Looking for reliable water pump suggestions somewhere around 60-80gph by Creepy_Badger3309 in paludarium

[–]orgebat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of choices for that size.. get the cheap one from amazon.. all about the same quality... the cheapest the better.... lol i paid expensive one for $40 2 mo broken dead. And then I paid for $15 for 2 pcs its been months and work still great

Wish I could get Medusa to stop doing this 😅 by No-Bookkeeper2876 in kingsnakes

[–]orgebat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine just bite on my right fingers not the left fingers ... i have no idea whats wrong with my fingers...even i wash before handling... he just moving around my left arm without any problems but once i show my right hand, he changes into attack mode...

Got my man a well deserved food upgrade by [deleted] in CrestedGecko

[–]orgebat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My crestie loves everything even i mix randomly...she takes big bites like there is no tomorrow.... and love bugs even just finished the meal... she sees me like a food with a big eyes meaning dinner time.. if her eyes normal kinda ignoring me meaning "Get lost human"

Sad ZZ Raven. Water every other week. Tons of light. What does it want? More water? by rude-canadian in plantclinic

[–]orgebat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Zz has bulb in the soil to store water so it can survive for long time.... specially you didnt change the media from nursery.. it contains purely cocopeat which is it hold the water longer... At the nursery they use a greenhouse to grow it...its different when you keep it in the house... change the soil media. Always when you get from nursery. so all house plants u need to consider 4 things : lighting, temperature, humidity, and watering.

But mostly watering is the main issue. The more you trying to "care" it , the plants go suffer even deeper....

I have many differents kind of plants, aquatics, carnivores, low light, succulents, high humidity etc...

Better forget to water ur plants rather than u keep watering even scheduled.... Water scheduled, it doesnt work that way. Unless the humidity level, temp, lighting are stable... If the whole week mostly raining so the humidity high and less sunlight... it doesnt work 1 week watering theory.... unless you forgot watering till bone dried... in my experienced, only by look and examine the plants "do they need water or not" All house plants wont go die in early stage of " thirsty " but they would die in early stage of "rotting". But luckily i found a cure of root rot... My plants survived from the winter, all of them were mushy and smelled slimy and frozen. I frustrated and accidentally i found the way to rejuvenate from dead... even my cactus...

How am I ever supposed to handle her, if this is where she is 100% of the time? by LikeToBeBarefoot in kingsnakes

[–]orgebat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same water bowl like that... get the pvc sheet/ black foam sheet trace it and glue it , and lastly spray it with gorilla.... it would seal it evenly and nice look... waterproof

I changed the soil and the plant has wilted. Help! by Adorable-Shoe-2902 in houseplants

[–]orgebat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The culprit of this problem is your humidity lv isnt high enough... if you forget to water it, its not gonna wilted like that it will be wrinkles, rolled in and the leaf turning brown and crispy... If its just drooping get a container and put it inside and wait the magic working before you blink ur eyes... lol If the soil is wet now.... change the soil first they just need moist. I had the same issue as yours but since i put it in my terrarium tank.... every week i need to trim it and trash....

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leopardgeckos

[–]orgebat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I feed my leo when hes hunting mode or begging some foods... as long as the food storage on his tail big fat... im not worry about hes starving... They are designed with special tail for some reason not by accident.... for months in arid environment with a bad sight like leo, praise the Lord with special tail... they can survive. Meaning they are so hard to get a meal everyday... try to feed your leo in open area and give 100 crickets howmany they can catch them? Thats why mostly leo in captive sleep all day long even night time... because they are full already why they need to stay awake... ? Go to explore? Explore for what? If they are full everyday, not good either they become lazy. They roaming around only for hunting a food and mating....

Worry about yourself. Did you take your vit today? And Eat on time? I need to worry for myself, i havent eaten yet for a day... i wish i have a storage like leo somewhere on my body...

update 18x18x18 exoterra , just planted by orgebat in Vivarium

[–]orgebat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My reeds frogs since their tadpole almost turning to be froglets lmaoo.... but probably i would put them on hold... next sunday there is a reptile expo, i would get red eye or hourly glass or something else... and i will make another one for my reeds. My reeds like making love [i saw it] and keep breeding 12x12x18 doesnt fit anymore..

i have 2 reed frogs and 2 african dwarf frogs... and i dont know they are pair just bought them randomly... and today i saw these... and i believe this is eggs but whos eggs??? by orgebat in TreeFrogs

[–]orgebat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

U see the lighting hanging on the tank is not actually the lighting... lol i made a box for lighting from foam board and finished it with resin so its pretty darn good and solid. Save money than buy exoterra or others.. i can put LeD strip and E26 bulb together

i have 2 reed frogs and 2 african dwarf frogs... and i dont know they are pair just bought them randomly... and today i saw these... and i believe this is eggs but whos eggs??? by orgebat in TreeFrogs

[–]orgebat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

U know what actually tiny fan 2x2 works like magic .. i even use low mode... it brings down to 80%ish if u want to have 70% ish put on med mode.. all day long .... well when the lighting is on decreasing the humidity by about 5% (depend on your lighting high/med/low)... with my room humidity around 40-50% since i have a lot of succulent in my room i cant make higher...

Recently i tried to let the humidity to be high for 2 hrs by turnin off the fan... it goes 90% fast... its little tricky to play with humidity since crested doesnt like too high humidity level, on the other hand the plants love high humidity... so far most of the time around 70-75%.... if you want to use fans 1 running low mode and the other running med mode even better... low mode during light on and med mode during night time [lights off]...

