Well, they've suffered a literal burst in popularity it seems.. they cost at the least.. 100 for one of poor quality.. but yah, Veileds get cheap, mine passed away from Smoke inhalation.. they survived the fire, but eh..[b said:Quote[/b] (elgecko @ Sep. 25 2004,7:44)]Slizarus,
Sorry to hear of you Leopard Gecko eggs. I bred these lizards for a few years. It was really neat to see them hatch and grow up. I'll place a plug for my webpage now about Leopard Geckos.
http://www.geocities.com/elgecko1989/geckos.html
Good luck with the Bearded Dragon eggs.
As for true Chameleons, I've never owned one yet. I plan to sometime. There is a reptile show near me once a month. I have not been to it for a good 5 years, but they had true Chameleons, Veiled babies for $20.00 and Panthers were not much more.
I'll say a huge ditto to that.[b said:Quote[/b] (elgecko @ Oct. 02 2004,2:59)]If a lizard eats sand it is usually because it is trying to get some nutrients it's missing in it's food, especially calcium. Calcium deficiency leads to weak bones and there jaw would be to soft to eat the crickets like you mentioned.
I would sprinkle ReptoCal and another vitamin suppliment from time to time on the lizards food when I fed my lizards.
Yeah, mine always has a dish of powder in there, and his crickets are usually dusted.[b said:Quote[/b] (elgecko @ Oct. 02 2004,11:59)]If a lizard eats sand it is usually because it is trying to get some nutrients it's missing in it's food, especially calcium. Calcium deficiency leads to weak bones and there jaw would be to soft to eat the crickets like you mentioned.
I would sprinkle ReptoCal and another vitamin suppliment from time to time on the lizards food when I fed my lizards.
Still, I don't worry about it.. I don't know how else to explain it.. other than.. he is just not gonna eat that sand.[b said:Quote[/b] (Slizarus @ Oct. 03 2004,7:55)]A note, Walnut shell tears up the inner lining in most reptiles, most notable are the Uromastyx where a great number of owners have killed their uros because of it, in Beardeds and Leos, not nearly as many cases.. but I wouldn't take the chance period.