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Okay. Well, Andy, our new member, let my cat out of the bag for me :) . At the reptile show in Pomona on Saturday, tortoiseforum.org had a booth. After talking with them a bit, I came home and gave it a try. They've got a lot of really knowledgeable, friendly, helpful people over there. There...

Does anyone know how hard it is to import fresh blood or entirely new species from any of the South American Countries? I used to work for a tropical fish importer in the 90's and we got weekly shipments from Belem, Brazil , Peru, Africa and Singapore among many other places. I was the guy who...

Its a new year, the holidays are finally finished and I'm all caught up on my other roach set-ups. Time to order some new roaches! I'm trying to lump as many of these together as possible to save on shipping, hassles and time. Volume discounts don't hurt either. If you can put together a few of...

What's the general consensus on this species? Substrate, or not? I got 200 sub-adults about a month ago and several molted into adulthood right away. Several more have become adults since then, but no babies. I've seen about a dozen egg cases, but none have hatched. Or if they have, there is no...

I've seen many references to "overcrowding" on our forum. I'm just not clear on what is overcrowded. There is nothing I like better than lifting up an egg flat and feeling the weight and movement of a bunch of roaches. I love to see dozens of all ages scrambling around. It has been said that...

I've just finished reading "Allpet Roaches" cover to cover. Okay, it was the tenth time... Does anyone have Deropeltis erythrocephala in culture? I found info on the D. paulinoi, but none on this one. Are they as noxious as the paulinoi? In other words, do they stink, taste bad and stain your...

Do these guys have much of a defensive odor? I noticed they are in the same genus as the Florida SKUNK roach. Will reptiles and other inverts eat them? Any husbandry/containment advice?

When I topped off their dog food the other day, I put in an orange wedge and a little bird of prey meat cube. 26 hours later they'd barely touched the meat cube, but the orange was nearly gone. Maybe they are satisfying their protein cravings with each others wings :huh: :) ! Once they molt...

So here's my theory on tortoise pyramiding: Growth in the absence of humidity. Let me explain... Most people believe its caused by to much protein in the diet. I've also heard lack of calcium, lack of sunshine (uv), not enough heat, not enough fiber (like grass), and power-feeding. I've raised...

I've seen a few posts in the past about "clean-up crews". What's the latest on this? I've got lots of silverfish running around and at least two species of isopods(we call 'em rolly-pollies in this part of the country). Can I just throw a few in there, or do I need specific tropical ones? I've...

When I moved my Blaberus craniifer colony into their new tub I found a bunch of these in the old tub. Are they aborted ootheca or does this species leave the empties laying around after the babies are born? I don't see these in my dubia or hisser cultures, but I though that might be because they...

Okay, Ladies and Gentlemen, fire away. Let me know what, if anything, is wrong with it or could be improved. The logs are oak and two aspen mounted to an 8"x12" piece of old plywood. The substrate is plain soil and two grades of coco fiber. There are about two dozen adults and fifteen babies...

I got a really cool insect and spider book for Christmas. Its called "Field Guide To Insects And Spiders Of North America". Its put out by the National Wildlife Federation and the author is Arthur V. Evans. Its got sections on roaches, mantids, beetles, silverfish and firebrats, springtails and...

Does anyone know if its critical that monitors get a lot of UV? I've always done it, but is it necessary? I know beardies, iggies and any chelonians must have it, as much as possible, but I've heard conflicting things about it for monitors. They say big boas and pythons don't need much, if any...

I know this will be obvious to most of you, but its all new to me. With bird eggs you are supposed to turn them ever so often. With reptile eggs, its imperative that you don't turn them at all, ever. With shark eggs a fair amount of movement is okay, but not too much early on. So... what about...

We had some heavy winds here a couple of days ago and my Mulberry tree blew over. Are these branches safe to use in my roach enclosures? I feed the leaves to many different herbivores and my beaver eats, or at least chews up, the branches with no ill effect. Just being extra cautious. Also I...

Thanks to the site moderators for opening this new category! :D I've currently got: 3 small adult sulcattas that I raised from hatchlings. Two males and a female. My female laid her first clutch last year in January(three eggs, not fertile) and she's just started digging test holes again...

I'm just too thrilled to not talk about it and nobody , but you guys, will understand the magnitude of this. Yesterday I finished building 23 linear feet of new shelf space for roaches in my roach room. That's room for 13 more roach bins!!! This doubles my capacity. Words cannot explain my sense...

Can anyone recommend a quality reptile forum? I wanna talk reptiles too. I've looked around a little bit, but haven't found anything like the quality here. Kingsnake.com is just not for me. Roachforum.com is my first and only forum. Am I just spoiled now? Are there no others on other subjects...

Cut down a dead oak branch today to use the branch and long dead leaves and these were on the underside of most of the leaves. What is it? I'm assuming I shouldn't use these in my enclosures, right? Sorry I could only get one pic to attach.