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As long as we are providing the correct UVB, is there any reason why we cannot get rid of the dusting regime and focus more on getting feeder prey gutloaded? I'm currently working on a new colony of Dubia roaches and superworms and am feeding them a mix of foods (wet and dry) in hopes to be...

I have somewhat of a reptile room going on, more so an Aquarium room that was not 100% full that shares space with my Cham's. If you have an unfinished room you're set. If you can, replace the drywall with closed foam insulation and cut it to size to fit between the beams. This will provide...

One thing I'm working on for my Xanth's and Jacksonii are rubbermaid bins that will be bioactive to support the babies for the first few months. Ideally, I'd like to split the offspring up into groups of no more than 5 in a 12"x18"x14" tub that will have the top vented and have mesh glued in...

If she's digging then you will need to setup a laybin for her to dig and drop her infertile eggs to prevent her from being eggbound. I'd look into this ASAP if that is the case.

This is when they first went in their new homes.

Good to know, I need to mix up my feeding schedules anyways. I generally provide a decent amount of crickets daily, enough for them to stand over their feeding container and peck off and just enough extra to escape and allow them some hunting enrichment throughout the day. I make sure not to...

Ah, I thought he was still able to hold on, just wasn't as active. That being the case here is the budget DIY solution I would recommend. go to your local hardware store and/or hardware bigbox store and grab a sheet of eggcrate light diffuser, a bag of zipties, a small roll of weed blocker...

I'd axe the bedding period. Not only is this an issue with impaction, but you're going to provide a sponge for extra moisture in a system that cannot drain as well as a bacteria pit for nasty's to grow unless you clean it out regularly/go bioactive. You mentioned something that's concerning...

I was less concerned I guess about the smell, more so about the acidic vapors getting to their eyes.

Keep an eye on drippers/misting systems within an ExoTerra. Between the massive humidity spike they can have since they are only vented with fresh air being pulled in by convection you will run into two issues; high humidity and/or pools of water. Don't get me wrong, I love Exo's and they are...

I've had little issue with humidity flux's in area that I run oil heaters. On the other hand I've had drastic humidity drops when it comes to the forced air over element heaters (think hair dryer.) Generally in the winter though with homes that have HVAC systems running heat you'd want to manage...

The two chems I mentioned do not really give off fumes, but they do one heck of a job of keeping things sanitary. The other option I had that I have sitting aside is cleaning vinegar, but I know that has a strong scent and I'd hate to get the Cham's upset with it.

Generally I've been wiping down the base of the enclosures for my Cham's weekly with a paper towel with warm water to pickup any droppings as well as to cleanup any excess calcium from prey items that have fallen and left a smattering of calcium at the base of the enclosures. To prevent bacteria...

Over the weekend I had just finished up two new DIY enclosures and plumbed them into MistKing setup. Ended up using the old enclosures for a separated pair of Jacksonii and moved my Xanth's into the larger new homes. One thing I've noticed with my Xanth's is that as soon as misting starts they...

If you want a simple heat solution look into oil heaters (they are the radiator style looking heaters that happen to be filled with a liquid/oil to hold temps.) I actually just kicked on my tropical room heater a few days ago as I was trying to keep the day time ambient temps up, but ended up...

That's an easy question (though I know it's rhetorical) to answer, it's because it's hard to not dig through a shops house plant section and pick out things that would fit perfect into Cham enclosures!

So basically to throw some pictures of what I described above. The first pic is of the corrugated plastic cut to size, followed by the vinyl tile that was laid over the corrugated plastic. The final picture is of the new cages (top) over the ZooMed kit cages below. I plan to get some more...

@JackRipper not sure I follow

Ended figuring out another solution that was cheaper and easier than getting PVC and mixing and pouring resin/epoxy. Ended up getting a sheet of corrugated plastic (also known as plastic cardboard in some places) cut it to size and then applied a self-adhesive vinyl floor tile to it and trimmed...

Flat. From the sounds of it it's as if you're going through a cut and buff process like you would on clear coat minus the buff portion.