woodie breeding

[theduclos]

Hey all, I just got the news that there isn't enough work to warrant me coming in tomorrow (gotta love days off) So I was thinking it would be a great time to purchase some woodies and setup a small breeding box for em. After reading the guide in the wiki I have got an idea on how to keep them I just need the answers to a coupla questions. 1, what is the best place in south eastern Vic to get woodies tomorrow without resorting to driving out to sunshine for the herpshop (if all else fails I suppose I can mail order some but I’m impatient) The second question is where would be the best place to grab a small 5w heat mat that I can place my tub on. I don’t wanna run a thermo so the smallest heat giving device will do. I hear beardies have a voracious appetite so it would be cool to get the food breeding before I get my beardie. I’m only gonna have 1 baby so my setup really does not need to be huge, another question not answered in the wiki. Do the woodies prefer the dark or to be kept in the light?

[grimbeny]

They prefer the dark. I dont really know where you could get them in vic but i would suggest herp shop, they sell them in large packs 400 should be enough to set you up. What size tub are you thinking about using?

[jimjones]

Originally Posted by theduclos

Hey all, I just got the news that there isn't enough work to warrant me coming in tomorrow (gotta love days off) So I was thinking it would be a great time to purchase some woodies and setup a small breeding box for em. After reading the guide in the wiki I have got an idea on how to keep them I just need the answers to a coupla questions. 1, what is the best place in south eastern Vic to get woodies tomorrow without resorting to driving out to sunshine for the herpshop (if all else fails I suppose I can mail order some but I’m impatient) The second question is where would be the best place to grab a small 5w heat mat that I can place my tub on. I don’t wanna run a thermo so the smallest heat giving device will do. I hear beardies have a voracious appetite so it would be cool to get the food breeding before I get my beardie. I’m only gonna have 1 baby so my setup really does not need to be huge, another question not answered in the wiki. Do the woodies prefer the dark or to be kept in the light?

shouldnt u b worried at the lack of work i mean no job no woodies(im not having a dig at u)

[theduclos]

lol, when you work 2 jobs doing 60 hours a week you love getting a guilt free day off. It blows being young and renting. i was thinking a 30 litre tub or if they prefer the dark then some tub about 700L X 350D X 200H cos that would fit perfectly into the little cupboard i have built into the base of my enclosure. Is herp shop my only option in Vic for cheap bulk woodies?

[jimjones]

lol i only got one job but often work that many hours it sucks.enjoy your guilt free day off

[jimjones]

chris reptile knows where to get the bulk woodies he accidently sent me the pm but im sure it was ment for youself(duclos)

[theduclos]

thanks mate, sent a pm to him just now.

[theduclos]

do you think it would be worth buying 2 large tubs of woodies from the local pet store, and starting form there, it will be probably a minimum of two weeks before i need em for food so would that be long enough to start a cycle? im only saying this because i would prefer to spend a bit extra getting them localy because it would cost me 25 bucks for the trip including etag. thats enough to get 2 large tubs isnt it?

[Chrisreptile]

it usually takes about a month or two before you can start feeding of the bigger ones as the newly borns are growing. if that makes sense,
it would probably easier to buy atleast 3 or 4 hundred.

[theduclos]

how many woodies do you get in 1 of those large boxes from pisces?

[grimbeny]

Um i dont think so... It can take a while before you get babies and they take quite a while to mature. Your probably better of getting a few hundred delivered. Delivery from the herp shop is arround 8 bucks and their not very expencive. I bought mine a few months ago and am only feeding my own bred little guys nowish. They breed quick but not that quick.

[theduclos]

actually bugger it, ill just purchase a coupla roach tubs tommoro, setup the breeding colony, and when i get my beardies ill just feed em on store bought suff until the colony takes over.