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just screwin around with the handheld celestron again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAW8ObF3keU

aqueous ammonia can leave a crusty white residue if not thoroughly rinsed before it dries. i consider rinsing an important step in any full cage cleaning regardless of product used. if we are talking about just doing a floor of a cage, imo, you are probably ok with just a good post cleaning wipe...

imo the only dumb questions, are the ones that dont get asked. jmo

now that is hilarious !

another unpopular scathing xantho opinion, like anyone cares lol ! dont get me wrong, i think its probably the most important and necessary and educational part of the forum, which i think is sort of sad. imo, youll notice if you go through the history that the same probs keep popping up again...

clarification, bleach, not the best againt coccidia. very true, most disinfectants have some pathogenic organism that are they are not that effective against, and most pathogens have some particular agent that they are particularly susceptible to. i will be the first to admit that bleach...

dubia clarification generally speaking the warmer they are, the faster they breed. temps above a 100* are usually bad, may start to cause die off. the colder it is, the slower they breed. by the time the temps get into the 70's breeding has pretty much stopped altogether. i suppose it could...

raining on the parade again/reptile pathogens/safety coccidia are adhesive, thats how they get around. pinworms can actually enter through the pads of the feet, or most areas of skin or any mucous membrane. with most pathogens, a daily complete cage/equip sterilization is a necessary component...

no, they stop breeding by 80*, they are slow and not usually that hard to find. they dont like light, so you will probably find them under a bed,dresser, carpet, anything laying on the floor where they can hide from the light during the day. it will just live off the debris on your floor and...

another great post, i vote sticky

calci-worms, pheonix worms, bsfl, all the same thing (hermetia illucens). not to be negative, but your problem is way beyond the fixing with calci-worms stage. any cham with a drooping casque has very serious metabolic issues and needs a vet right away. i wouldnt delay, an extra day or 2 often...

some males do it more than others but its a fairly common thing, especially in the presence of other chams especially male xanths, ( i would recommend blocking his view if thats the case), juveniles seem to do it the most. jmo

i just use a 10-20% unscented bleach solution. unscented bleach ( NaOCl sodium hypochorite ), is usda approved for use with food contact surfaces. bleach is a common disinfectant in many labs. bleach is made from salt water and reverts back to saltwater shortly after being oxidized. best of all...

this is why i recommend microscopy to everyone. with viable photomicroscopy scopes <$200, its a no brainer. alot of people recommend yearly fecals, if you have 2 animals @$40 test, thats $80 a year just on routine tests, thats not counting retests. the beauty of microscopy is that you can do a...

i pd $370 shipped. you can get a 44340, the little brother of this scope for about $170. you can get a $6 pathogen chart from here but it takes a little practice to know what you are looking at. http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Parasitechart.html in addition to a microscope you would need...

holy grail of scopes ? despite all its cool features and wow factor, one thing it is not, is the holy grail of scopes. imo, that title clearly belongs to the amscope t-490-a. but thats sort of comparing apples to oranges since it is a different style of scope. the pentaview is like the...

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please search my recent posts for issues regarding temp guns. i know they are convenient and alot of people like them but be aware that temp guns, especially cheap ones with a wide distance to spot ratio have a number of issues in regard to reptile temp measurements. one of them being, they only...

FINALLY, THE EYE OF XANTHO, after 2 long months on backorder, including multiple delays, i have finally taken possession of my celestron pentaview 44348 lcd/ldm. this was released at CES 2011 to rave reviews and have been flying off of the shelves ever since. first impressions are mostly...