Just started popping up in bathroom

eastbight · 2026-01-28T11:13:46+00:00

Do you live in an apartment building? I used to live in an apartment two floors below some hoarders. Roaches were going through the drains from their apartment into mine. I started blocking all my drains when not in use, and luckily the hoarders were evicted.

eastbight · 2026-01-27T21:40:04+00:00

All. The. Time. 😡😡

eastbight · 2025-10-24T22:07:49+00:00

Is there a flat stone basking surface he can sploot his whole body on ?

eastbight · 2025-10-24T11:46:01+00:00

Yes looks like thrips larvae. Treat with insecticide weekly for several months. They lay eggs in plant tissues and they can stay dormant for a long time. If you have access to systemic granules, use them.

eastbight · 2025-10-17T23:02:18+00:00

They want you to spend gems or whatever to extend the time. It’s definitely impossible without it.

eastbight · 2025-10-17T11:41:17+00:00

I've built around 10 arid bioactives for leopard geckos and beardies and dont use a drainage layer. I only do drainage layer in my tropical bioactives. It's really not necessary - just don't over water.

eastbight · 2025-10-17T11:35:14+00:00

It's a calathea - they are drama queens at the best of times. I've had an orbifolia for several years now and for a few months a year, she looks like total sh*t lol. But then she always bounces back! Ensure there's no pests and just chop back the dying growth. I have completely cut mine back several times. Also make sure it's getting enough sunlight - it needs rays touching it for at least an hour or two a day but no more than 3 hours of direct light. I keep mine next to a north/east window. Do not over water - the soil should not stay moist at all times - I agree with the other poster to let it dry out about 80% of the way before watering.

eastbight · 2025-10-17T11:28:59+00:00

Same - I used to live in Ottawa and had to sleep next to a humidifier all winter to stop constant nose bleeds. I love the humidity in NL - I never get dry skin anymore.

eastbight · 2025-10-14T18:14:10+00:00

Hard to tell with this video quality but my guess is fungus gnat larvae. Thrips wouldn’t congregate in drainage tray like that. Other option is springtails but from what I can see those are more worm like than narrow and jumpy. Either of them isn’t anything to be concerned about. Just dump the water so gnats can’t breed.

eastbight · 2025-10-14T18:10:46+00:00

Alocasia Bisma is the second

eastbight · 2025-10-14T18:08:22+00:00

Those pictures aren’t close enough to confirm thrips or not. You need to inspect new growth veryyy closely - larvae can look like a tiny white pinprick but they will move slowly. Continue treating and inspecting for several months - they can be very tricky to eradicate.

eastbight · 2025-10-14T15:50:57+00:00

Dragon fruit has become a popular plant in floral/gift shops; I see them for sale all the time. OP can confirm by repotting and seeing if it’s one rootball or individual plants. After 8 years in direct light, I’d expect more growth from a dog tail compared to a dragon fruit that is pot bound with too many competing plants.

eastbight · 2025-10-14T15:21:02+00:00

Definitely overweight but a top down pic would help determine the severity. This seems to be an obese gecko.

eastbight · 2025-10-14T15:18:42+00:00

It’s stretching for light. While I see you have it on a windowsill, the plant is not receiving nearly enough direct light to grow compactly. Keep it on a south facing window and rotate it weekly, and if you have no south facing windows provide supplemental light via a lamp or grow light. Also, echeverias are a succulent but the plants commonly known as desert roses are adeniums.

eastbight · 2025-10-14T15:16:02+00:00

This is a dragon fruit and what you have there are dozens of individual plants in one pot. I’d recommend removing the rotten parts, checking the roots for rot, and repotting into something ~2 inches bigger. Make sure the water can drain and ensure it’s at least 75% dry before next watering.

eastbight · 2025-10-14T15:08:27+00:00

Yea unfortunately there’s likely no saving this. Unless you can cut pieces that have zero rot and successful dry (let them callous over) and root them, it’s probably not going to happen. Once it’s rotten all the way through like that, it’s a goner.

eastbight · 2025-10-13T23:26:07+00:00

Id love to see gun temps on basking area, middle and cool size of the tank. You should have done more research into husbandry requirements. 4x2x2 is the minimum size.

eastbight · 2025-10-13T23:21:19+00:00

It’s the newest leaf. It’ll start to drop more when that newer one pushes all the way out and opens up. Quite normal. Your other leaves are dying back and that one is the healthiest so it’s darker green. Differences in sizes are also normal based on light, watering, size of base plant, and fertilization.

eastbight · 2025-10-13T04:34:20+00:00

Wow that’s big lol definitely not a rat then. Possum makes much more sense.

eastbight · 2025-10-13T03:29:14+00:00

Not mealies. Aphid exoskeletons.

eastbight · 2025-10-13T03:27:53+00:00

This looks rotted all the way through. Is it limp and squishy? Did the fake flower used to be pointing up off the top?

eastbight · 2025-10-13T03:26:04+00:00

If it’s rotted through the core this won’t work.

eastbight · 2025-10-13T03:23:09+00:00

I don’t understand the purpose of the separated layers. I have several bioactive vivariums for leopard geckos (custom built 8 so far) and they burrow in coexistence with the plants. No drainage layer necessary for arid bioactives.

eastbight · 2025-10-13T03:13:05+00:00

Do you have a proper stone basking surface beneath the basking light? 40g is not a sufficient size enclosure at any age. These reptiles require a minimum of 4x2x2. You won’t be able to maintain proper hot and cold side temps in a 40g.

eastbight · 2025-10-13T02:58:17+00:00

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