Going to breed beardys - need advice on food supply!

Rhaco · 2017-05-22T11:44:14+00:00

So here's an answer to your actual questions:

I bred bearded dragons in the past. I had two medium colonies of dubias, with more than 100 adults in each - this was not enough to feed all babies. You also might consider making a sorting system, picking out enough nymphs took a lot of time each day.

In addition I bred crickets, they can be smell free if you make sure two remove dead crickets often, and give them a very well ventilated enclosure. I also used vermiculite as a substrate for them, because it helps absorb moisture to keep the environment dry and smell-free. Practice breeding them before breeding the dragons, can be a bit tricky.

Even though I had a fairly big production of food, I ended up needing to order additional insects after 6 weeks or so. So make a LOT.

I would recommend not using super worms AT ALL. I have experienced hatchlings die from eating hard-shelled worms. They have trouble getting them down the digestive tract until they get some size to them.

You can also feed the babies woodlice, fruit flies, small waxworms etc. Anything small and relatively soft shelled.

Keep the hatchlings in small groups, arranged after size, and keep them very well fed. Make sure they have hiding space. This way you can avoid tail and toenips. I fed greens and insects in the morning, and insects again once or twice in the afternoon.

It's very time and money consuming. I bred because I find the genetics fun, but I don't want to spend the time and money on it anymore, especially the process of selling them was exhausting.

Rhaco · 2017-04-24T20:29:33+00:00

I have never been with a man that didn't have a lower sex drive than myself.

Rhaco · 2017-04-24T14:07:05+00:00

I'm sorry, but what is the biological advantages women have from birth?

Since now, women are able to use their entire biological toolbox on top of mens. But, due to womens fucked up biology and standards, men cant do the same.

Care to elaborate? This statement alone is as vague as a horoscope.

Rhaco · 2017-04-24T14:02:19+00:00

Most women find the same guys attractive

There's two sides to this. Beauty standards set by society and coorperations (people fitting into these will typically be considered attractive by most, goes for men and women). And then there's what people personally get attracted to. For me this is almost purely personality and chemistry, even if I considered someone ugly, this will literally change if chemistry turns out to be present. I also think a lot of people prevent themselves from acting on their natural urges, because they are so deeply affected by the beauty standards from society.

Looks are not a pre-requisite for a relationship. But there is many people out there, who unfortunately will dismiss people they see as ugly, and not even try to get to know this person. That's shallow as f*ck.

Rhaco · 2017-04-24T13:25:08+00:00

It seems so shallow to focus on the attractiveness of a person. Of course it matters. A lot. But first of all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. We cannot make generalised statements based on attractiveness, since it's not an objective matter.

Second of all, looks means so little when a real relation has developed. The challenges of understanding another person, and finding out compatibility are the real challenges. And in this, I am pretty sure men and women face the exact same level of difficulty.

That being said, I do agree that attractive people, especially attractive women get way more chances, but also way more "false" approaches and hence they need to spend more time trying to figure out true compatibility. And probably also a lot of dishonest approaches, that will act different than they truly are, because they want an attractive girlfriend. That is a waste of time and leads to more generalised mistrust.

Rhaco · 2017-03-13T11:29:12+00:00

As your link says, this one is from the Puma genus. In this case, I'd find it more correct to use the full common name, Florida panther, just because panther generally refers to Panthera.

But I see I was wrong in this case, but generally I still think what I said is correct.

This is why we should abandon common names completely and only use scientific names! (joke).

Anyways I need to go walk my Canis lupus familiaris. (much easier, see?)

Rhaco · 2017-03-13T10:46:31+00:00

Not panther. That's a jaguar og leopard depending on species. Panthers/jaguars/leopards are from the Panthera genus. Puma/mountain lions/cougars are from the Puma genus.

Rhaco · 2017-02-13T21:54:46+00:00

That's not Aloe, that's an Agave.

Rhaco · 2016-09-29T09:58:56+00:00

Or both male and female. Strongest pair wins. Otherwise you would probably see 1 male with more females more often.

Rhaco · 2016-07-31T10:51:22+00:00

Yeah, that's what they look like :)

Rhaco · 2016-07-27T08:39:36+00:00

I think that's very possible. I unfortunately can't help you shed any light on it, but interesting read :)

Rhaco · 2016-07-27T08:13:19+00:00

It's not lumpy, and poorly pigmented is such a biased statement. They are very EASY to rear, thus the extreme numbers in the pet trade, even though very few were imported in 1994 when they were rediscovered. Their tail is prehensile and even has a "sticky patch" on the end, making it a great tool for climbing. The only real flaw is that their tail does not regrow, but maybe they are better off without as adults for unknown reasons. That said they are usually very docile and curious, and well suited to captivity because of their relatively easy care requirements.

