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Hello: I just purchased a really nice used terrarium with a glass ceiling. The price was just too good to pass up. Sliding doors and nice long vent strip in the back. All glass except for the corner strips. Any tips on how to install a basking light and attach the Reptisun fluorescent...

Hello: Last night we took in a beardie. She (we think it is a she) is in very poor shape. She is about a year old. She is 12 grams and about 7 1/4 inches of which 3 inches is her head and body. She lived on some sort of pet store sand stuff. No UVB. Basking light was too far and on an...

I am torn between Atasuki or Tetra enclosure. Here are the links http://www.tetra-fish.com/Fauna/Products/reptile-terrarium-cages-enclosures/deluxe-reptohabitat-reptile-bearded-dragon-lizard-enclosure-48x18.aspx www.atasuki.com/_d268645924.htm They both have the sizes I want, and the prices...

I am looking for a 48 long 18 wide 12 tall front opening terrarium in Canada. Has anyone seen such a terrarium? The Exo Terra only goes to 36 inches long and the Atasuki is 24 inches high. I am not really skilled enough to make one myself. Thank you

I breed and grow my own silkworms. I have now bred several generations from the same original batch of eggs that I purchased. So far the silkworms seem to be healthy as all silkworms are, and I have not had any unusual die-offs. I am wondering if eventually, since I am really breeding...

I am curious, now that the incandescent light bulb ban has been put into effect in many areas, how does this affect reptile owners? I did buy up a whole bunch of incandescent bulbs for my critters while stores still stocked them (in our area they can finish selling their existing stock but not...

Hello: Due to the nature of what I do, I come in contact with a lot of parents who see my reptiles and say "Ooooh, he is so cute! I want one for my child!" I decided to make a hand-out with questions they should ask themselves first as something I can give them. I have seen a lot of sad...

I have been approached to take a beardie by someone I know. They have a friend who purchased a beardie for his kids and now the kids have grown up and are not interested...you can see where this is going. I have agreed to take him so hopefully this friend will contact me soon. I want to be...

http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/pmodesta.htm I came across the eggs of this moth. The location where the moth chose to lay its eggs was not safe and the eggs would have been destroyed, so I took them. I am wondering if it would be worth it to raise these as a feeder to give my beardie some...

I have put down paper on which the silkworm moths can lay their eggs. The female moths seem to have a mind of their own. One of the girlies has decided to lay her eggs on the walls of the Rubbermaid bin. Another girly laid her eggs on a cocoon in the middle of the night. Is there a safe way...

I am wondering how to transfer silkworms from one container to another, if the silkworms are only a couple of weeks old. I am concerned that just using my fingers will squish them, but they are too large for the paintbrush sweep that some pages suggest. Thank you

I picked up some mulberry leaves for my silks that hatched last week. They have been on chow, but now I want to feed them the leaves. They come from an untreated tree. How do you wash the leaves to minimize germ exposure to the silkies? Thank you.

I cooked up my first batch of silkworm chow over the weekend. Since this is the first time doing this, I think I may have over estimated the amount I need. Is it ok to freeze the cooked chow and defrost it when I need it? Thank you

My first batch of silkies started to hatch over the weekend. Yay! Everything is going well so far. I have put the silkworm chow into the Petri dish. I am wondering if there is a time line or a visual way to tell when the chow has dried up and I have to put in more. I want to open up and touch...

Can someone please recommend an active gecko forum? All the forums I have found contain mostly old posts. Thank you

In Canada it is hard to get incubators. I am wondering if it would be worth it to get one to grow silkworms. I found this one http://www.amazon.ca/Little-Miller-Manufacturing-9200-Incubator/dp/B002YKS2S6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1366051543&sr=8-3&keywords=incubator Also, another member said...

A few weeks ago my beardie decided that he did not like crickets anymore. He eats a handful a day if at all. Of course that was right after I bought 1000 crickets. He has been eating his veggies, superworms, hornworms as a treat, silks, and he also had some phoenix worms. I do try to give him a...

I am wondering how many eggs/babies I can expect out of about 18 superworm beetles. Thank you

Our 9 month old beardie has turned into a lazy lizard. I thought that hand-feeding him would be fun for both of us, but I did not realize he would quickly turn it into his wanting to be exclusively hand-fed. He is refusing to go get any of his food and just waits for me to drop food into his...

My daughter asked her teacher if she can bring our beardie to school for show-and-tell. We have brought pets in the past to the school for show-and-tell and so have other children. First, she replied that she did not know what a bearded dragon was, and when my daughter told her, she said no...