The mangrove eating shrimp

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by varanus_mad

Good answer. its a mangrove there bud... Hes not sure what type though LMFAO

Its the long lost loch ness mangrove subspecies. I think I'll repost him for a few g's.

[nepoez]

Originally Posted by smy_749

It doesn't have to be every comment on every thread by everyone who isn't a senior member here. Which I'm beginning to notice is becoming a pattern. I'm glad you feel so passionate about it, and are concerned for the monitors, but you don't have to try and find something wrong every time. Its just a video of a monitor eating something and making loud crunches.....and I actually knew you were going to ask me what hes eating.

And if you watch debby downer, she manages to ruin all the fun by saying something negative about everything.

LOL... about time someone else noticed this.

[smy_749]

Here is a perty pick of the little guy. I did an experiment with my 120 watt bulb to see how temps would be. Humidity didn't drop too low, basking was good, and the temp gradient was perfect. Then I came home from a run, and the light was off....with a crack and mud on it I guess he didn't like it. Now I have the 50 watt flood and 60 watt ceramic again.

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot...00730504_n.jpg

[Pirarucu]

He is a very pretty monitor. Yeah, if water touches a bulb (moist dirt too) then the rapid cooling of the bulb surface can cause it to shatter. Halogen bulbs being cooler and more sturdy are less likely to break like this.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by Pirarucu

He is a very pretty monitor. Yeah, if water touches a bulb (moist dirt too) then the rapid cooling of the bulb surface can cause it to shatter. Halogen bulbs being cooler and more sturdy are less likely to break like this.

Ah makes sense. I just thought he hit it really hard or something lol He has the same 'travel route' EVERY time. Warm side hide , nice and muddy. Or basking spot nice and muddy. He sees me, jets across the front of the cage to the cool side hide. Tunnels under the leaves (as if I cant see him lol). Then he pokes his head out eventually, hops in the water pool and back to his warm side hide.

Point of the story is, I only see his true colors if I catch him in the last part of his routine after going for a swim lol.

Also, theres quite a few ants in the cage I noticed. (not hundreds or anything, maybe like 40 or 50 and I squish the ones I see). Anyways I placed a mouse in there the other day and the ants went all over it. So now I leave his mouse floating in his water dish, ants can't swim :-P lol
Not gonna stress it I have to take the cage apart and rebuild it in 2 weeks anyways.

[infernalis]

the ants are not hurting anything. They are excellent cleanup insects too.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by infernalis

the ants are not hurting anything. They are excellent cleanup insects too.

Yea I just didn't want them to eat the mouse, it bothered me I wasn't trying to feed them haha.