rearering veileds

[bradley]

well i just wanted to run past u guys on how im going to raise my veileds bearing in mind im in the uk and they will hatch in winter.

food
About 2-3 weeks before expected hatch date im going to get my fruit fly cultures going and get my crickets laying eggs but will also have bought pinheads just incase. I was also thinking samll silkworms and pheonix and maybe the odd roach nymth.

housing
I was going to have two large plastic tubs (2feet long) bearing in mind i have 60 eggs. I will have a 60 watt ceramic bulb on them set in the low to mid 80's. i will have a uv over the top of both cages. i will have vines live and plastic plants in both and a digital thermometer and hydrometer aswell.

Is there anything else i need to add plz put pics up of your babies cages
thanks
Brad

 

[Julirs]

Why ceramic heat-I would use lightbulbs-even babies associate white light with basking heat. For 69 babies I used 3 tubs that were 27" long and 17" wide. Fruitflies are just about too small for Veileds. I would concentrate on crickets, and get large pins if you can. Until they were on quarter size crickets, you will go through 3000 crickets a week.

 

[bradley]

ok thanks is 3000 crickets for 60 babies i was gonna give around 10 a day for each baby have you got any pics oh and what light do you suggest as i think it geta annoying when is keeps turning on and off as they will be in my bedroom

 

[jamncristian]

silk worms dont move too much when they are little (unless they are feeding)
and might not catch the babies attention so grab a mulberry leaf and throw throw it in there.The worms will crowd over it, the chams will notice the commotion and start picking them off

i believe silk worms are a much better alternative than crickets because their calcium and nutrition levels and wont chew on your babies

 

[Julirs]

I would be bankrupt feeding silkworms to baby Veileds. Not to mention I have never found that they were too interested in them anyways.

 

[jamncristian]

i would too unless i were to have a mullbery tree and be breeding my own

it is something worth trying and would be overall beneficial to your chams and your wallet if you are breeding and own a mulberry tree

 

[bradley]

im in the uk so no chance of that the only reason i thought f it was for a treat for them once in a wile they r real hard to get hold of and if u can get them you can only get micro ones you grow on

 

[jamncristian]

oh sorry about that, well phoenix worms are also a great staple if you can get them

 

[kinyonga]

Here you go...
http://chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=109

 

[vtecdreamer]

Here you go...
http://chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=109

wow this was so awesome to read considering her situation,i must say she well planned everything precisely.

 

[kinyonga]

Thankyou!
Its my article.

 

[bradley]

any pics anyone