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I would add a few more leaves, but otherwise it looks fine. (Make sure the sling can't fit through the ventilation holes.)How is this
I would add a few more leaves, but otherwise it looks fine. (Make sure the sling can't fit through the ventilation holes.)How is this
When I moved my first Avic into an Exo Terra Small/Tall, she would sometimes climb on the ceiling. While she never got stuck that I saw, it looked like it took some effort to lift each foot from the screen. When she fell into her water dish, that was enough of a warning for me. I covered the inside of the screen with a loosely draped sheet of cotton, and that discouraged further exploration of the ceiling.While its true that screens tend to be more dangerous for terrestrials, arboreals aren't in the clear....in fact we just had a thread where someone's Avic was stuck on the top mesh and was trying to molt....had she not freed this t and it molted like this, it would have fallen to the bottom and could have easily been fatal...not worth the risk IMO.
When you say a few more leaves should I just add some more at the bottom or should i hot glue a few more too the cork bark? Thanks for all your help.I would add a few more leaves, but otherwise it looks fine. (Make sure the sling can't fit through the ventilation holes.)
Plants need to be elevated, preferably right on the top half of the wood. The ground should be relatively clear of any clutter as it will just give prey places to hide.When you say a few more leaves should I just add some more at the bottom or should i hot glue a few more too the cork bark? Thanks for all your help.
Thank you!!Plants need to be elevated, preferably right on the top half of the wood. The ground should be relatively clear of any clutter as it will just give prey places to hide.
Helicopter parentsWhile its true that screens tend to be more dangerous for terrestrials, arboreals aren't in the clear....in fact we just had a thread where someone's Avic was stuck on the top mesh and was trying to molt....had she not freed this t and it molted like this, it would have fallen to the bottom and could have easily been fatal...not worth the risk IMO.
You assume too much when you say that people who use a disagree rating without replying "didn't even bother to try and dissect" your post or that it just flew over their heads. In most cases, this is done because the person using the rating either had already explained the basis for their disagreement, or someone else had, and they felt an additional reply would be redundant. (The same applies to agree ratings.)Those who voted to "disagree" with it didn't even bother to try and dissect my post so I'll not bother explaining my points in depth in the future. It appears to have flown over some heads despite taking the time to carefully make my points.
Although not everyone agrees that that screen/mesh lids are hazardous for arboreals, replacing it is a good plan.
I also considered your comparison between not using a screen lid with "helicopter parents" who would "get rid of bicycles because a few kids hurts themselves" to be hyperbolic and therefore not worth specifically rebutting.When I moved my first Avic into an Exo Terra Small/Tall, she would sometimes climb on the ceiling. While she never got stuck that I saw, it looked like it took some effort to lift each foot from the screen. When she fell into her water dish, that was enough of a warning for me. I covered the inside of the screen with a loosely draped sheet of cotton, and that discouraged further exploration of the ceiling.
In the end, it is up to you to evaluate the risk and decide whether it's worth mitigating. However, based on my own experience and pictures I have seen, I will continue to recommend the low-effort safety measure of replacing or covering the screen.Experience counts and my experience along with many, many others is that screen injuries (much less actual death) to arboreals are quite rare. Oddly enough a lot of people agree with my assessment including some other respected keepers that we all know.
Okay so my new little girl (well hopefully girl) is an amazing eater!! Only thing is I'm pretty sure she has been depositing her boluses or boli or whatever the plural is in her web. Should I be worried about that and try to clean them out at the risk of destroying her web or should I just leave them be??Thank you!!
I'd remove them if they're just sitting there. Webs can be rebuilt pretty easily.Okay so my new little girl (well hopefully girl) is an amazing eater!! Only thing is I'm pretty sure she has been depositing her boluses or boli or whatever the plural is in her web. Should I be worried about that and try to clean them out at the risk of destroying her web or should I just leave them be??
Alright thank you.I'd remove them if they're just sitting there. Webs can be rebuilt pretty easily.
Just remove the feeder, there shouldn't be any prey at large in the enclosure for more then a day.Okay so there is a very small Dubai somewhere in my avics enclosure and I can’t find it I know for a fact she didn’t eat it should I be worried??
No.Okay so there is a very small Dubai somewhere in my avics enclosure and I can’t find it I know for a fact she didn’t eat it should I be worried??
What about that famous versi of yours that got munched...didn't that happen while it was molting?Avics not only molt at elevated positions, but also within webbing....a roach running around is of little consequence.
Explain...what you describe absolutely, positively, NEVER happened.What about that famous versi of yours that got munched...didn't that happen while it was molting?
Alright thanks that's a relief I plan on getting it out as soon as I see it I just can't really find it right now.No.
Avics not only molt at elevated positions, but also within webbing....a roach running around is of little consequence.
My post could have been worded better there, my bad. Not trying to be condescending lol.Explain...what you describe absolutely, positively, NEVER happened.
Ahhh...you're close, but waaaay off, as Homer Simpson would say...lol.My post could have been worded better there, my bad. Not trying to be condescending lol.
I thought I remembered seeing one of your pics showing two superworm beetles munching your versi?