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04-Jun-07, 05:26 PM
|  | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | Another woodie breeding from me!
Didn't want to hijack the other post so I won't. My question is this.
My woodies are starting to STINK. Even after they have been cleaned of poopies.  It's never been so bad, but I think its because the colony is growing. I can't even stand it and I'm even used to cleaning up warm beardie poo!
Since I only really want woodies for the babies for gecko food (my beardies eat crix and a lot of veges), I'm wondering if its possible to cut down the colony just for breeding, and keep say 50 females and 25 or so males and stick them on heat. I know you need bigger numbers to get a big feeder colony going, but I only need enough babies pumped out to feed a couple of pairs of geckos, I don't need dozens a day. And I can keep babies off heat to stop them developing too quickly.
Is it possible or are the smaller numbers, due to time interval between broods not going to give enough babies? |
04-Jun-07, 05:28 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Dandenong Age/Gender: 20  | | | | feel free to jump on mate. i dont care about hijackers. as long as its related to my thread lol. im looking forward to the answers to your questions. |
04-Jun-07, 05:29 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Cairns | | | | Keep the humidity down and throw a handful of mealworms in there.
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04-Jun-07, 05:34 PM
| | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | | I'm using the chinese container filled with water with chux through a slot to act as a sponge for the water, and dry rabbit pellets for food. Do you think the water dish is creating too much humidity? Alternatives? Carrot? |
04-Jun-07, 05:36 PM
| | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by theduclos  feel free to jump on mate. i dont care about hijackers. as long as its related to my thread lol. im looking forward to the answers to your questions. | Thanks mate.  I thought of adding it onto your post, but some APS members are a bit touchy you see, so thought I'd better not. LOL. |
04-Jun-07, 05:37 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Cairns | | | | Yes, way too much water.
I give mine carrot, apple, zuchini or similar twice a week.
Seriously though, put some mealworms in there too, they cut the mess and smell right down.
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04-Jun-07, 05:38 PM
| | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | | Thanks mate. Will give it a go. |
04-Jun-07, 05:50 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 20 | | | | Mine dont get any water only dry dog biscuits a bit of rabbit mix and carrot (changed every two days or so)
I dont think their is any need for water. I havnt heard of the meal worm trick i might try that aswell.
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04-Jun-07, 05:54 PM
| | I love it LOUD! Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sutherland Shire NSW Age: 32 | | | | Just had a thought - last time I topped up water (I use fresh chux as well), the water container & chux stank. I'm wondering if thats part of the problem...... |
04-Jun-07, 05:55 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 20 | | | | Id say water is more than likely the problem.
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05-Jun-07, 12:44 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Townsville Age/Gender: 35 | | | | Anyone got more info on the mealworm thing? How well do they keep the smell down and what happens when they grow into their beetle form? Sounds promising. |
05-Jun-07, 10:27 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Hornsby Age/Gender: 33  | | | | for moisture i use a potato peeler and slice bits of buttenut pumpkin over their egg cartons once a day.
if any is left over its thin enough to dry out so it doesnt smell, but most gets eaten straight away.
i find drying the egg cartons in the sun on cleaning day and changing the newspaper (i line the bottom) gets rid of the smell, mine hardly smell since i've been doing that,...
Tsubakai - i read last week that mealworms eat the dead roaches and/or poo which greatly reduces teh smell, havent tried it, but it does sound interesting.
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05-Jun-07, 10:30 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 20 | | | | What do you feed them on Chris1?
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05-Jun-07, 10:33 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Hornsby Age/Gender: 33 | | | | i give them ground up cat food a few days a week and butternut pumpkin slivers daily.
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05-Jun-07, 10:35 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 20 | | | | Why not carrot? The pumpkin seems like it would be more work than is necesary.
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