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[post_content] => The Critter Forum is a place where new and experienced pet owners can post pictures, habitat guides, questions, and tips about all things related to pets. We all want the same thing: good health and happiness for our pets. So let's keep this place friendly, constructive, and supportive by following some basic rules:
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[post_content] => Bearded dragons might need some extra help to regulate their body temperatures in the summer. The daytime temperature on your beardy’s basking rock should be between 95° and 110°, never exceeding 115° F. The cool side of the habitat should be 77°-85° during the day. At night, you should reduce the temps to 55°-75°. They can’t sweat or shiver like mammals do- they need the sun to keep them warm and shade or water to cool them back off. A few strategies for keeping the enclosure cool include rearranging heating elements and hides, misting and bathing, and climate controlling the room your beardy is in. For all the details, check out our full write-up here.
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[post_content] => The American toad is one of the easiest amphibians to keep (not to mention easiest to get). Its range covers much of eastern Canada and the United States. They live in marshes, wetlands, and riverbanks, where they depend on perennial water sources and dense vegetation for hides. In terms of setting that space up, you can be as simple or complex as you want. Toads do well in bioactive aquariums, but beginners will probably want to start with silk plants. For all the details on how to set up an American toad habitat, as well as what to feed them, check out our full writeup.
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[post_content] => Getting crickets to grow as fast as possible is all about meeting their needs perfectly in a clean, stress-free environment. Like all insects, crickets need a specific mix of heat, moisture, and nutrition to be healthy. The magic numbers for temperature and humidity are right around 90°F and 60% humidity. For all the details on how to get a cricket colony to produce as much as possible, check out our full write-up.
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[post_content] => Roaches are one of the best feeder insects out there. But as every Florida reptile owner should know, dubia roaches are illegal statewide. That's because if dubia roaches were to escape in Florida, they could become invasive, similar to how pet snakes have become invasive in the Everglades. But not to worry! The discoid roach is another option that is native to Florida and is very similar to the dubia, in a lot of ways. Check out our full write-up on discoid roaches as an alternative for dubias.
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[post_content] => Leopard geckos store most of their excess body fat in their chunky little tails. A fat (though obviously not too fat) tail is cute, but it’s also a sign that your gecko is healthy. A leopard gecko rapidly losing fat in its tail has Sick Tail, which can be caused by a number of different parasitic infections. The main one to watch out for is Cryptosporidium, which is highly deadly. Check out our full article for all the details on how to treat Sick Tail.
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[post_content] => Chicks are typically sold the day they hatch. This means you will basically have them from the moment they’re born. When your chickens first arrive, they’ll be about four inches tall and covered in a thick layer of super warm down. In the first week of life, your chicks will have grown about 50% larger than when you got them. By the end of the first month, your chickens will look like proper chickens. Their down will be gone, and you might consider moving them outside to a proper coop. Check out our full write-up for all the details on how chicks grow into chickens.
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[post_content] => If you are getting a new pet and need to scale up your dubia colony, you need to reduce your roaches' stress while getting the temperature and humidity inside the colony just perfect. Trying to speed up your dubia roaches’ growth has two effects: they will grow faster, and also reproduce faster. The key to reducing stress is a dark environment where your dubias are rarely disturbed. For all the details, check out our full write-up.
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