Fired up and down...

[zina10]

Dubias might be a better choice there are many places online, not only are they better nutritionally but they do not stink and don't die on you like crickets do, so if you order some you will be able to keep them longer probably raise then to adulthood and breed them too.

I will look into that.

If my mother finds out I'm not only ordering cockroaches, but actually considering breeding them, she will finally be convinced I got switched at birth, LOL

[zina10]

Oh my...

there are SO many sizes of dubia's !!

Should I get smaller then how wide his head is, so that they will not grow to big for him, to quickly?

Off to google and research..

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Oh my...

there are SO many sizes of dubia's !!

Should I get smaller then how wide his head is, so that they will not grow to big for him, to quickly?

Off to google and research..

Right now you can get smalls the trick with dubias is temperature, lower temperature = slower growth, you can keep them anywhere from 65 to 95 degrees if you want them to grow fast and breed you want temps of 90/95 if you want to keep them growing slow 65/75 will do.

[zina10]

Done and done

Ordered some small ones as well as some Nutri Grubs to make it worth the shipping. Also got some food and water crystals for the roaches and a couple of egg crates.

Never thought I'd BUY cockroaches. I live in the south. We pay money to have them destroyed and kept away, LOL!!

Smeagol will be one spoiled boy !!

[Phillydubs]

Poor Smeagol and his clueless owner !!!

He finally is getting so relaxed that he is fired WAY down and must be sleeping soundly.

That is, until his owner freaks out because his eyes look sunken in. AGAIN. Like they did earlier when he was sleeping. And the time before then.

So I wonder, how can he be dehydrated again?? And off we go, misting a bit nearby him so that the dried out gecko can lick some life saving drops off the glass and his eyes can pop out again.

Until I finally thought to myself, well, gee. Could there be ANOTHER reason for the eyes to look sunken in a bit ?

Apparently so. When they are sleeping deeply and soundly.

Well, now I feel stupid and bad for waking poor Smeagol up out of deep slumber to make it rain each time.

Lucky me he is no worse for the wear and just went back to sleep each time and he still looks nice, pale and relaxed !

He has been sleeping in his favorite corner, in plain view, so I could see his eyes and it freaked me out that they would sometimes look a bit...sunken in. I've read that means they are dehydrated. But I guess it can also mean they are deep asleep

my humidity seems to hang around 70-75 in his cage the last few days. Granted it’s been raining here non stop. Should I still mist w such high humidity already???

i don’t want to mist and have it go to 90 plus and take forever to fall...

i could mist and move my fam his direction tknget air flow and break the humidity up?

thoights? Now you got me worried his eye balls are gonna fall out or something

[zina10]

Hm...

That is something I would definitely ask Deborah or Mleedee about. They have far more experience then me.

Have you seen your little one drink out of the little water bowl? Most drink the droplets from the glass and deco after misting. So if you don't mist, does he still drink?
I know the humidity is supposed to go up and down.

To be safe, I would message either Deb or Mleedee about this issue and what you should do..

[Phillydubs]

I’ll do that ... thanks!!

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Yes he does drink from his water dish and I’ve seen him do it