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Use some cricket/roach poop mixed in water to water the plants. Its a great fertilizer.
Sweet... would this go for silkworm or hornworm droppings too?Use some cricket/roach poop mixed in water to water the plants. Its a great fertilizer.
Use some cricket/roach poop mixed in water to water the plants. Its a great fertilizer.
Yeah, silkworm/hornworm poop works too. Its a nice way to use the left over frass from insects!
Out of curiosity, what about using the fertilizer made for fruits and vegetables? I would think that if the plants are safe for us to eat after using that type of fertilizer then the plants in our cham cages would be safe in case they were ingested. I'm fairly new to chams too and haven't tried this, just wanted to throw it out there to see what everyone else thought.
one of my science teachers used to compost. He said he would pee in it to? Seems like he said that not a hundred percent about it tho. But this seems like it would smell and contain salmonella from egg shells?It's not what the fertilizer is made for it's what it's made of. It is the chemicals. You don't want to give your chameleons chemicals of any kind. No chemical fertilizer. Organic dirt with no fertilizer. You can make your own compost on a small scale by dumping all your peels, some coffee grounds (not too many) some egg shells, any kind of fruit or vegetable matter into a pile with a bag of organic dirt. Start this in a far corner of your yard or in a big garbage can. Every week stir it up with a shovel and add a bit of water if it hasn't rained. You don't want it really wet, just a bit to help break down the vegetable matter. You can continue to add your vegetable matter and in 2 months you will have some nice black compost. You have to continue to stir it or you will have nothing but apple and potato peels. As you see it composting you can keep an edge separate so you can use it to mix in with your organic dirt when you repot your plants. This is good, rich fertilizer and all organic.
Be sure to put river rocks on top of your pot after you are done re-potting.
It's not what the fertilizer is made for it's what it's made of. It is the chemicals. You don't want to give your chameleons chemicals of any kind. No chemical fertilizer. Organic dirt with no fertilizer. You can make your own compost on a small scale by dumping all your peels, some coffee grounds (not too many) some egg shells, any kind of fruit or vegetable matter into a pile with a bag of organic dirt. Start this in a far corner of your yard or in a big garbage can. Every week stir it up with a shovel and add a bit of water if it hasn't rained. You don't want it really wet, just a bit to help break down the vegetable matter. You can continue to add your vegetable matter and in 2 months you will have some nice black compost. You have to continue to stir it or you will have nothing but apple and potato peels. As you see it composting you can keep an edge separate so you can use it to mix in with your organic dirt when you repot your plants. This is good, rich fertilizer and all organic.
Be sure to put river rocks on top of your pot after you are done re-potting.
one of my science teachers used to compost. He said he would pee in it to? Seems like he said that not a hundred percent about it tho. But this seems like it would smell and contain salmonella from egg shells?
I've been considering setting up a Soldier Fly composter. Food for Chams and plants out of my fruit and veggie scraps!
I found this I was going to try:
http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/bsf-bucket-composter-version-2-1/