Re: Question on lighting to photograph terrarium

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> In calgary.general Jon Pike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Well, there's a few issues here. 1, don't feed any pet, especially
herps,
> > exclusively one thing. Make damn sure you have a variety. Also, if
you're
> > using crickets, be sure to look into "gut loading" and the little powder
> > stuff that you cover them in too.
> > As for keeping them in your house, -bad- idea. They -will- get out. No
> > matter what you do. Guarenteed. And they'll breed, in your house. And
then
> > you'll have chirping crickets forever. You can never get rid of them
all.
> > And no, the chirping is -not- pleasant. It's annoying as hell. And it's
> > pretty disgusting knowing that there's crickets infesting your house
too.
>
> Aw fuck man, now my GF's gonna read this and ride my ass about it.  LOOK
> WHAT YOU FUCKIN GONE DONE DID!
>
> I don't have much choice but to keep the crickets in my apt.  If they get
> out, I'll just breed 200 mantids and let them loose.  If that becomes a
> problem, I'll borrow a cat from one of the many spinsters in the building.
>

Don't worry, the only time I lost crickets was the first time I bought a
1000. Was inexperienced, but that didn't matter because my cat loves
crickets and has become an expert cricket hunter :-).

Now they package them in smaller boxes which you could fit into a small
aquarium, so I place the entire box, opened, into this aquarium, or shake
the entire contents into the aquarium (once I learnt how to handle the
suckers)....didn't loose one after that. Now I actually have to fish out a
couple to give my cat, for him it's like catnip.

Oh, the vitamin power is very good for the reptiles, but the same could be
achived with what you feed the crickets themselves, plenty of good sites out
there explaining a good cricket diet. Stay away from the water gel, it'll
save a few crickets, but not enough to justify the cost.

I love the sounds of crickets churping. Although not in the bedroom but I
could still faintly hear them, which is soothing especially in the winter. I
could close my eyes and pretend its summer with the windows open listening
to the suckers.

Basilic

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