MdngtRain
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Ok, I'm a dork. I've had 3 WC AGM females for the last 6 or so years, and I am FINALLY getting a CB male shipped to me next week. They had gotten VERY expensive since the ban on imports (I purchased my females for $8 each back in the day... they now average $100 for LTC or young CB's. Males are more than that because they are harder to come by). I have been looking around half-heartedly for the last 2 years or so to find a male, but the wife put the pressure on last week, and I happened to find a guy with some males available for a reasonable price.I'm anxiously awaiting my new little guy. He should be shipped Monday for a Tuesday arrival. Does anyone know the appropriate quarantine period for bugs? I'm thinking a month or 2 before I put him in with the girls... or maybe before I put a girl in with him (that way if something happens I only lose 1 female and not all 3).
I really like these guys and have grown quite attached to them over the years. They do wonderful clean-up and keep the bioactive vivs going well with little effort on my part. The girls I have are all between 10-14", and as fat around as a cigar. They used to creep me out (ok, still do sometimes when I hold them) but I am totally fascinated watching them cruise around the viv at night. They climb every piece of furniture in there, and take care of any uneaten crested food. While care sheets tend to say they can be housed in a 10g with just a bunch of substrate, I tend to find mine love the space to roam and the stuff to climb. They LOVE burrowing in the substrate also though, so I keep about 4" of soil in with them to help them feel secure and thrive. I have to admit there was a 3 year period where I did not see them once, but they turned up again about 2 years ago, and I thought I would get some more for my vivs (when I found out their import had been banned).
They are curious and active bugs that really take handling well (however I only handle them a few times a year since re-discovering them in the viv). They will ball up at first, but settle in quickly and take to crawling up and down my arms and any other surface they can grip and I let them explore. I think I will work on my own care sheet for these guys, as I like to watch them in action. I don't think that can be effectively achieved in a 10g with just substrate. I have had them housed in my crested viv, which has never gotten any heat or much supplemental lighting. I find they do really well with the humid environment and the constant availability of left-overs and plant matter. I have yet to see them mess with living plants though...
Does anyone else keep these amazing creatures? I would be happy to hear about your experiences/opinions. Also, do you think they would work in a tokay viv? or would the tokays harass them too much?
I really like these guys and have grown quite attached to them over the years. They do wonderful clean-up and keep the bioactive vivs going well with little effort on my part. The girls I have are all between 10-14", and as fat around as a cigar. They used to creep me out (ok, still do sometimes when I hold them) but I am totally fascinated watching them cruise around the viv at night. They climb every piece of furniture in there, and take care of any uneaten crested food. While care sheets tend to say they can be housed in a 10g with just a bunch of substrate, I tend to find mine love the space to roam and the stuff to climb. They LOVE burrowing in the substrate also though, so I keep about 4" of soil in with them to help them feel secure and thrive. I have to admit there was a 3 year period where I did not see them once, but they turned up again about 2 years ago, and I thought I would get some more for my vivs (when I found out their import had been banned).
They are curious and active bugs that really take handling well (however I only handle them a few times a year since re-discovering them in the viv). They will ball up at first, but settle in quickly and take to crawling up and down my arms and any other surface they can grip and I let them explore. I think I will work on my own care sheet for these guys, as I like to watch them in action. I don't think that can be effectively achieved in a 10g with just substrate. I have had them housed in my crested viv, which has never gotten any heat or much supplemental lighting. I find they do really well with the humid environment and the constant availability of left-overs and plant matter. I have yet to see them mess with living plants though...
Does anyone else keep these amazing creatures? I would be happy to hear about your experiences/opinions. Also, do you think they would work in a tokay viv? or would the tokays harass them too much?
