Recent content by EShell

The entire problem is the crix being left in the enclosure, you just can't do it. I feed little ones in a separate tank (a 40 breeder) and as soon as they stop eating, put them back into their home. I do hand feed them to a certain extent, so I'll often hand them a few crix/roaches without...

They are easy to set up and raise. Do a search online for "dubia colony" for a huge amount of info, but meantime, this video explains it well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtJI6Kq_Zqs

I have three adults and they will all avoid going inside their enclosures. They usually go directly after bathing, while they're drying off in a holding pen. If they have go go between baths, they'll pace the front of the enclosure. As young, they are less discriminate, but do seem to develop...

I find them to be mostly visually oriented and they don't tolerate seeing each other very well. I have three mature males in the same room, with a 3' x 3' 'playpen' area on the floor where they can go to hang out and use the bathroom (none wish to go in their enclosures). The pen is under heat...

A lot of veggies are sorta seasonal, and you'll find certain types plentiful at some times and not others. I have three BDs and raise my own Dubia. I can't imagine buying crix for several full grown BDs and the Dubia are cheap & easy to raise. I still buy a few crix for some scorps and a...

True, especially considering that they were imported years ago to draw birds from "real" fruit trees. We had Mulberries everywhere when I lived in central MD. The trees colonize and take over areas, and are extremely hard to kill. I've cut 10" trees down and the next year had to cut 2" thick...

I agree this should be a sticky at the top. We also need a tacked thread about loose substrate vs impaction.

My old guy has been down since October and has finally resumed activity. He isn't eating well yet and doesn't want any Dubia or leafy greens, but has started taking a little grated yellow squash and small slices of watermelon every few days. I think he is FAR more interested in finding a...

Just the last day or two, but sometimes pretty bad.

I'd second the fecal exam, but, if the two bearded dragons have been housed together, it may very well be a dominance issue. It is far less common NOT to develop dominance issues between co-inhabitants as they mature and this is the way it usually goes. It is often seen that the dominant lizard...

Several possibilities come to mind: 1) Insufficient ventilation. 2) Too great a temperature differential. 3) Too many succulent foods for the conditions. Dubia do require high humidity, but if outer temps are so low the interior of the bin "sweats", some sort of insulation is in order, like...

I kept all of my Dubia together at first, but as I had more and more adults develop, I've started a second bin just for the breeders. My main reasoning is that there is no need to sort through the adults every time I feed out of the nymph bin. This avoids disturbing the breeders unnecessarily...

See if he's being threatened by his reflection when he reaches that spot. I had glossy tank background in an enclosure and an old male BD that could see himself in one of the black spots when he was in a certain position on one of the perches. He'd put on a big display every time he got near it...

Our dog is a mix of hunting breeds, and he cannot keep his eyes off the lizards. Keeps looking at me like "All you have to do is say the word!" (or go shopping) and I'll handle this for you. We keep him out of the lizard room unless we're right there with him.

I prefer to get my own from a breeder or private owner, because of the vast ignorance that surrounds reptile care at the average pet shop chain. I bought a very nice nice boy from Baltimore Beardies in the spring, and he has done very well. Tom at BB also supports his customers/BDs an dis...