GermanDude
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Well, Happy New Year to all of you.
Since my wife thought she would do me a treat for Christmas, she gifted me 5 little Cresties.
They came in a huge plastic box with holes, plants, sticks a water bowel and so on. They hunted, ate and were happy^^ One of them was a little smaller but also active.
At home I let a fried test the poop and everything seemed fine. Lucky for me I hat a Vivariumsetup finished:
0,8m x 0,8m x 1,8m
Temp (Top/Middle/Bottom): 26°C / 22,1°C / 18,2°C
Humidity (Top/Middle/Bottom):
- Morning: 40% / 55% / 65%
- Noon: 50% / 65% / 80%
- Evening (spraytime) 60% / 80% / 95%
-> The Misting takes about 45 seconds.
Now, I am feeding crickets every third day and CGD everyday. I also offered some smashed banana and mealworms.
Well, I think I provided some basic information, lets come to my questions:
Since I've always wished for some Crestied, I had read the basic informations.
But there are some things I am not sure about:
1. I've read that in juveniles, you might see the rips, and that the neck isnt fat and more skinny. I will add some pictures of all of them and I would like to get some information of you if they look healthy and "fat" enough.
2. They were incubated at 25,5°C and should be female. I am checking every day, well dawn, and considering I am thinking that one is showing male "pores" between the back legs. The other 3 are bigger and showing no signals. I am thinking about seperating the 4 until I can for sure say weather who is female or male... What do you think? It is enough to check every day or is seperation the best way to do it?
3. Since I want to mainly feed CGD I am wondering if there is a way to make sure, that they actually eat it? I tried banana and strawberry but it seems like they arent eating anything, not on the first night, nor on the second. Should I maybe just wait for a few days until they have settled in? How long so you guys think will it take for them to star eating (if they arent eating right now - cant watch them the whole night) (CGD is offered in 5 different dishes spread through the vivarium.
4. Do you know some advises besides mixing honey or babyfood into the CGD to get them used to it?
5. RIght now I am misting with rainwater. What do you think?
6. I am greatfull for any calculations of their age...
7. THe little Gecko is right now when I open the cricket keeper jumping at me and licking my finger... :-S When I put CGD on on finger he licks it up, but when leaving the cgd in the tank, he just doesnt care. Is he wierd or something wrong with him?
I will add a picture so that you can make yourself a picture^^
Well questions over questions... I will keep looking around in the forum and maybe add some question later.
:lol:
Since my wife thought she would do me a treat for Christmas, she gifted me 5 little Cresties.
They came in a huge plastic box with holes, plants, sticks a water bowel and so on. They hunted, ate and were happy^^ One of them was a little smaller but also active.
At home I let a fried test the poop and everything seemed fine. Lucky for me I hat a Vivariumsetup finished:
0,8m x 0,8m x 1,8m
Temp (Top/Middle/Bottom): 26°C / 22,1°C / 18,2°C
Humidity (Top/Middle/Bottom):
- Morning: 40% / 55% / 65%
- Noon: 50% / 65% / 80%
- Evening (spraytime) 60% / 80% / 95%
-> The Misting takes about 45 seconds.
Now, I am feeding crickets every third day and CGD everyday. I also offered some smashed banana and mealworms.
Well, I think I provided some basic information, lets come to my questions:
Since I've always wished for some Crestied, I had read the basic informations.
But there are some things I am not sure about:
1. I've read that in juveniles, you might see the rips, and that the neck isnt fat and more skinny. I will add some pictures of all of them and I would like to get some information of you if they look healthy and "fat" enough.
2. They were incubated at 25,5°C and should be female. I am checking every day, well dawn, and considering I am thinking that one is showing male "pores" between the back legs. The other 3 are bigger and showing no signals. I am thinking about seperating the 4 until I can for sure say weather who is female or male... What do you think? It is enough to check every day or is seperation the best way to do it?
3. Since I want to mainly feed CGD I am wondering if there is a way to make sure, that they actually eat it? I tried banana and strawberry but it seems like they arent eating anything, not on the first night, nor on the second. Should I maybe just wait for a few days until they have settled in? How long so you guys think will it take for them to star eating (if they arent eating right now - cant watch them the whole night) (CGD is offered in 5 different dishes spread through the vivarium.
4. Do you know some advises besides mixing honey or babyfood into the CGD to get them used to it?
5. RIght now I am misting with rainwater. What do you think?
6. I am greatfull for any calculations of their age...
7. THe little Gecko is right now when I open the cricket keeper jumping at me and licking my finger... :-S When I put CGD on on finger he licks it up, but when leaving the cgd in the tank, he just doesnt care. Is he wierd or something wrong with him?
I will add a picture so that you can make yourself a picture^^
Well questions over questions... I will keep looking around in the forum and maybe add some question later.
:lol:
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