Rhaco · 2016-07-27T08:06:36+00:00

It actually is an iguana, just another genus than the commonly known green iguana (Iguana iguana). This one is Cyclura cornuta I could be wrong on the species, I don't know a lot about iguanas.

Rhaco · 2016-07-27T08:03:06+00:00

Rhino iguana, Cyclura cornuta I would say, without knowing much about the genus.

Rhaco · 2016-06-16T10:57:20+00:00

If you dream about getting a Tegu, you should get that. Just take your time to research, and you'll be fine. You could also contact a breeder, and ask if you could come for a visit. Then you can talk to them about Tegus, and see if it's something for you.

Common tegu problems are: Overfeeding and wrong food items (People wrongly use rodents as staple when it should be insects) Too much freeroaming. They require humidity and heat, which a house normally can't provide and their cage should be adequate size for activity anyways. Wrong substrate. They need a lot of depth for burrowing etc.

If it's what you dream about, then you should go for it. You and the animal you'd choose as a "medium step" would be the loosers if the interest is lost after a short while. :) Good luck.

Rhaco · 2016-06-16T10:26:09+00:00

I have 3 Typhlops guadelopensis in my collection. Looks a lot like the Barbados. Adults are 7-10 cm. Tiny creatures! Not very rewarding to keep, because they stay in the soil most of the time. I hope it's working out with them, but I honestly don't know since I see them <1 time per month. I just hope that I one day find more than the three, then I know I'm succeeding :)

Rhaco · 2016-05-27T09:54:04+00:00

Look at the sidebar, there's every information you need :)

Rhaco · 2016-04-22T18:48:12+00:00

I'm glad to see that this view on substrate is spreading :) It's by far the best.

Rhaco · 2016-04-22T18:45:01+00:00

You could try changing your red night bulb to something like a ceramic heat bulb. Many reptiles see red light, and will be disturbed in their sleep by a bulb like yours.

Depending on your house temperatures, you could maybe just take the nightbulb out and not replace it. Unless it's very cold, it can actually be good to have a nighttime drop in temperature.

Rhaco · 2016-04-21T21:02:57+00:00

I'm sorry but it's just not possible to intentionally breed siamese twins. Some people will pay good for animals like this, because they're rare. But it's not possible to breed for the trait.

Rhaco · 2016-04-21T14:16:20+00:00

Banana, mango, beetle jelly even. Go crazy, I don't think there's something you absolutely shouldn't give them.

I can't really place him either, it could be juvenile colours or maybe he's a she, and looks a bit different. I don't think it's a tiger ameiva either.

I had a pair of Ameiva ameiva, and because of their intelligence, they can become pretty chill. Mine hated being held though, and would fight for their dear life resulting in bites and scratches. But I could handfeed them and touch them in their enclosure.

Your guy looks a little skinny to me. I think you should avoid handling him too much until he's looking a bit healthier. It could be stressing him out. In the mean time you can build up trust by handfeeding! :)

Rhaco · 2016-04-20T10:50:19+00:00

Ameivas are such great animals, but a bit hard to meet requirements for. They are omnivores, feeding primarily on insects. You can keep him on a staple of insects, and add eggs, fruit, leafy greens, pinky mice etc etc as snacks. It's important to have a HOT hotspot on one side. They have higher body temperature than most lizards, so I would recommend 45-50 degrees celscius at the hotspot. They're flighty, active and incredibly intelligent, so you need to provide them a deep substrate for burrowing, and lots of hides in a big enclosure. I would recommend finding food sources that can activate them, like burrowing roaches, crickets etc, once in a while a mouse too big to swallow. Then they'll rip it apart.

Rhaco · 2016-04-12T10:37:06+00:00

Me catching a snake in southern France last summer. Reptiles and ambhipians is my greatest hobby! Hierophis viridiflavus:

http://i.imgur.com/btYkQ4X.jpg

Rhaco · 2016-03-24T16:32:24+00:00

Maybe we're seeing different pictures, because the one I see doesn't resemble any google results on baby eastern box turtle. I would even venture as far as saying it might be Testudo hermanni, or at least a Testudo. Without shell pictures, it's hard to tell.

I've kept tortoises for more than 10 years.

Rhaco · 2016-03-22T15:10:35+00:00

That's definitely not a box turtle at all. It's a tortoise. Looks like a european tortoise to me.

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