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My girlie is 10 months old. She is 10 almost 11 months old. She weighs just over a pound (forgot to write the grams down- I think it was 600ish?) She is 19 1/2 inches long. She doesn't eat all that much these days. (whole other story so she is kinda skinny for her length) I am refining her tank...

I need to preface this with the fact that we got ducks about 6 weeks ago. We have been brooding them and it has been exhausting. It's a lot of work. We did the first batch of 12, then second batch of 8. So I have been VERY distracted and haven't been focused on my Nikka so much during this time...

I'm sorry if this has been asked. My Nikka is growing bigger and bigger and I like the idea of feeding her more feeders to supplement her main feeder. I'm a variety kinda gal and love doing the same for my critters. She eats mainly dubias. I occasionally offer crickets (when I am running low on...

When I first got my little gal she was pretty gray colors. Almost grayscale with not much contrast. With each shed she has gotten more contrast. And recently (maybe past few weeks) she has begun showing orange on her mask and limbs and some spots on her back. If I didn't know any better- I would...

Just one word. I just finished ordering my baby phoenix, butter and wax worms (wax for a treat and to add variety only) and working on more dubias. For variety should I occasionally buy a few crickets from the pet store and toss her some every now and then? She has been a REALLY good girl eating...

I know my Nikka can't be the only one. It's such a silly quirk. In order for her to get settled at night- I have to wrap her in a blankie (a soft one. i have tried to use kitchen towels in a pinch and she gets annoyed and runs out of them and stares out the tank waiting for the 'real...

:P I only have one beardie and we have a ton of critters as it is and my husband would freak if I got another but man they are awesome! Those of you that have only one- how do you control yourself? I have a couple breeders bookmarked and I can't help but look over the handsome beardies every now...

My poor Nikka. I think she is almost always in a constant state of shed. Seems like she is always shedding one part or another. She gets daily baths- so we are good there. I was curious when this slows down or is pretty individual? She is growing too so I know it's for a reason. :D Thanks!

I just mounted the Reptisun light INside the tank. The hood of the light fixture is deep and wide. Annoying. With her basking rock she is about 6-7 inches from the uvb. But girlfriend prefers t have a blanky on her basking rock and when I do that (its thin) it still elevates her to about 4-5...

Seriously having a hard time getting good tail shots. I have a good guess because I can see what you all can't. My point and shoot is dead and I have no fresh batteries for it right now. I am using my huge dslr and even a tripod with it and having my oldest help me...I'm a photographer but STILL...

My little dude has decided he really likes butterworms. I don't mind the expense too much. At least he doesn't eat 50 a day or anything. haha He's weighs about 26-28 grams right now and about 3-4 months old. His main feeder is dubias. It's a hit or miss with his dubias these days- so I can't...

I know many of you do it. I am not very clever with this sort of thing. Can anyone direct me to a how-to resource or be willing to share how to mount the UVB IN the tank? Currently I have a 40 gallon breeder tank with a fixed lid that you pull the screen out. Thank you so much!

My little guy really eats well on these. Couldn't be happier! They don't smell AT ALL. There seems to be a ton of different recipes for a chow mix for them...can anyone recommend a reliable recipe to me? Do they really need to eat dog food? How often should they be feed? Make sure they have a...

I've been having an ongoing issue with swelling in Nikko's front foot. We've done testing but really haven't figured out anything conclusive. Not only is it not getting better- but it's gotten worse. My very nice vet isn't totally sure what to do with him. Or what tests to run. I just noticed...

My baby is about 3 months old. He is healing from a bad twist on his foot (happened sept9). And he usually only gets dark if he is scared/mad (like the vet or one of my cats surprise him which rarely happens as they are kept separately)..but lately he has been doing it after he eats. Should I be...

I get a little confused with the calcium talk. Yes calcium with D3 or no D3...I don't know! I have both but have been using the D3 one. Should I stop and use the one without? Also what is the best multi-vit to give them? I haven't done this yet and want to get started. So far I've just been...

My recommended that I should gut load Nik's crickets using chicken mash and that it eliminates the need to dust. BUT I thought this killed crickets...thoughts, advice, input?

So around Sept9 he hurt his foot. It became very swollen. (i shared pics here) I wasted NO time in taking him to the vet. Took him as soon as I could. The vet that saw him is also the SAME and the ONLY one who sees Petsmart and Petco's animals/reptiles. That made me nervous- I had...

I'm sorry if these have been asked before. I am not loving crickets right now. They stink. Gag. But my Nikko loves them. We are trying Dubias this coming week. IF he eats them- I'd like to try to start my own colony but am curious how labor intensive that will be (cleaning a huge 40 gallon tub...

Just a random whiny post about how stinky there. I have egg crates, food (food cubes) and water (gel stuff) dish in a huge plastic tub. I remove the lid daily to aerate and hot dang does that stank. Once a week I have to clean up whatever is alive and move it to a fresh tub, clean the dishes...