Recent content by Grumbles

I'm giving mine about four months or so. Then again, I just bought a chinchilla so my beardie aspirations must be put on hold. (Pretty much the sole reason I haven't been scurrying around this forum like normally. I miss you guyssss but the chinchilla forum is demanding. :(

Take out the moss. You don't need any substrate in your tub at all. If anything, it just makes more of a task when cleaning. The moss is what's holding your humidity and dubias are not as humidity-sensitive as other roach species. As long as you take that moss out and have at least one...

If you use Repti-carpet, you have to keep it ultra-clean otherwise you're pretty much just giving a pristine environment for bacteria to harbor. Like the previous poster said, just stick with paper towels for now.

Yeah I think anything I set in there should get a day at the most. So far so good though, still psyched about this kit Chris, haha.

Beardies in the wild very rarely are found out in the sand, they go for the harder, compact clay surfaces. It's suggestive selling, people think desert reptile and they think they need sand. And the whole "Calci-sand" concept doesn't mean it's any safer. :banghead: I work at a Petsmart as a...

And for the record, a 30 gal Sterilite tub, with a 11.5 ft 15 watt Repti Heat Cable between it and 12" x 12" ceramic tile = perfect heating. :D

They were horribly thirsty last night since it was the first time after shipping, 1/4 of an orange gone in 5 hours maybe? So I threw another slice in today just to be safe. Mouth is fine, no swelling, no pain. Now it's just a matter of figuring out what the hell to eat for the next several days...

1) How often do you change your dish of chow? 2)Do you moisten your chow at all or just leave it as dry and powdery? 3)What is your normal staple that you include in your colony besides chow? I use orange, apple, and potato slices. 4)Any supplements? If so, do I need to use these supplements...

Beautiful home! Did you use some kind of veneer? That looks great. :D -John

You guys are all so helpful. I'm just psyched to get this colony roaring and then get my beardie sometime before November. (In between leases, blargh.)

Already up at 81.5°F about 3-4 inches above the floor of the tub in the egg crates. Also threw an orange slice, bow chicka wow wow anybody? :oops:

http://www.peticebox.com More specifically, http://peticebox.com/mcart/index.cgi?code=3&page=0&cat=3, you can pick your size and everything, just click through the different pages. best of luck man. -John

Funny thing you said that Navan, I actually just moved the probe further down and it is heading up now. So I do believe my heat should be fine, I'll post back with a stabilized temp in a little bit. Thanks for the help, I think tomorrow I'll cut up some of the egg crate Chris sent me. Another...

So I moved the tub on to 1 & 1/2 ceramic tiles, let's see if these retain a little bit more heat than a plastic mat. :banghead:

30 gal Sterilite tub. 11'5'' 15 watt Repti heat Cable. Basic "S" pattern underneath one half. Getting around 79°F in the egg crate area. Currently have the screen hole covered, trying to keep some heat in, and a blanket around the edge on the heated half. Yes, I'm getting desperate, haha. EDIT...