as I'm not too sure I can handle a room filled with such high humidity.
so if I do deside to get a quad, I'll more then likely just pump in the fog from a humidifier with some pool hose and PVC pipe.
any info or thoughts besides humidity levels that you try to aim for will be greatly welcomed.
Harry
I'm kinda wondering just what humidity you are keeping them at normaly?
I also see that like a few people I've talked to, temps in the mid to upper 70s (73-78 degrees) seem to be fine for thies guys, regardless that some try cooler temps.
I'm thinking of getting a baby at some point. still debating if I should get another panther for now or jump on a quad.
this is a realy hard choice for me as I would have to localise the humidity for the quad's cage as I'm not too sure I can handle a room filled with such high humidity.
so if I do deside to get a quad, I'll more then likely just pump in the fog from a humidifier with some pool hose and PVC pipe.
any info or thoughts besides humidity levels that you try to aim for will be greatly welcomed.
Harry
luevelvet
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Hey Harry,
I haven't had an issue keeping the RH around 70% in their cage. I didn't do anything in particular other than spray them a few times a day and leave dripper going over some leaves. The key is to always have water available to them. Don't get me wrong, RH is important, but if they have access to drinking water at all times, it become less of an issue. They do get grumpy if I don't water them as much, which is another reason why I'm setting up the mister. It should be coming in sometime this week.
You can also keep the RH up with a fogger. Josh (who I acquired these from) tells me that his adults will just perch under the fogger and they just love it. That's my next project, to figure out how ot make these foggers as easy and inexpensively as possible.
If you can accamodate the extra misting and adequate drainage I would recommend to go with a quad now. Panthers will always be around, CB/CH quads are not.
Good Luck!
Luis
I haven't had an issue keeping the RH around 70% in their cage. I didn't do anything in particular other than spray them a few times a day and leave dripper going over some leaves. The key is to always have water available to them. Don't get me wrong, RH is important, but if they have access to drinking water at all times, it become less of an issue. They do get grumpy if I don't water them as much, which is another reason why I'm setting up the mister. It should be coming in sometime this week.
You can also keep the RH up with a fogger. Josh (who I acquired these from) tells me that his adults will just perch under the fogger and they just love it. That's my next project, to figure out how ot make these foggers as easy and inexpensively as possible.
If you can accamodate the extra misting and adequate drainage I would recommend to go with a quad now. Panthers will always be around, CB/CH quads are not.
Good Luck!
Luis
Kent67
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Great photos! I agree, quads are a really rewarding species to work with. To be honest, I'm kind of surprised this (these?) recent clutch sold so well. Over the years I've consistently seen people have a hard time selling ch/cb young. It blows me away.
Thanks for the pics, I'll enjoy watchng them grow!
Thanks for the pics, I'll enjoy watchng them grow!
luevelvet
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Thanks everyone. I love photographing these guys. They're always up to something interesting.
Kent, I think we'll be seeing an increase of interest in these types. I've seen more Cristatus and Montiums available than ever before. They're really not that difficult to care for and we'll certainly need more CB to work with in the future.
Luis
Kent, I think we'll be seeing an increase of interest in these types. I've seen more Cristatus and Montiums available than ever before. They're really not that difficult to care for and we'll certainly need more CB to work with in the future.
Luis
