Recent content by Ottosmaster

When I got Otto the tank he was in had sand as a substrate , when I brought him home I filled his tank with sand ( a different color but same kind) and he started tasting it so I got scared he would get an impacttion so I removed all the sand. It’s been a couple months and he’s about 10” head to...

Sounds legit

Ottos poop this morning was very runny, change in his diet to Phoenix worms , they are pretty wet when I feed them to him from the water I rinsed the substrate off with.

Awesome! Yeah they are way better all around , don’t know why these aren’t everyone’s staple!

Given that Phoenix Worms have so much calcium , is it necessary to dust them with calcium?

Awesome thanks, your kinda an expert aye??

I’ve read that a mesh screen filters out most of the uvb light, which makes sense. My question is can you keep it on top if it’s a zoo med t-5 HO hood with a reptisun 10.0 t-5 HO lamp?

Thanks! I have live Phoenix Worms on the way and did away with the kale gonna go get some collard greens in a bit, his uvb light is a t5-5.0 11” long and the heat bulb I’m not sure I think repti sun brand I threw away the package. What about handling? Should I be leaving him alone for the first...

So the black lines “stress lines” are normal then?

Getting live crickets then freezing them takes away nutrients?

don know how to post picks on here , but his temp on the warmer side is about 105 and 80 on the cooler side during the day , and cooler at night like 80 , using zoomed uvb bulb and fixture and a double dome zoomed basking light 100w for the day and heat coil on the other dome for night

Hey everyone , new Bd owner as of 5 days ago. I noticed that Otto has block lines under his chin and belly in the mornings and they get much less noticible through the day . Is this normal? Otto is about 6-7” head to toe , I’m told a couple months old. He’s been eating frozen crickets great...