SLStacy Lobato@stacyl·2h·#breedingPied × Pied clutch is in the incubator — 6 good eggs, 1 slug. Day 1 of 58. I'll post the full timeline lay-to-hatch right here in #breeding. 🤞
KMKevin McCurley@kevinm·5h·#husbandryReminder: ambient temp and surface temp are not the same number. If you're only measuring one, you're guessing. An IR temp gun PLUS a probe thermostat is the whole game.
BWBraxton Warren@brax·8hCulebra Connect is what I wish existed when I started keeping. One place: the people, the knowledge, the animals, the courses — no noise. Welcome to everyone who joined this week. 🐍
TPTy Park@typark·14h·#field-herpingWild Regius in Togo use almost no overhead cover — they live in rodent burrows and termite mounds. We overbuild 'hides' and underbuild floor clutter. Rethink the enclosure from the ground up.
MOMaya Okafor@mayakeeps·20h·#beginnersFirst shed in one piece since I fixed my humidity! 🎉 Went from 45% to a stable 60% with a bigger water bowl + sphagnum moss in the hide. Thank you to everyone in #husbandry.
AOAda Okonkwo@aokonkwo·1d·#geneticsQuick one for the new folks: 'het' means heterozygous — the animal CARRIES a recessive gene but doesn't show it. het × het ≈ 25% visual, 50% het, 25% normal. Save this for later.
JDJulian Delgado@jdelgado·1d·#boasThree years on this BCI hypo girl and she's finally over 6 ft. Slow-grown, never power-fed. Patience is the whole hobby.
RWRosa Whitfield@rwhitfield·2d·#geckosBioactive crested gecko tank update — the cleanup crew (springtails + isopods) has run 8 months with zero substrate changes. Drainage layer + the right plants and it just… works.
SLStacy Lobato@stacyl·2d·#ball-pythonsFeeding-response week. If your regius is in shed or there's a cold front, a refused meal is normal — don't panic-rehouse, don't reoffer daily. Wait 5–7 days, keep temps right, try again.
KMKevin McCurley@kevinm·3d·#breedingPairing-season notes: introductions, lock confirmation, and WHY I stop pairing after the post-ovulation shed. Long post, but this is the part most people get wrong.
TCTom Crutchfield@tomc·3d·#venomousHot keeping is 90% protocol, 10% animal. Hook placement, tube technique, never working alone, and a bite plan posted on the door. If you can't recite your plan, you're not ready.
WLWei Liang@wliang·4d·#monitorsAckie monitors need DEEP substrate — 12 inches minimum so they can burrow and thermoregulate. Mine vanished for two days after a fresh dig. They're not pets you watch, they're animals you host.
BWBraxton Warren@brax·4d·#husbandryWe're adding live husbandry clinics inside Connect — submit a photo of your setup, get it audited live by Kevin and the faculty. First one drops this week. This is the stuff that moves the needle.
TPTy Park@typark·5d·#monitorsA water monitor is a 7-foot, highly intelligent predator. I love them. Most people should not keep them. Know what you're signing up for before, not after.
MOMaya Okafor@mayakeeps·5d·#geneticsOkay genetics people — I have a normal het pied male and a normal het pied female. Walk me through realistic odds for my first pairing next season? 🙏
RWRosa Whitfield@rwhitfield·6d·#beginnersGentle reminder to new keepers: the pet-store care sheet is usually wrong. Find your animal's space here, read the pinned posts, and ask questions. This community will not let you fail.
