Here he is, Day 1
This was right after coming out of the box!
(Baby Montresor was Received on: 07/23/2014; Hatch Date 04/20/2014)
If you want to see the unboxing click here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0nYLUXBagc&feature=youtu.be
Montresor was named for Edgar Allan Poe, His uncle that he never got to know. He passed earlier this year in May. The name actually came from the human Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque of Amontillado"). I found it fitting since he wasn't blood but still a tie between them, in my mind of course, ha.
Poe, Nov 2013
This is his home for the next couple of months.
(Temps Avg: 80-85 Cool - 100-115 Basking. Humidity Avg: 30-50%)
You can follow his feeding and many more stats at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Da2pmixKq88D1ZrYC23O6PjiAQ2gmO8ro7q9v_1nU6I/edit?usp=sharing
I use Reptistat for my recording needs, I just found it recently and though I would like to see more on it, it is a great asset
Listing of what consists of his home
Tank:
1 - 30L x 12D x 18H
Lights:
1 - 24" HO T5 Double Bulb Fixture
1 - Arcadia 6%
1 - ReptiSun 10.0 HO T5
1 - 75 watt clear light bulb(53 watt version) Housed in a small metal dome
Other things inside/outside the tank:
1 - Sheet of paper towels long enough for flooring
1 - Basking Rock with Hide
1 - Basking Platform with Stairs and Hide
1 - Plastic food dish
3 - Sheets of paper towel to minimize reflections
1 - AcuRite Indoor Humidity Monitor (00613A1)
1 - Small Lasko fan to cool off the basking bulb, Clipped on and angled right at the housing
1 - Crummy ZooMed Thermometer Humidity Gauge
2 - Dome Stands
2 - Pieces of wood to hoist the dual bulb fixture, 12" away from floor to blub not 12" from floor to fixture.
4 - Small Chain Links, connected to the fixture securely and looped into hole in the wood pieces. These links then have a stopper pushed through to achieve the correct height desired and placement against the "back" of the tank.
1 - 24 Hour timer, 2 Day and Night outlets
Tools used to measure
1 - PE2 Tempgun
1 - Zilla MT100 Digital Temp Gun
1 - HDE Temp Gun
*1 - Solarmeter 6.5 (This is not yet purchased, coming soon)
Items used on Montresor or his feeders/greens
1 - Herptivite
1 - Udder Balm unscented (This is mixed with water in a 8 ounce spray bottle, around a teaspoon)
1 - Zoo Med Repti-Calcium with DO-3
1 - Zilla Vitamin Supplement Spray(for his food and to make Gel Cubes)
1 - Zilla Calcium Supplement Spray(for his food and to make Gel Cubes)
1 - 3 lbs of "Soil Moist" to make Gel Cubes
Current Feeders/Greens
Collard Greens
Escarole
Mustard Greens
Bok Choy
Crickets (1/2" to 5/8")
Phoniex Worms/Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL)
Dubia Roaches(Starting to make a colony now/Not yet feeding)
Extras for the cold months
1 - 60 watt Ceramic Bulb, In a good safe not plastic socket dome
1- 100 watt Ceramic Bulb, In a good safe not plastic socket dome
Once he is all grown up and ready to move into a bigger tank, I am building one out of a very solid built dresser.
Right now its gutted and waiting a friend to help me with the build
So far he has been a little scared of course of his new home, But he has been eating his greens(Collard and Escarole Mixture). And has been kind of eating his crickets, Both chasing them down and being hand fed.
Here he is trying to already escape on day one!
Thanks for reading !
And a big thank you to:
Tracie (Drache613), Todd (Venutus1), Heather (Fairytail Dragons LLC), and the many others that I have gained knowledge from on these great little creatures!
This was right after coming out of the box!
(Baby Montresor was Received on: 07/23/2014; Hatch Date 04/20/2014)
If you want to see the unboxing click here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0nYLUXBagc&feature=youtu.be
Montresor was named for Edgar Allan Poe, His uncle that he never got to know. He passed earlier this year in May. The name actually came from the human Poe's story "The Cask of Amontillado" (sometimes spelled "The Casque of Amontillado"). I found it fitting since he wasn't blood but still a tie between them, in my mind of course, ha.
Poe, Nov 2013
This is his home for the next couple of months.
(Temps Avg: 80-85 Cool - 100-115 Basking. Humidity Avg: 30-50%)
You can follow his feeding and many more stats at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Da2pmixKq88D1ZrYC23O6PjiAQ2gmO8ro7q9v_1nU6I/edit?usp=sharing
I use Reptistat for my recording needs, I just found it recently and though I would like to see more on it, it is a great asset
Listing of what consists of his home
Tank:
1 - 30L x 12D x 18H
Lights:
1 - 24" HO T5 Double Bulb Fixture
1 - Arcadia 6%
1 - ReptiSun 10.0 HO T5
1 - 75 watt clear light bulb(53 watt version) Housed in a small metal dome
Other things inside/outside the tank:
1 - Sheet of paper towels long enough for flooring
1 - Basking Rock with Hide
1 - Basking Platform with Stairs and Hide
1 - Plastic food dish
3 - Sheets of paper towel to minimize reflections
1 - AcuRite Indoor Humidity Monitor (00613A1)
1 - Small Lasko fan to cool off the basking bulb, Clipped on and angled right at the housing
1 - Crummy ZooMed Thermometer Humidity Gauge
2 - Dome Stands
2 - Pieces of wood to hoist the dual bulb fixture, 12" away from floor to blub not 12" from floor to fixture.
4 - Small Chain Links, connected to the fixture securely and looped into hole in the wood pieces. These links then have a stopper pushed through to achieve the correct height desired and placement against the "back" of the tank.
1 - 24 Hour timer, 2 Day and Night outlets
Tools used to measure
1 - PE2 Tempgun
1 - Zilla MT100 Digital Temp Gun
1 - HDE Temp Gun
*1 - Solarmeter 6.5 (This is not yet purchased, coming soon)
Items used on Montresor or his feeders/greens
1 - Herptivite
1 - Udder Balm unscented (This is mixed with water in a 8 ounce spray bottle, around a teaspoon)
1 - Zoo Med Repti-Calcium with DO-3
1 - Zilla Vitamin Supplement Spray(for his food and to make Gel Cubes)
1 - Zilla Calcium Supplement Spray(for his food and to make Gel Cubes)
1 - 3 lbs of "Soil Moist" to make Gel Cubes
Current Feeders/Greens
Collard Greens
Escarole
Mustard Greens
Bok Choy
Crickets (1/2" to 5/8")
Phoniex Worms/Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL)
Dubia Roaches(Starting to make a colony now/Not yet feeding)
Extras for the cold months
1 - 60 watt Ceramic Bulb, In a good safe not plastic socket dome
1- 100 watt Ceramic Bulb, In a good safe not plastic socket dome
Once he is all grown up and ready to move into a bigger tank, I am building one out of a very solid built dresser.
Right now its gutted and waiting a friend to help me with the build
So far he has been a little scared of course of his new home, But he has been eating his greens(Collard and Escarole Mixture). And has been kind of eating his crickets, Both chasing them down and being hand fed.
Here he is trying to already escape on day one!
Thanks for reading !
And a big thank you to:
Tracie (Drache613), Todd (Venutus1), Heather (Fairytail Dragons LLC), and the many others that I have gained knowledge from on these great little creatures!