Katie007":2r4o0emq said:kingofnobbys, planning on waiting at least another month anyway (in the process of moving house right now so will probably wait until we're a little more settled). Thanks for the Arcadia tip, I had a look and they definitely seem like the better option.
label, didn't mean to completely bash Amazing Amazon, they had a lot of good supplies and pretty healthy looking animals, the animals in that big enclosure just looked a bit stressed (lots of beardie head bobbing/black beards going on lol). Also didn't know that play sand was recommended here! I thought any kind of loose swallowable substrate, especially sand and crushed walnut, were big impaction risks (maybe thats just the calcisand though?). Also definitely planned to just go to Uvet here in Werribee
Drache613, thank you!! Moving across the world was totally stressful though to be honest haha But now that I'm more settled I love it here! I'll post pictures ASAP
Katie007":3mt66g6h said:kingofnobbys, planning on waiting at least another month anyway (in the process of moving house right now so will probably wait until we're a little more settled). Thanks for the Arcadia tip, I had a look and they definitely seem like the better option.
label, didn't mean to completely bash Amazing Amazon, they had a lot of good supplies and pretty healthy looking animals, the animals in that big enclosure just looked a bit stressed (lots of beardie head bobbing/black beards going on lol). Also didn't know that play sand was recommended here! I thought any kind of loose swallowable substrate, especially sand and crushed walnut, were big impaction risks (maybe thats just the calcisand though?). Also definitely planned to just go to Uvet here in Werribee<<<< yeh , some people advocate Bunnings PlaySand , I don't . And I don't believe their claims that they safely keep even newly born hatchlings on the stuff.
Playsand is nothing like the soil they have to live on in their natural range (which is ancient highly weathered hydrophobic clays which can be very fine). Not many Australians bother seeing the natural range of central bearded dragons until they retire and some become "grey nomads", even fewer live and work the natural range , so they fall for the same trap as people in the USA thinking the interior looks like the Sahara.
Drache613, thank you!! Moving across the world was totally stressful though to be honest haha But now that I'm more settled I love it here! I'll post pictures ASAP
label":1yi9d5ts said:I've been in Oz over 21 years now and don't regret it (especially after a certain political event in the US last November). I actually found it much easier to adjust to life in Melbourne than when I moved from Cleveland, Ohio to Indianapolis, so I hope you get settled in well as well.
Katie007":17x2vwyv said:kingofnobbys, I'll probably stick to a non-loose substrate anyway for my own peace of mind. I used to slate tiles and was pretty happy with them, so I think that's what I'll use again.
label":17x2vwyv said:I've been in Oz over 21 years now and don't regret it (especially after a certain political event in the US last November). I actually found it much easier to adjust to life in Melbourne than when I moved from Cleveland, Ohio to Indianapolis, so I hope you get settled in well as well.
I'm still adjusting, mostly because my family is still in the US, but I'm hoping to be able to visit them more often (and they visit me) starting next year. Really can't help but love Melbourne though (and Australia in general just seems to all around function better than the US in most ways).
label":1jsw7a4m said:I've got to second kingofnobbies' comment on the size of Melbourne--it's huge! But I still am really glad to live here; I only return to the US when I need to for work. And they're not lizards but you may also really enjoy the birdlife; I love seeing all the different sorts of parrots that live in the city, never mind in the bush. And don't miss the Victorian Herpetological Society Expo next year (either in February or March). They also have several meetings a year. So welcome south! And do be sure to visit the national parks but keep in mind how hot it can get and, in the less populated bits, how far the next town can be.
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