I did not know about this and will cross post there. Thank you for the advice. The crickets are in a large critter keeper with cardboard. I give them a very small amount of grain (cat food) which I’ll be removing going forward. I feed them fresh vegetables (carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet peppers, zucchini) with some spirulina, Timothy hay, bee pollen and mazuri gut loader. If I see any sign of mold I immediately clean the entire container.
Not to my knowledge. He doesn’t seem to eat leaves but I have no real way of knowing what the crickets may have taken a nibble of.
Me too, but there are several types that are legal. I like and have discoid, which are very similar to dubia. It’s not as easy to find a source for them. http://www.lindasgonebuggie.com/ is a nice source for bugs with very fair prices. Variety packs are available. She usually has silkworms but only send with enough food to keep them alive during shipping, so you’d need to buy some chow. She’s located on the panhandle, so shipping is pretty quick.
load of baby superworms and a few baby silkworms to spare, as well as baby discoids. I’ll be in Viera tomorrow and Thursday sharing my bugs with others, so PM if you can meet there too. I don’t have enough to warrant any drive over about 20 minutes though. He only needs one. Put the other light aside for now. If you don’t have other animals, maybe you can use it on a nice free range area. I keep my spare stuff in case an animal in need comes my way.
Thank you. I’m in palm beach. I wasn’t able to find any silk or horn worms live locally. I ordered some online that should be here in a few days.Me too, but there are several types that are legal. I like and have discoid, which are very similar to dubia. It’s not as easy to find a source for them. http://www.lindasgonebuggie.com/ is a nice source for bugs with very fair prices. Variety packs are available. She usually has silkworms but only send with enough food to keep them alive during shipping, so you’d need to buy some chow. She’s located on the panhandle, so shipping is pretty quick.
No idea what part of Florida you’re in. I’m on the Space coast and have a
He only needs one. Put the other light aside for now. If you don’t have other animals, maybe you can use it on a nice free range area. I keep my spare stuff in case an animal in need comes my way.
If you need a good vet and are able to travel to Orlando, I really like Dr Bruce https://myavho.com/ Another decent vet is https://www.orlandoexoticveterinarian.com/ but they will tell you to do crazy stuff like give your chameleon a warm bath for an hour, trapped in a bath container and sitting on a heat mat.
Excellent on both.
I just read the other post about the ).
I started working in (mammalian) clinical veterinary medicine 15 years ago, primarily in emergency care. I’ve since moved into other roles outside of clinical practice (In other words corporate) but have remained in the veterinary medicine profession for 15 years.If you don’t mind me asking, what do you mean “I’ve been in veterinary medicine for 15 years”?
@MissSkittles said…”and @kinyonga has given the best advice ( she always does)” ….you have too much faith in me! There’s still so much I have to learn.
@MissSkittles …An aspergillum (or less commonly, aspergilium or aspergil) is a liturgical implement used to sprinkle holy water...
I think you mean Aspergillus. Imagine one letter difference!
That’s a great question and one I am not able to answer. I’m by no means an expert in mold or toxicity of any kind.
I also can’t rule out that what I presume and am calling a neurological issue is “simply” him having injured himself in a fall and him protecting himself from further injury. Although, I don’t know the reason that he suddenly fell and the extent, if any, of his injuries. I assume it is neurological based on clinical experience of other toxins in mammals. There’s so much that can be going on here. Aside from not being able to climb properly he is alert, eating, and does not seem to be is distress…. Until he grabs one of his arms and gets scared that he’s immobilized himself.
Oh no, not even close. I have officially had him for 7 days, 1 week. The more I read the more I am ruling out any nutritional issues. The first time I noticed him fall was this past Friday, 4 days ago. I refer to this as the “first” fall. I do not know if he had fallen previously. I do not know what caused him to fall and originally attributed it to toxic plants. He fell from the top of an XL reptibreeze to a bare bottom. After the “first” fall I put moss on the bottom of the cage, he doesn’t intentionally spend time on the bottom of the cage and I was not concerned about him eating it. Since the “first” fall he has started the limb grabbing. When he grabs his limbs he immobilizes himself and eventually falls again, he fell 4 additional times into moss before I placed him into the hospital bin. These falls were from much shorter distances.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
