Recent content by dinomom

LOL well the girls get theirs, too it just takes a little longer :) After all, the alternative is that they just starve to death and die which I really hate to see. If and when that happens (for example chams are too stuffed...) the dead make their way into one of several hundred hungry pitcher...

An embarrassment of riches! What variety..

I never separate mine, they usually do so themselves after a couple of days. Then I feed the males off and the females can lay eggs.

I use the wax paper, too. I use paintbrush to put the newly hatched on a piece of wax paper in a petri dish with food. The top on the petri dish keeps them and the food from drying out too fast. I keep them in there until they are white or as long as I can. Also I used to use the gutter screen...

I do mine in the regular fridge, in the drawer that I think is for cheese? They are in petri dishes which I tape together; if too much air they will dry out. And having experimented with different time periods, mine do better with a 6 month cold period. I write date laid right on the paper that...

Poor baby. It was so kind that you let him feel the sun on his face.

Mike Myers vibes

Definitely out of sight of them. Dino will spot a spider crawling on the other side of the room; I know something is there (thank goodness) because he is tracking it. They constantly scan the entire environment for food and threats.

Poor baby, but what a good girl!

You have done such a great job with the little scamp. He's a star and he knows it!! ✨️

Be careful not to angle them too much. It looks cool, but then it is very hard for the mist system to get any water in them or even to hand water as it will "slide off". Lesson learned here.

Hooray!

Distilled or RO only. Other water will put spots on everything including plants and quickly destroy MK nozzles. You can save a ton of time and money if you make your own.

Yes I have used with a mouth infection. Daily two weeks skipped a week and repeated. If your vet approves it and gives you proper dosing it should be ok. With any antibiotic keep a close eye on hydration.

Yeah well dark red must seem like berries. Dino will lean away from a silk on my hand to go for the nails!!