Duriel
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqkqvxi-S2g
Poor little guy (or gal?) spent most of the first two days hiding and refusing food. Then I moved him into a rubbermaid to feed (since his enclosure has somewhat offset slate tiles and they crawl under them). This clip only shows 2 because I started recording near the end of the frenzy. He ate 18 and then lost interest. Still doesn't like greens, even when I let some crickets munch on them in front of him. Just snatched the crickets. HOPEFULLY my 1000 baby dubia roaches show up tomorrow at my door, as I am getting tired of crickets. I also have 2 american toads, 3 common cricket treefrogs, 3 firebellied toads, 5 juvenile bullfrogs, and a puppy to feed (not bugs though, of course). I want to set a small slick bowl in his enclosure (and my many frogs') with roaches and just let him decide when to eat, in the comfort and privacy of his own little home. 20G long for now, as he is only about 6-7 inches. Drawing up plans for a 4'x'2'x2 or maybe 5'x'2'x2' that I will build a stand for (planning on wood doors down below to hold all supplies related to him out of sight). I am going to cut holes for a UVB and basking light and rig up a small near silent fan with 2 vents for ventilation. Even with a screen lid it seems to smell a bit stagnant in there, clean as it may be.
half of his current digs. Other side has a food bowl and half log (synthetic, as I had problems with real wood molding in my toad tank). Measured temps at the top of the basking area with an infrared laser thermometer. Initially, they were about 120, but my fixture has a dimmer switch (on 100W bulb) and I got it stable at 110 (less if he goes further down). Surface temps on slate tiles on basking side about 90, about 80 on cold side. For the moment the whole thing holds at 75 at night, but it may require some adjustment in winter.
I almost was going to get an Iguana, then I saw how hard it is to socialize them. Also spending more on a pet's food than I do on myself is a no go, and I read that I basically have to get it its own room when it's full grown, so no thanks.
Poor little guy (or gal?) spent most of the first two days hiding and refusing food. Then I moved him into a rubbermaid to feed (since his enclosure has somewhat offset slate tiles and they crawl under them). This clip only shows 2 because I started recording near the end of the frenzy. He ate 18 and then lost interest. Still doesn't like greens, even when I let some crickets munch on them in front of him. Just snatched the crickets. HOPEFULLY my 1000 baby dubia roaches show up tomorrow at my door, as I am getting tired of crickets. I also have 2 american toads, 3 common cricket treefrogs, 3 firebellied toads, 5 juvenile bullfrogs, and a puppy to feed (not bugs though, of course). I want to set a small slick bowl in his enclosure (and my many frogs') with roaches and just let him decide when to eat, in the comfort and privacy of his own little home. 20G long for now, as he is only about 6-7 inches. Drawing up plans for a 4'x'2'x2 or maybe 5'x'2'x2' that I will build a stand for (planning on wood doors down below to hold all supplies related to him out of sight). I am going to cut holes for a UVB and basking light and rig up a small near silent fan with 2 vents for ventilation. Even with a screen lid it seems to smell a bit stagnant in there, clean as it may be.
I almost was going to get an Iguana, then I saw how hard it is to socialize them. Also spending more on a pet's food than I do on myself is a no go, and I read that I basically have to get it its own room when it's full grown, so no thanks.