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Puriri moth

a couple more of the custard generation Been waiting a long time to see one like this

just pay and walk away :lol: last two mins is when the auction begins. just bid what you want to pay, cant go wrong

nice one does the lid have mesh or?

these were well and truely fresh water still are and seem ok. saw one come up walk out of the water , over a rock then back into the water this morning accidentally introduced them in some plants i found in a stream.

http://www.youtube.com/user/nzexotics#p/u/0/VAXk3gJm3js pretty small, under 10cm. came out of stream.

looks like Callitriche stagnalis. where's wally?

it is to, seems ive already asked this question in the past :oops: :lol: thats awesome, was just testing ya's

ive got a blocked nose, didnt notice any smell when getting it. hmmm i always thought it was glosso.

This may make it clearer what size it is etc? this bit was a clump raised about 8cm. Ill get a pic of the stream next time i go that way.

and will it grow in a frog tank, emersed. with just two daylight fluros?

was growing emersed in a very small shallow stream, full sun.

Howdy. 3 tanks in 4months, sounds like you've got the bug

yeah, but you ultimately will want a 1200L setup soonish if not already. 5months old could be pretty big but they do vary alot. bigger is always best, and i find it hard to provide a cool and hot end in anything under 1200.

Happy birthday Zev. Great time of year to have a birthday 8)

after saying all that and probably confusing you :lol: yes a dimmer will reduce temp of heat mat for night time. and the probe thermostats on tm are good enough for basking bulbs

dimmers arnt thermostats. they basically just dim to desired level by manually turning the nob. marswel just get a higher/lower wattage bulb imo. you can get dimming thermostats, they actually dim the light to get desired temp. or pulse as per this auction http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =318610270 thats the first one ive seen in nz.. can get on ebay or australian distributer http://www.herptrader.com.au/ may need to check power supply if getting on ebay, i assume aussie use the same power as us, just need a plug adapter? Habistat thermostats are suppose to be very good from waht i can gather. I'll probably get one for the next incubator i make. If using a thermostat, just dont go over board with the heat lamp, like use a bulb that if left on (thermostat fails) will only get say 5-10C more than what your aiming for.

nice pic

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thats all good. just done a quick search, as suspect heat rocks are better these days than what they use to be. seems this one atleast has a thermostat built in http://www.reptileone.com.au/heating.php

not sure myself, but sounds cool. would love to see pics sometime

:lol: i couldnt have put it better

haha thats classic. gotta wonder what its thinking, and the other one watching on.

i picked up 3/4 not so long ago for $6 each (about $30-40each in bunnings ), not sure why i purchased them other than the price what temp do yours heat to, mine seem to get to about 35C, maybe slightly less with artificial turf ontop. I use a thermostat if using them as paranoid they may over heat....they are low wattage though so maybe safe. cheap to run. Herperjosh i think beardies do feel bottom heat reasonably well just based on observation. Still if its too hot it will burn any lizard, thats why i dont like heat mats and or heat rocks as theyre known to get too hot, so any lizard could get a burn. need to be pretty darn hot though. heat rock under basking light gets warm, so you effectively get heat from below and above, = double toasty

i dont use thermostats at all, but my area outside enclosures is temp controlled so same temps day in day out (no over heating on hot days) etc. just adjust bulb wattage to get desired basking temp. i just use spot lights from bunnings. what you suggested sounds to be bang on..where are you getting said thermostats?