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thanx mickeysmomma! They never cease to amaze me...lol

No, I wouldn't say "choking", closer to a "hiccup".

thanx discojan! I'm into homeopathy and so are my dragons!

Sorry to hear about Stella. Some words of encouragement, I think you are showing great animal husbandry skills! Too often people aren't willing to treat their pets as members of their family, so kudos michigan101 ! Is it just coccidia that's showing positive? (high egg count) High counts of...

I was curious to know how well the olive oil works for your BD. I've read about it here and there but was hesitant to try it b/c I'm not entirely sure what application to use it for. I've heard to use it if they have swallowed a foreign object to help pass it. Is it more or less a laxative?

Has anyone experienced their beardie "air gulping" ? Intermittent behavior, In good health (574g last month, conduct my own fecals as well) In her enclosure, occasionally when bathing, More noticeable now that we're in the winter months (semi-alert brumation, you could say.) admittedly OCD...

I was hoping to be able to view the entire article w/o paying but no such luck. How were you able to view all of it? But I did read enough abstracts/Intros to see that indeed the UV was harmful to body weight, etc. at 250nm. Does that number seem high? But on the other hand some sericulture...

invictusrules: I was thinking about using one colony as a control (no uvb), another w/ the 5.0 14 hrs a day, and the 3rd maybe only 7hrs? Any suggestions? Also, were there any symptoms of Grasserie that you noticed before it wiped you out? - Were any of the sick silkies fed to your BD...

GoFast: Do you think the UV is then unimportant and possibly harmful to the chawkie? Also, do you use UVC to disinfect your silkworm rearing containers and/or your BD's enclosure?

I like the sound of that, right on! What do you think the % would need to be to impact the bacteria? I can't believe we're the only people interested in this right? C'mon people this could help all of us out. Take a stab at this....

Another observation: The Pic above is under the UVB light. When taken out from under this light, they all become quite active. They seem to "bow up" or rear up the front portion of their bodies and wave about like their all "drunk." lol I'm pretty sure mulberry doesn't ferment like that. haha...

Does anyone use UVB while raising their silkworms? And if so, what %? I am not sure about the lighting but I use a compact 5.0 about 10" above. I have read that in the silkworm factories they expose them to 14-16 hours of light per day. But this, from what I understand, helps mainly with the...

Here's an idea that has helped me out as well as the "Chawkie" (young silkworm) Bombyx mori. First, find a mesh shirt or fabric that has holes a tad larger than the diameter of the chawkie. Cut it to fit your container. PREVENTION IS THE BEST TOOL WHEN FIGHTING MOLD/BACTERIA!(right on...

Hi, Just wanted to start off by saying thank you for the Brain Food!! I have a few quick Qs about the zoo med reptisun 10.0 tube and compacts. Where might I be able to purchase a decent uvb meter that won't break the bank b/c I want to make sure I am at the proper distance before and after...

Thanx for the replies!! I never intend to be argumentative, I'm just trying to rely the facts to you all who are freaken awesome to try and help me out. :) I've done a great deal of studying b4 trying this but want to learn much more, is there an author that focuses primarily on just breeding...