I mix the dirt with water to keep the dirt at a good consistency at first gives them enough time to lay eggs befor it dries up unless it’s a really small dirt container. If it dries up it’s fine as long as it don’t harden up. Crickets breed like crazy as long as it’s warm and you don’t over feed...
No water. fresh greens, kale, mustard greens,
and dandelion greens. That knocks out most of your gutload and all the hydration you need. And if you want to breed mix some dirt with a little water not much or you will get mold put it in a small container and sit it in where they can climb on and...
You will never know what your getting. And It’s crazy seeing people recommending people to buy from places we all know are shady.. personaly I will only buy anything that I can talk with the breeder about and see lineage. Other then that there’s obviously no care just business, it’s hard to...
It’s always a personal goal to never inbreed, at least to those breeders that care about what there breeding! I can name a few good people! @dshuld definitely cares about his projects I can tell just by talking to him, He definitely does his research and puts in a lot of care! That’s what anyone...
D3 only allows them to absorb calcium into there bones. If your chameleon gets direct sunlight daily they will naturally produce vitamin D3 themselves. But with no sunlight you have to substitute it with dusting them once every 3 weeks with calcium with D3, and every other day with calcium...
I don’t use any kind of commercial gutload. I only use fresh vegetables. I have tried using the gutload @Matt Vanilla Gorilla sells and it seems like it’s a really high quality mix. I’ve never seen my bugs eat anything up so quickly! I go through so many crickets I just put my gutload in every 2...
There you go! now to keep them alive just throw some fresh greens I usually use kale, it’s not expensive and is usually always available in my supermarket. Your not gutloading them, yet!, your just keeping them fed and hydrated so they can grow! Also keep the same rule no water!. Just add some...
If you didn’t have a clue id say maybe cape east or maybe st Marie. But tamatave might be correct also, I’ve seen a lot of orange and white with my guy sometimes a dark green.
It’s hard to get time to sit and type anymore between chameleons and work my life has no spare moments! I try to reply and help that’s usually all I get time for. @Char333p I will try to get some time to send you some pics and more info. Sorry for the wait.
I don’t keep anything damp they do just fine. As long as it’s not rock hard, that’s why I mix with wood chips so it don’t pack together. If there’s nothing in there to mold up then you can spray once a week. I don’t spray them at all and they just keep reproducing! I have banded crickets also.
That’s odd! I keep a few hundred in a large tank at all times with a dirt and wood chip substrate so they keep breeding. I also keep a few hundred to 1000 crickets in a large plastic container for feeding off. The biggest thing I’ve found for myself is I never water them no water crystals...