i use a container with a stopper 1/8 the size of my container, i then open the bottom cage door put the opening above the door level and pull the plug till a number i want fly in. the flies routinely flt up ad i have the cage shut before any i rarely loose any
sean
sorry
sorry about your cham
hang in there, learn from your mistakes and at least the loss will expand you understanding.....i lost my first cham becaue i was clueless, i actually have 10 today (6 babies)
sean
ps bearded dragons an iguanas are easier and i think they are cool as well
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update weghts and pics
well 10 days have passed, 6 babies remain, weights 0.6x 2, 0.7 x4
picts below, this was the holding cage while i cleaned theirs
sean
my second jackson female (Dino) looks much like my first (Janet) did before she delivered. i have owned her since feb 16, 2008 pokey my male was in the same cage till february 20th. i believe that she was too young to be gravid 4 months in february?, but check the pictures out, dino looks...
I realize i may be annihilated by asking this but should i mark my babies to be able to follow their progress. i have them in one large cage and most seem to be doing well but there always seems to be 1-2 less healthy appearing but at less than 2 weeks their differences are not distinctive to...
Please tell me you didn't go to check on the wife one morning and found the 4 children???
no but there was a male(me) in the house and i knew where she had been
plus she got this big lump on her stomach that moved
LOL
Sean
PS Thanks Ryan for the advice
i think jackson's rock. the are much friendlier than my veiled,
i bought a female 4-5 months ago and she just dropped 8 babies.(see my thread in breading). she was essentially a poor buy based on how i choose her and the group i bought her from. She took about 1 mont to acclimate. my...
need help
Lost another baby today
temp 66(nighttime)69-74 daytime, basking 75 heat from florescent does this
humidity 62-85%
misting 4 times daily for 5 minutes
diet plenty of fruit flies, keep cage "full"
cage 16x16x18
others seem fine
curently 8 days old, live in my...
Update
not only did i not know she was pregnant but 3 more counts find 8 not 7 babies. mom is doing well and babies must be eating based on the number of fruitflies i have put in the cage
sean
no eggs for me LOL
no eggs for me to ruin
My female took all the work out of incubating the "eggs". all i had to do was stumble across some large "bugs" in her cage and proceed to spend the next 6 hours in a panic trying to get the babies a place to stay LOL
Sean
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Thanks for all the advice.
I just met Rebecca from Mantisplace.com (she lives about 40 minutes from me) and got 3 cultures of fruit flies.
At least 4 are definitely eating others seem interested. getting piheads tomorrow
Sean
Update 1
well i found a brand new unassembled bay cage i bought 6 months ago its 15x15x18 tall, the plant they were on was moved to that.
still unsure about food. Any ideas
also could use standard temps, humidity (guesing 75+) and any pearls from those who survived jackson xantholphus...
So i was starting to cool on my chameleons and thinking about reducing my crew to 2 till this AM i went to feed my chameleons and my female Jacksons cage had 7:eek: yes 7 small creatures crawling in it:eek:.
Boy am I clueless i had no idea she was pregnant. I have not owned a male jackson...