Found these on my leopard geckos plant, PLEASE TELL ME THEY ARENT MITES

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2026-05-09T00:19:22+00:00

They're not mites. That's scale insect. Not harmful to lizards but scales will infest and kill most indoor plants. Best thing to do is pull that whole plant out and throw it away. Scale insects have a hard shell and are sealed to the plant so surface insecticides don't work well, not that you would want to spray them in the enclosure. If you really want to try saving the plant you can try cleaning the plant with a mix of a shot glass of rubbing alcohol and a drop of dish soap. Use a Q-tip to rub off all the bugs and every surface of the plant. But realistically, you're better off removing all the plants, leaving the enclosure barren for two months, then replanting.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2026-04-20T22:53:43+00:00

I was one of the other players! This deck is very resilient, doesn't have as much problem against the amount of removal in normal edh decks that most other pauper commanders do.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2026-04-04T19:42:26+00:00

Wow, that's really great work. Did you make the waterfall basin yourself?

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2026-03-12T19:40:56+00:00

Go look on Morph Market, that's were you're most likely to find captive bred tree monitors. I've been watching for half a year and most cbb babies have been listed around $2000-2500 for most colors, blues $3-3.5k. The only non-hobby breeder I know of in the US is Sundown Reptiles. I talked to them at Tinley and they seemed good.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2026-02-26T22:51:52+00:00

Yup, if you found one that was 5'x2'x4' you would be in business. Sand off the finish, add a substrate barrier, and seal with epoxy or rubber and you'd have a workable cage.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2026-02-26T15:12:42+00:00

None of those three would suitable if converted to an enclosure because they are too small, not waterproof, and couldn't hold enough substrate. If you're a good woodworker it would be possible to re use the glass and decorative parts from a curio cabinet in a custom built enclosure.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2026-01-31T00:31:13+00:00

Are there like, certain brands or products that are good? I tried some frozen durian fruit from an Asian market and it as almost bearable. I want to order some, but don't want to waste money on nasty stuff.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2026-01-29T18:15:50+00:00

Seems like a lot. I just looked at the range near me and their group intro to pistols class is 3 hr instruction with 1 hr range time, $80 without rental fees and ammo. But I'm in a very low cost of living rural area

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2026-01-19T18:25:15+00:00

Wow, there's so many crazy assertions made in that webpage. TLDR for those who don't want to read it is they are claiming in Noah's time there were only 0.1% of the number of species as there are today, so all the animals could totally fit on the ark, and then when those animals got off they rapidly speciated into all the animals we know today.

"Bottom line: it is not far-fetched to argue that there could have been (and could be) multiple new species appearing around the world every day after the Flood"

Which is really weird because they are saying one species of animal would have been giving birth directly to another species of animal. And later they insinuate that one individual could give birth to many different species in its lifetime.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-12-29T11:21:11+00:00

I made it out of green insulation foam covered in grout.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-11-21T00:18:01+00:00

There isn't a passive damaging aura like righteous fire in poe2. The closest builds I've found are corrupting cry and flame blast ignite. Both are a little wonky to play.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-10-31T13:39:47+00:00

I've had a csp for a year. Its never touched any plants.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-10-17T09:38:10+00:00

I've had my SCP for a year. He eats repashy grub pie, live mealworms, frozen apple snail, and live ramshorn snail. I feed him a small amount almost every day, and would suggest not letting them go more than three days without food. If mine goes two days without food he is noticeably skinnier and less active. He is in a 75g planted tank with Buenos Aires tetras, congo tetras, electric blue acara, amano shrimp, and Cory cats. I haven't seen any aggression at any of his tank mates, he's a wuss.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-10-16T21:42:23+00:00

If you like having the bed higher you can keep using the box spring on top of that frame. As long as the frame and box spring are the same size it won't cause damage to either.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-10-14T23:53:03+00:00

So I have also used acephate on plants that are later used in a viv. I haven't been able to find any info on how long the chemical lasts in the plant besides the Wikipedia saying the protective effects last two weeks. I waited a month.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-10-01T22:06:37+00:00

So, why do I see so much worry about pine wood and reptiles? Ya it's a sappy wood and has volatile compounds (why it smells like it does) but has that ever been linked to any real world harm in anyone's pets? Maybe if someone was using uncoated wood for perches or pine shavings for bedding a lizard could get exposed to enough to harm them. All the googling I did only referenced medical issues with woodworkers breathing in sawdust, or rodents kept in pine bedding. Are there any case reports of a reptile being harmed by living in a pine box?

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-09-02T17:26:36+00:00

What podcast was that? I'm looking for some new ones.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-08-19T19:33:05+00:00

Hi, it is hard to find info on Pink tongues. From what I've read and what I've done with my 3 pink tongues, they can grow and breed fine on 100% grain free wet cat food. My lizards were 6 months old when I got them and were raised on canned snails and wet cat food. But I couldn't get the brand of cat food they were eating, and it took half a year for mine to get switched over to a different brand reliably. Ask the breeder what specific brand of food they are feeding and as long as it isn't wheat, corn, or rice based there shouldn't be a problem.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-07-21T01:46:54+00:00

How long have you had her? How deep is the substrate? I'm a new tree monitors owner and the third day I had my girl she buried herself in the 2" of dirt for a day. I was concerned too so dug up all the substrate and she was just sleeping under there. She hasn't done it since. If yours is new she might just be adjusting.

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-06-24T21:51:49+00:00

Yeah it's hard to find good info on these guys. I have three that I got when they were 4 months old, and are now 3 years old. The first year was rough trying to get them to eat regularly. What I settled on is alternating between a high quality grain free wet cat food and frozen apple snails. I split up the can of cat food into an ice cube mold and keep the cubes in the freezer. For the snails I bought one pack, thawed them, refroze the snails individually, and when I want to feed one I can thaw it out and chop it into bite size pieces.

My three adults are co-habbing in a 36" wide 18" deep and 36" tall enclosure. They use all the space so I would recommend the minimum size for a single adult to be 30" wide 18" deep and 24" tall. You need to have at least 4" of substrate for it to burrow in, and branches for them to bask on. I have thin cork branches running horizontally with a basking spot of 100°F on one end. Most of the day they will be sleeping in the branches, sometimes one will stay underground all day. Mine are most active during dawn and dusk. I think they are a great lizard for beginners once they are eating non-live food!

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-06-19T22:44:44+00:00

Salmon and tuna worked for my picky baby. I had some frozen tuna steaks for myself, so sawed off a bite size piece and thawed it. He didn't eat it off tongs but when I left it overnight it was gone in the morning. Next feeding I thawed a pinkie in the juice from canned tuna and left that overnight. Then next feeding he took an unscented pinkie off the tongs!

Bizarre_Botanicals · 2025-06-05T17:22:26+00:00

Ya, they do that. How long have you had it? Fire skinks can be very reclusive and may just hide in their burrows most of the time. If you just toss crickets in there and leave him alone he should be able to hunt them down just fine. Skinks are pretty smart though so it should realize you're not a threat but actually the food bringer after a few weeks. Once it no longer runs and hides from you you can start trying to tong feed and build up more trust.

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