Well, I thought about getting a carpet, but no, he's no carpet. He should get quite a bit larger than a carpet.
Thanks Jann, It's been a while since I've had a baby cham. They're cute, but grow up so fast! The little guy was under 4 grams today.
Meet Ozzie, the latest addition to my cham family.
Here's a video of him as he emerges from the container he was shipped in:
And this is him eating a small dubia the next day:
He's a voracious eater so far. I plan to weigh him on a weekly basis, as I usually do. It's going to be...
He looks great. Who's the sire? I have a sambava, he's nearly six years old now. If you check out my blog, you can see pics of him and growth information as well.
I've gone to it in the past, a few years ago. It's a fairly small expo, but they have a lot of nice stuff there. Now that chams are legal in Mass, I would guess that it's going to be much better! The one in Manchester is much bigger. As far as whether it's worthwhile to go to or not, it depends...
I have the exact same fixture and love it as well. I like the night light LED's I keep them on all the time, and I like the "moonlight" effect at night.
My advice is to go to one of the reputable breeder websites, like Kammerflage, and choose the precise bloodline that you want. You can get a male from them with 100% certainty, and then you hope it will look something like the sire. They also have "starter kits" which will have everything you...
I used to weigh mine once per week. It really is a good way to track their growth (you can see some graphs in my blog entries). It's also a good way to monitor their health as adults. Sometimes a drop in weight is an early indicator that something is not quite right. This happened with my...
Did you find any roaches? I have some extra that I'd like to sell off if you're still interested. I have all sizes.
In addition, I have some Blaberus fusca, the "dwarf cave roach". These are actually much larger than dubia.
If you (or anyone) is interested in buying some of these...
He look great, and I've considered getting one many times. The large housing requirements are a bit prohibitive though. How big is he? Can you take a pic with something for size reference?