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Exoterra desert 8% are the best at the moment- but they are double the price of the normal reptile tubes- reptisun and arcadia. Will have merc. vapours available jan. these are basking lights that provide huge levels of uva/uvb. This is good as the lizard always gets uva/uvb when basking and u dont need the flouro tubes.....bummer is if they blow as they are around $60NZD and although they typically last well over a year, they are bulbs and as such they can blow early. Cheers, :lol:

best by far is www.aussiepythons.com, suspect people on this forum have checked it out before.

try the stream under little huia dam in west auckland, also get koaro and banded kokopu there, but would not try either of those in your pond.

type in bearded dragon care sheet into google and do some reading dude

or you can do the method as per living arts link. have not done it myself but I will try it with this years babies.

if you put the food in the water, only the aquatic phase ones will eat and the terrestrial will follow. do not feed floating food, only sinking. they will be forced to change- just like nature.

7 X 3 toed box (triungus). 4 male, 3 female. Not breeding quite yet tho.. Males have orange and red faces- pretty cool as they have tortoise feet.

Newt life cycle is tadpole, then terrestrial, then aquatic. Your's are stuck in terrestrial. You need to cool them down to 12-15C and not feed. They will change to aquatic. Mine are 7 months old and are 80mm long. They grow fast if you keep them right. Theay are Japanese so you need to mimic natural conditions. Most people keep them indoors all the time which cocks it up. Chinese are similar buyt are smaller and have better colours.

get charcoal or green or coffee grit from stone and water world. heaps cooler than sand and easy to clean with a kitty litter scoop. no dragons under 12 weeks should have substrate- learnt this the hard way.

Only chance they have is people breeding in captivity and raising their profile. Leaving them be has not worked so far- bit like an ostrich burying its head in the sand. Most of the Canterbury plains populations are now cut off from each other and even restored wetlands will need new fish introduced. Most of the biology known of these fish is from captive animals. Rather than pet shops selling cold water introduced species, would it not be better to have them promoting natives? works well in every other country- aussie is a great example.

I've had most of the bullies (gobiomorphus sp.) lay eggs, but only managed to raise on the purely fresh water Crans, Upland and Land locked Common Bullies. Also spawned and raised the common and dwarf river galaxias and spawned the alpine galaxias. As you mentioned the key is good water quality of the right pH and a chiller- any temp over 17C for a stretch will result in high susceptability to disease. If you feed the fry brine shrimp rinse them well as the land locked galaxiids have little or no salt tolerance.

Yep, Ruakura ditch in hamilton by the railway track- road side ditch- has a good population of black mudfish. Dries up in Summer, so best to search in spring by dragging a large net through. Technically you need permit or join NZ Native Fresh Water Fish Society- Paul Woodard 09 579 3236.

Dude your reptile tubes are way too high. UVA/UVB travels 25cm max. This will cause a major with the calcium absorption. Try to buy some arcadia light control units- the ones with the cord, as you can hang them down lower. Cool tank tho