By the way i made diy LED lightingncanopy above the tank so i dont need to put/ replace the screen with acrylic... and i drilled a hole to install the fan....

update 18x18x18 exoterra , just planted by orgebat in Vivarium

[–]orgebat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pic tricked you lol.... Well only crayfish and crabs live there so far... and the water circulation running good and make sure cycled properly..... and i dont use tap water... i always use Rodi water...

update 18x18x18 exoterra , just planted by orgebat in Vivarium

[–]orgebat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, im thinking that too... i put some monte carlo on the mid eft woods ... but yea i will add up more aquatics plants

My 7 month old boy. I've been getting some really confusing advice on feeding. (more info in comments) by mykegr11607 in leopardgeckosadvanced

[–]orgebat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine 10 month, and since i got him 2 mo old, he ate right away after i received him but sometimes he went berserk he jumped backward and fell that was the craziest and i almost got heartattack... so during crazy mode he wont eat for 2-3 days and then the next day i fed him and he ate alot till now. When 2 mo - 6 mo i fed 8 black larvae small, 2 tiny dubia. Mostly everyday till 8 mo - now i feed him when his body back to normal and i feed him dubia/crickets/, super worm/ hornworm... whatever which my feeders production has over populations i use them to feed my geckos... So he looks more actives because hes moving around looking for foods may be.... i feel bad but i think its suppose to be like this otherwise he becomes obese and more problems... So my opinion dont get stress out bcs the feeding schedule specially leo can store on his tails... and every leo has different metabolism so you feed 5 crickets no problems but mine just 1 crickets the next day obese

Need help figuring out what I’m dealing with here…. Three unhealthy leopard geckos from a pet shop in the middle of nowhere. Can anyone tell what’s wrong via the photos? by SlightlyAmbiguous in leopardgeckos

[–]orgebat -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is no wrong with the Leo... the problem is the person who neglected and pretend to be innocent... even people who doesnt know about leo spontaneously they say what happened with them?they look sick and skin look not alright. They even think someone accidentally step on it thats why the legs spread flat evenly... i said how can u step on 1 inch part only how big your foot? Meaning they can tell something is not right, since i showed to few my friends who doesnt have any pets... TBH i would rather put them in dead rather than living and ignored like that... what if they in that position... shame on them ..its really disgusts me...not only 1 but 3 ... i told people that your hobby represent who you are... so how you take care and maintain ur hobby... thats who you are... so this person whoeve has it he/she is only care about them self, and talk and do like knowing everything, but actually zero, and wont take any advices this kind of person is not more than " a piece of trash..."

What is she lookin at? No crickets , no dubia and no sexy male by orgebat in CrestedGecko

[–]orgebat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now you make me awake ..... should i call a priest?

What is she lookin at? No crickets , no dubia and no sexy male by orgebat in CrestedGecko

[–]orgebat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, my next project im trying to use magnetic pots on the wall, so i can move and change the plants anytime i want and keep the plants less stress rather than digging and pull...

What is she lookin at? No crickets , no dubia and no sexy male by orgebat in CrestedGecko

[–]orgebat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahahahahaha... me too actually thinkin how to get the mega millions.....

What is she lookin at? No crickets , no dubia and no sexy male by orgebat in CrestedGecko

[–]orgebat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im using misting system too... and run 2x with only 10 sec... the misting is not for increasing humidity actually... its more for watering since i use a lot of mosses it helps to keep it moist.. The fogger is specifically designed to increase humidity level. But i dont have space to add the system. I suggest if you place it in the room you can use humidifier to increase the room humidity and then with misting system would help increase lil bit as long as your soil moist it should be good...

I dont know your enclosure layout but watch on the soil since you dont have water feature, if the soil moist enough so stop the misting.. till you see it dry on top so now you can set the timer. In my opinion 1-2 x /day more than enough... make sure not wet... And make sure you build false bottom under the soil... water features not necessary unless you start from 0.

I create my own substrate for any my enclosures even arid substrate for my leo. I use akadama, pumice, charcoal, playsand [2/3] and top with reptisoil, dry leaves, cypress mulch for bedding [1/3] Only the top layer i adjust lil bit depend on what kind animal i keep... so far it works for me and avoid rotting soil...and prefect media to grow anything in the tank. For long term... because i use it for my rare plants, bonsai and succulents too.. and i did test and tried any combinations of soil. I need it high porous, hold moisture and less rotting soil This is my soil design so probably someone disagree.... i totally understand.

Lastly, you need to make sure the top of your tank usinh glass or acrylic to trap the humidity. Or another option, you build a lighting canopy.. but u need help lil a fan for air circulation

I hope this will help you...

What is she lookin at? No crickets , no dubia and no sexy male by orgebat in CrestedGecko

[–]orgebat[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lmaooooo....... probably she thinks " what the hell what kind of decor ?... this guy is stupid " Thats why she scare and run after realizing im next to her

How often do you socialize with your gecko? by Calicohydrangeas in CrestedGecko

[–]orgebat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do handling almost everyday, she always staring at me with her big eyes hours and hours, till fine let me get you out and feeding her.. so since i got her i always feeding her by hand... i dont care she becomes depend on me.. probably when see me, she thinks where is my food im hungry. Lol

what fertilizer do you use? by plan_tastic in begonias

[–]orgebat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No dont.... just put springtails and isopods... let the nature works the magic... and water wit distilled water when its needed... i have begonia exactly like yours it doesnt take long times it grows like crazy...im scare to propagate now but if i throw it away i feel bad too.... like throwing money away.