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very cool I remember as a kid cicadas been big an brown now they all seem small and a nice green colour maybe just young ones or a different species perhaps?

thanks phoenix44 cheers Hans, ill try catch you on there tomorrow. lmsmith thanking you...mobile me looks interesting and nice website youve got to ill fess up i actually spent a couple of hours on free website thing today..check it out http://tradepet.webs.com/ :oops: a .co.nz would be better but you get what you pay for i suppose not bad for a couple of hours work i thought what about adding your site to web directories and getting it to come up on search engines ie google etc?

Evening all, Im after advice on starting a website, im a small biz and not really wanting to spend a fortune on web hosting and or getting a site built.... Came across a free website thing today which looks interesting but tbh im not really up with the play on making websites...sorta dropped out of school before getting that far :oops: but in saying that it doesnt look that hard to do Any advice, recommendations etc would be greatly appreciated, thanking you all

cheers for that....sounds like good stuff, i'll make a note for future plans/dreams

yep minnows should be fine over winter. pretty sure fibreglass is ok maybe need a coat of paint or some sort but not to sure? old bath tubs work ok but maybe not the look your going for.

if you dont mind be asking.. whats will you use for covers? plastic or?

dam thats impressive, shame theyre not readily available here... very likely they seem to have all the goodies of the trade ae

not up with the play on tanks but welcome back

correct godragon..i think hothouse was more getting at were they legally bought into the country (years ago before import ban ) therefore legit.

didnt you breed yours before 1 year old or attempt to or get eggs atleast? anyway as repto has said best to not to, abit like dogs your best to let em grow up before breeding them. 2nd year imo

im going to leave the vacume cleaner out tonight, fingers x'd :lol:

very nicely done indeed

nice one bulldogod your male sounds like one of mine, starts of with a hiss and a roar but losses interest b4 the deed is done :roll:

very nice pics

you read my mind, not sure why other post locked. could be good but im not sure if its a good thing or not tbh...interested to see what others think

csi....lol, that makes 2 of us just dont tell anyone as im undercover 8)

im confused.. do you have these aswell Henward?

maf guy been here looking for "superworms" a couple of weeks back..ive never had them and everything else i got is just run of the mill so all good but hmmm apparently the superworms are a new organism but i have a feeling they've been here a long time

very interesting i thought there was just the one azolla and was abit of controversy whether native or not but your theory seems to make more sence, its the smallest fern in the country/world i remember reading? people do call azolla large duckweed...it may not be correct but makes sence

out of 3 sources of the common bns i got from around wellington or the hutt valley (about 2 years ago) not one female had bristles that i noticed...oh actually some of the ladies down there did but theyre another story haha

should be fine i dont think it will take over the pond as fish will eat it - keep goldfish well fed and you may have success growing it in there. its one of those plants, grows well when you dont try not so well when you try :-? possibly try azolla (large duckweed) but that stuff really is a pest takes over lakes something cronic and im not sure if goldfish will eat it but i suspect they do as my mothers pond has been setup for 2-3 years and all surrounding natural waterways (within 100meters or so) are full of it and birds travel between the ponds yet no duckweed/azolla in my mothers pond full of goldfish. wouldnt hurt to try the common duckweed. i dont think it will take over your pond

great plant, high protein, high nutrient user - perfect greens for turtles, apple snails some fish (generally large), goldfish eat it especially if you forget to feed them :oops: used in sewage treatment overseas - perfect for turtle ponds uses nutrient until eaten - perfect for baby turtles its the only greens ive ever seen them eat at a young age to answer your question, some fish, applesnails etc will clean up for you otherwise net it out mission on unfortunately

carrots my favorite but also banana skin they seem to love, also sliced apple sometimes can use potato but carrots my preference read just the other day about bread been used - sprayed with water first but im not sure i like the idea dont change bran just add an inch, let beetles lay then take out or let em die and once mealworms get of size they will consume all the bran (turns into powdered frass/poo) and i just add more bran as they run out every couple of days etc ....sieve out frass every few days/weekly

less is best i use about an inch deep, add more bran as mealworms need/eat it. too much bran just makes collecting mealworms a mission or you end up with heaps of bran left over once mealworms have all grown and been fed out. also if culture gets too moist - adding fresh dry bran helps get the balance right again only add more vege once last lot gone as too much can result in mites - mites thrive on moisture so dry out good and proper and they should go away.

worms to beetle - about 12 weeks kept at 25 C? beetle to laying - within day or so of been a beetle beetle death - 4wks maybe more? eggs hatch - 10-14 days so move beetles every 14 days eggs turn to mealworms - same as eggs hatch mealworms to beetle again 10-12weeks? when the beetles are moved to a new container, how long do i wait before i put them to another one. - 14 days intervals how do i know they have laid one clutch of eggs? - theyre always laying theyre a pest