Lol even though this was years ago... I've found lost crested geckos in my printer, my subwoofer, and under a piece of paper under my bed. They get into little places so if you guys lose chams don't hesitate to look in weird places.
Some animals go their whole lives without needing a vet but you should still have some funds for the vet if an emergency arises that can't be remedied at home. I keep a little bit in a savings account that is only used for emergency vet trips.
Lua is between 2 and 3 months old. She is a little baby :) She's gonna be a pretty lady.
I agree with everyone else, don't cage them together. I am hesitant to keep any herp in groups. The only things I've kept in groups were small toads and tree frogs.
You really shouldn't breed them unless you have the means to keep them for a while. Sometimes sales don't go through and you have to keep them for longer than planned. You never know what might happen with animal breeding so you need to be prepared for every scenario. Also, breeding loans can be...
I know Kelli :) She's a fantastic lady! I saw her collection a few months back and she has some pretty amazing stuff.
When I was keeping them we weren't supposed to give them any D3 at any cost lol. Things change fast.
The only reason I think people would say to avoid crickets is because...
It is a beaver shield-tailed agama, Xenagama batilifera. It is entirely possible that the throat is blue and not just the sand. I know very little to nothing about them but a Google Image search shows me some with blue throats.
I get my crickets from my local mom and pop and other feeders from Zookeeper's in Austin (30 min from here).
I get my rodents for my snakes from a friend who owns a feeder company though.
I fed them gutloaded mealworms and occasionally crickets when I felt like dealing with them. I ordered silk worms for them sometimes as well. A lot of people argue against mealworms but some people, including myself, think they are just fine. A lot of people feed crickets and they live well on a...
Well I read over the care sheets and the only thing I was doing differently was the gutloading and supplementing. I'm relatively new to crickets as I have more background with snakes, very small frogs and my pacman frog who mostly eats nightcrawlers. When I kept several geckos I used mealworms...