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Originally Posted by xXBlueLipsXx
I'll give craigslist a try for the cage buying for decent prices around and near my area e.e where its close for a pickup locally
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Maybe this will help...
I am an average bachelor's student, average school hours, and part time job. Room full of reptiles.
General routine...
1. Check water bowls 3 times a day
2. Check temperatures often
3. Every animal has two bowls, while one us washed and dried the other is in use. Bowls are sprayed with an F10 solution before being placed back in the cage.
4. Substrate and cage furniture are checked daily and washed/changed as needed.
5. Wide Masking tape is on each cage that has the following information
- species
- date acquired and source
- DOB
- name
- CBB/LTC/WC
4. Two separate pieces of tape are used to record feeding dates, sheds, and weight.
5. I keep water in gallon milk jugs, this away it's always on hand.
6. Room temp averages about 83F
General maintainance takes probably 15 minutes a day.
Bloods.
1. Misting about 2-3 times a week is working for me so far, I live in a somewhat dry area.
2. Feeding every week for babes and juvenile animals, older ones every 14-30 days depending on who it is.
3. Keep an eye on the water bowl
4. Re-read #3
Total time spent throughout week including Handeling : about 1.5 hours no more than 3 hours.
GTPs/ETBs
1. In adult cages make sure lights are still following 12 hour cycle.
2. Check water bowl and substrate.
3. Chondros: Misting about once a week has been working for awhile but I do have a few that just are not the best shedders in the world and I might mist them twice a week. ETBs: about every other day to every two days for young ones and usually 4 times a week for my northerns...when I have some Basins they will likely be misted daily.
4. Younger ones are obviously misted about 3-4 times a week.
5. Feeding every 7-10 days for young ones, most of my adults eat 2-3 times a month.
Total time throughout the week: about 3 hours counting both species.
Balls:
1. Misting once a week.
2. Most of my balls eat every 14 days after they are over about 250g, before that they ate weekly.
3. Water bowls and substrate.
Total time: probably just a little over an hour.
These times include small Handeling sessions and are just some rough estimates. All in all it's around 10 hours a week of "work" for me I guess.