Ready to lay?
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What are you soaking? You want either all playsand or a 50/50 mix of playsand and soil. She is not showing the typical colors... but providing a lay bin that is correct all the time is the way to go. Then she does her thing without the guess work on your part.
cruz.m
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Soil or play sand they have it at Home Depot/Lowe’s etc. and I advise you order it ASAP
Your going to have to worry about a tunnel collapsing... So I would try your local hardware store as suggested.
Argos saved the day as Amazon wasn’t giving me delivery till end of next week! All done and in now. I made sure a tunnel would hold in it before putting it in.
cruz.m
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You don’t have a store near you? When is it coming because you need it instead of what you are using
Some chams will not use anything other than sand and some soil so as soon as you can get that the betterThere was none in the local hardware stores or toy shops! Everyone must be buying it to keep their kids occupied in lockdown!You don’t have a store near you? When is it coming because you need it instead of what you are using
But as I said - I then found some at the local Argos and sent hubby to collect.
Do you think it does look like she’s ready to lay from the photo?
cruz.m
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There’s no way I can really tell but as long as you have the laying bin she should lay whenever she’s ready. Is it ok if I can see her entire cage?
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I know it needs more height. I’ve ordered some more plants and have a trellis ready to go in there now I know she’ll come if the lamp cage willingly! And not get burned.
cruz.m
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I recommend getting a dome and placing it above. Can I see the top. Also needs more branches and foliage. There shouldn’t be bark it’s unnecessary a bare bottom is better.
I’ve been told that about that bark. There is a 1/3 there now (in that photo) of what there was prior to cleaning. Scientist here so changes need to be methodical and in stages so if she doesn’t like it, I know what she doesn’t like. Change too much at once and it’s an unknown if it goes wrong. Going to look at making the heat lamp external as she gets bigger so she’s got more room.
Waiting for plants that I ordered yesterday so they’ll go in once arrived and soaked properly.
cruz.m
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I don’t think the bark is good and so do many others. Changing her cage in stages will likely cause more stress or at least I think it’d be better if you changed everything at once correctly. There should be nothing going wrong if you do it correctly but that’s just what I think. As for knowing what she does not like as long as everything is done right she should like everything and feel at homeI’ve been told that about that bark. There is a 1/3 there now (in that photo) of what there was prior to cleaning. Scientist here so changes need to be methodical and in stages so if she doesn’t like it, I know what she doesn’t like. Change too much at once and it’s an unknown if it goes wrong. Going to look at making the heat lamp external as she gets bigger so she’s got more room.
Waiting for plants that I ordered yesterday so they’ll go in once arrived and soaked properly.
Top will have to be tomorrow can’t find a photo and she’s asleep.
I don’t think the bark is good and so do many others. Changing her cage in stages will likely cause more stress or at least I think it’d be better if you changed everything at once correctly. There should be nothing going wrong if you do it correctly but that’s just what I think. As for knowing what she does not like as long as everything is done right she should like everything and feel at home
cruz.m
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She looks about the same age as my girl. So you can use organic soil but some people prefer either 50/50 or just play sand.
