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    Big Improvements - Repashy?

    I'm also a huge fan of the Repashy products. I use the superveggie supplement on all greens and salads (for my iguana as well), along with the Calcium Plus to dust any prey insects. I also have the Rescuecal+ that is a vet-grade liquid calcium supplement that I have had great successs using...
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    im looking for another lizard

    Aleena is correct, most lizards don't do well living together, especially not ones of the size you're looking for. They're not social animals and tend to see other lizards as competition for food, basking spots, hides, etc. There are several different species of skinks that grow to around 12...
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    PetSmart & other Pet Store Rants

    I haven't found that to be true in my experience. I know many people that work at Petco and Petsmart and although they will designate certain employees as the "small animal expert" or "reptile expert", it is very rarely based on them being truly knowledgeable about that particular department...
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    PetSmart & other Pet Store Rants

    From my experience of working as an assistant manager at Petco several years ago, corporate mandates the way the stores are run, down to the exact care that is provided to the animals. I've found that if you have an issue with a particular store, complaining/expressing your concerns to the store...
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    Providing Variety

    Nope, you only need to clean the tubs every few months at most anyway.
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    Providing Variety

    I use substrate for a few reasons. I have a very hard time maintaining high enough humidity levels without the substrate which was affecting breeding. Another reason is that I use a mixture of eco-earth or plain potting soil mixed with a generous amount of decaying leaf litter which is really...
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    Providing Variety

    Dubias are very easy to keep and definitely the most popular feeder roach due to them not being climbers, but Germ is correct in that you need to start out with a pretty large number with enough mature females and even then it usually takes at least several months for the colony to be...
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    PetSmart & other Pet Store Rants

    So, I ended up going into a Petsmart for the first time in at least a year the other day. Not to buy anything obviously, but because I was running errands with my mom and the store she needed to go into a store that was right next to Petsmart and it wasn't one I wanted to go into lol so I...
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    Bark chippings

    Wood chips are also going to raise the humidity levels in the tank, this is why they are popular for species that need more humidity. Also, many types of wood chips produce phenols that can be quite toxic to small animals. I would definitely not use them in a beardie tank.
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    Providing Variety

    Regarding live feeders, I'd be interested to find out which ones y'all use, how many different ones you include in the diet, and would love to hear your opinions on using a variety of different feeders. Am also very interested in hearing other's reasons for trying to provide a lot of variety as...
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    Providing Variety

    Turnip greens are a great green for them, kale can be used occassionally but due to the amount of oxalates and goitrogens it contains it isn't a good choice for a staple green. Green beans are a great staple veggie. Oranges, melon, strawberries, and watermelon are ok when feed occassionally in...
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    My Beardie won't drink anything!

    Many beardies will drink from a water dish either very rarely or pretty much never. A bath every day might be a little much, I think a few times a week would be more than sufficient. Since he isn't licking the water off his nose, it might just be that he isn't thirsty. You could also try...
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    Providing Variety

    What specific greens, veggies, and fruits have you tried so far? What is his feeding schedule like?
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    Providing Variety

    I'm already offering a small amount of several of the leafy greens I plan to include as staples in the veg part of his diet and tiny chopped up bits of some of the staple veggies I know I want to use to him each day. Being maybe 7 weeks old he shows absolutely no interest in them but I figure...
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    Providing Variety

    So while I've always been very interested in researching as much as possible about the dietary needs of any animals I have had in my care, over the past couple of years I've started to feel more and more strongly that when trying to provide the best possible captive diet for herps in particular...
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