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    Changing feeders food

    Hi, I decided to change the cat food I offered to my crickets and roaches as I am convinced that this is a poor choice. As I am living in Brazil, bearded dragon food is not avaliable so I decided to go on food for chickens. There are 2 brands recomended here on GU and naturally they are not...
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    Blister?

    I have one WC Thecadactylus in my quarantine that shows an elevated wound near the hip. Its looks like a small wart (about 1/5in-5mm), somewhat hard to the touch and with a very small sore at the top. Anyone has heard about it or know what it appears to be? Thanks in advance.
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    Fertile egg?

    My female Rock Gecko Phyllopezus pollicaris laid two eggs last thursday. I saw the pair mating in in may, but the eggs are still not showing the tipical pink glow of the fertile eggs. Anyone knows how long the shell vascularization becomes evident in typical calcareous eggs? BTW, anyone knows...
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    Pseudocopulation in leopards

    Well, last night I saw two of my leopards pairing up. This would not be a problem if they were a male and a female. I keep 4 females together and one of them just start biting the other tail, than the neck and so started trying to get both cloacas close. I took the pseudofemale out of the...
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    C. brevis doesnt eat

    Hi, acquired a small (2in) C. brevis and it doesnt eated at all. I tried small crickets and mealworms but nothing. At firts I thought it mais be dehidrated, so I start spraying his tank with water and increased humidity a lot, but no faces yet. Hes in a small plastic box (1 square ft) with a...
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    Central American Bandeds

    Hi, I am purchading 2.1 Central American Banded geckos (Coleonyx mitratus) and I would like to know at what age, size or weight can they be bred. I have read that the females can retain sperm for a long time (aka amphigonia retarda) so, how should I do to breed the female with both males and...
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    Transporting eggs of geckos

    Its possible to transport or even mail geckos eggs without any harm? I know this is almost impossible with soft shelled ones like eublepharines and diplodactylines, but and with hard shelled? When I was a child I colected Hemidactylus mabouia eggs with no worry to orientation and they always...
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    Thecadactylus

    Hi, I am looking for all info I can get about it, any paper, any husbadry tip. Any light? Anyone knows how to sex them? Thanks for any help...
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    Help with eggs

    Does anyone here already had experience with incubation of iguana eggs? I have some here and would like to know where are the challenges or how diferent it is from incubating leopard gecko eggs. BTW, firts of all, I am NOT in USA. Thanks for any help
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    iguana article

    Hi guys, does anyone here have this article? Artificial incubation of eggs of the green iguana (Iguana iguana) (p 225-236) Tracy J. Miller Published Online: May 13 2005 12:00PM DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1430060305
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    Crickets in total darkness

    I have been thinking what would lead to try keep crickets in total darkness. Have anyone tryied this experiment? I googled it but I couldnt find any simple results besides I know it would have anormal effects.
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    Where is Mr. Bagaturov?

    Hi, does anyone here have news about Mikhail? He used to be an active user in this forum and in arachnoboards.com but I noticed he didnt post anything for almost 2 months now. I sent him an email and I got no answer. Anyone?
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    Feeding leos on crickets

    hey guys, in a week, how much should eat leopard in a cricket-based diet? Did anyone already had any problems with ovoposition tube or spiny legs of the crickets? anyway, I am used to cut them out.... Thanks
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    New flame snake hatchlings

    After 90 days of waiting, here they are. As one died in the hatch time, they are only six now, but at least, one is abnormal (halloween phase???).
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    More unusual snakes

    Any comments? :biggrin:
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    Oedura/ Diplodactylus tendencies

    As I am doing with some african species, I would like to know about terrestrial and arboreal tendencies of Diplodactylus and Oedura. I think all Diplos are terrestrial and needs horizontal small tanks, right? And about Oedura? I have read they are semi-arboreal, so they can be kept in a...
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    Pachydactylus/ Chondrodactylus tendencies

    Hi, I was thinking about what species of these genus are more arboreal and need vertical cages and what are more terrestrial needing horizontal ones. Lets talk about it? :biggrin:
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    New snake and a pic update from a old one

    Recently born Merrems false lancehead This is one is about 4 months now
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    Hatchlings growing

    Anyone got a sheet with normal leopards hatchlings weight records by their age? At what size/weight/age sexing can be error-less and at what size/weight/age 2 males can be kept together until they start fighting?Thanks guys
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    Its hatching time!

    Two more to come :biggrin:
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