I'm sad to hear about the 2000g desert that passed away. That's truly a shame. As recently as October 2011 I was given a pretty solid guarantee by Chad of Pro Exotics that my desert combo would breed if I put her on the bottom of my rack where the temperatures were cooler. With the fact that deserts are dying from the breeding process, I feel even more reluctant to breed her if the time came... I wonder if more news will come in the next 1-2 years... either a solid yes or no...

But with respect to eating, my desert combo is a fabulous eater. Granted, she is probably among the weirdest feeders in the world, but since I know her eating quirks, she eats every week for me. She is gaining weight quite solidly.