Recent content by chickenhound

Ugh, yeah, looks like it would be much easier to just buy a different fixture. Thanks for your help though.

I don't have access to the enclosure right now so I can't post any pictures. Basically I have the same set up as in the Crossfire instructions. There is nowhere to attach the wires to the fixture itself because the fixture has it own wires sticking out of it. The wires from the fixture and the...

I mean the ground, neutral, and live wires that are connected from the plug to the fixture's equivalent wires hanging outside of the tank. These wires are connected using those orange wire nuts. The fixture I have doesn't have its own plug so I had to use a replacement cord.

So you just let the wires hang loose from the hole you'd drilled to guide them through? That's what I'm trying to avoid.

So I'm in the process of building a Crossfire for Porkchop. It's almost done, except for the plexiglass and the wiring, and I'm very confused about the wiring. The instructions don't go into much detail about how this is supposed to work. I have an outdoor spotlight fixture and a three-prong...

So I'm pretty sure Porkchop is going into brumation! Or has been in brumation? He's been sleeping most of the day and eating very little since late August, so based on my research, I'm guessing that's what it is. He's also sleeping UNDER his basking spot furniture instead of the hide on the cool...

I actually have the same concern for my guy! He's a lot younger than yours, about 9 months if the folks at the pet store are right. I feed him about 50-60 medium sized Reptiworms first thing in the morning, and he wolfs them down in less than a minute, then hangs out in front of his food dish...

So I ended up getting this cleaner: http://www.amazon.com/Shark-Premium-Portable-Cleaning-Pockets/dp/B0034EG5X0 And I feel like it doesn't get nearly hot enough to clean properly! When I steamed an object, I could immediately touch that object and it didn't feel hot at all--cold, actually! I...

Oh okay. So any steam is good steam? That'll work! Thank you for your help!

Some of the reviews on that cleaner have me worried now, like maybe it won't get hot enough. Does this one look any better? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VLSNPC?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1 I'm sorry to keep asking,I just wasn't to make sure I'm getting what will work the best.

Thank you for the reply! I'd only be able to give him a bath after I get home from work, which is after 5 every day during the week, and he's usually already gone by then. He'll go in the bath when I give him one, but most of the time its his second poo of the day. Unfortunately I don't think...

So Porkchop has pinworms and coccida. =[ The vet called me today and let me know, and I hurried here for any other advice you guys could offer. The most difficult thing to deal with sounds like its going to be the daily cleanings. I'm considering getting a steam cleaner and skipping the bleach...

Actually, I think it might have been his shed after all! His legs and tail are very white and ready to shed, so he's probably just been cranky from that all this time. Hopefully after this part he will really have had a full shed and will be back to his old self. He also had a very very runny...

Okay, I'll get rid of the CHE. Without though the cool side temps are a little too low. Would a regular low watt household bulb help with that? He actually just recently had a full shed. I'd say his weird behavior started afterwards. During the shed he was fine with me--I even bathed him a...

Well, my boyfriend likes it cold at night so the temps do drop a bit in his tank. I've heard to use the CHE if it gets below 65 at night and it definitely does. Not under 60, ut definitely low 60s. Right now, its 10am and the house heat is off, and his lights have been on since 7am. His...