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Hi all, everyone is well, just checking in so you don’t think I’ve forgot about you. Pedro is well and just finishing another shed , he’s very cool and laid back and nearly never angry, I’m guessing he’s probably 11 months now, certainly his eating has slowed which suits my wallet 😁 I built a...

Hi all, hope everyone is well and there little chameleon buddies are fine, the sun has finally come out to play here in Brittany,France so hopefully the wood burners can have a break and spring will be warm and summer long, anyway got me thinking about making a outdoor enclosure for little...

Hi all, hope everyone is well, wet and windy here in Brittany,France and still chilly but showing signs of spring, Pedro just finished his 3rd shed since I’ve had him and seems to have settled in well, opened the door to feed him this morning and he climbed onto my hand and then up my arm which...

Hi all, had Pedro 6 weeks today, i believe he’s settled in nicely, eating huge amounts of small crickets daily and likes to stalk the odd fruit fly that appears in there, fecal looks good and generally most days same place, never see him drink though via the dripper but judging by his eyes I...

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Hi all, I’m currently on my mk2 feeder cup, a plastic bottle cut down, the first one i Made had small ridges inside allowing escape, my baby veiled does not seem to use it unless I rest it in on its side near the basking branch, and to be honest it’s not very inkeeping with the environment I’m...

Hi all I’ve had My baby male veiled for 6 days now he’s eating and I’ve been lucky enough to see him drinking and found is first stool on day 3 and another today ,day 6, just wondering if there healthy looking, first picture day 3, 2nd picture day 6. thanks For the help

Hi all, just a quick question, had my baby veiled 6 days now, unsure of age but very young, I’m feeding him daily with the smallest crickets I can buy dusted with repti calcium every time I put around 5 in his cup and repeat as necessary , just wondering when to give him his first feed dusted...

Hi all hope you had a wonderful Xmas, ive had my little baby for 6 days now and would really like to have some idea of his age, his Body is approximately 6cm long not including tail. thanks for your help

Hello all It’s been a while and for that I’m sorry, life has a cruel way of throwing spanner’s in the works and after finishing building my terrarium in July it is only now it’s been possible to get my little baby, wasn’t a bad thing as the plants have really come on under the jungle dawn, so...

Hi all, been a while since I’ve asked any questions but keeping up to date with other posts. so here we go, the time is fast approaching to getting my first little fella, the terrarium is up and dry running. 6% T5 situated 8” above nearest branch, running along side a jungle dawn, 12hrs on 12...

Hi all, I Recently ordered my aluminium fine mesh and its arrived, little disappointed as it’s not as rigid as I had hoped, wasn’t too much options here in France, anyway I affixed it to the door and it’s probably going to be ok on that, but the top is a different story, I don’t want to stick...

Just a quickie, has anyone ever tried using an alternative heating method regarding basking? I ask because I recently made another brooder for chicks and opted for a heater tube, like the ones used In greenhouse,,worked really well through a thermostat and was certainly more energy efficient and...

Just a quickie, most terrariums I see have the basking light off centered left or right towards a corner, why is this, just preference.? I personally want to keep it as far away from the fake foam rock walls as I can because I worry about fire hazard and having a heat bulb going all day while...

Hi all, another day another question, you will all be sick of me by the end of this build if not already 😁 today’s question, I plan to affix the plant pots to the fake rock foam walls this weekend and will use expanding foam to hold them on and blend them in, but how big a pot I ask, was...

Just enquiring whether anyone has experienced a problem with counterfeit reptile accessories? I ask because I recently bought 3 dog and 5 cat seresto collars via a third party to save a few quid and not the vets like I usually do, anyway long story short, they have been proven to be counterfeit...

Hi all, just researching misters, I’m not looking to invest a great deal of money on this particular item at the moment as my main costs are going towards decent lighting and the build etc, I’ve seen one like this (see attached pictures)think it maybe made by smart, seems to do everything I...

Hi all, Just ordered my fine mesh aluminium for what will be the door, no matter how hard I tried I could not source black only in fabric or plastic, so had to settle with silver, I’ve read that you can get a glare from the silver so I would like to spray it black, I have some black stove spray...

Hi all, gathered some branches from a broken oak limp and have them currently soaking in bath ready to debark and steralise, question Is this, what diameter branch would suit juvenile upto adult male veiled as I’ve been told too thick can damage there feet.. I was thinking 1 or 2” ? any...

So my question to you guys is this, is it best to plant your plants directly into substrate or leave in pots? my terrarium will hold 4” of substrate including the drainage layer of clay balls, which I’m thinking now I may need to increase your thoughts please and recommendations of substrate...