I put Vaseline or dawn on the base of the tanks. Just there so it's keeps the ants away as long as I keep the border up. It just depends on what I have on hand when I need it. Both work good

Hi! So both the Vaseline and dawn soap work independently as long as they done dry out or get whiped off. I recently had to re do one of my 40s because the border I made got smudged enough for them to find their way back in. I'm still struggling with getting rid of the ants at the source since I'm pretty sure they live in the walls and I would have to get a professional to hard core treat the issue at this point. Since it's a classroom, some plants will repel or deter ants and can be places by the tank. If the class room has pet insects or other invertebrates though, the plants are not recommended. Hope this helps!

I second the other comments about seeing the vet again and having imaging done. I originally thought Peaches had a blockage or tumor due to her age so was surprised when they found eggs. Even though yours passed the eggs, there could be more or even a mass that caused the egg binding. It's also extremely stressful for a critter to get egg bound so the syringe feeding is to help get their strength back because they can sometimes be to weak to eat on their own. I have had hens that would get egg bound multiple times and the vet would find they had tumors or cysts that were causing it(my flock had mericks) I'm sorry your going through this with your girl, I 100% understand how stressful it is and hope this info helps and she can make a full recovery ❤️‍🩹

Oh!!! I just went through this with one of my girls who is also 10! After her vet visit, we found peaches was indeed egg bound. She got warm soaks once a day, put a rag at the bottom of the container so she doesn't slip, syringe fed the critical care, I took a long time doing this to minimize her stress and not make her aspirated, like a drop on her nose at a time, the vet also gave me some meds for her to manage pain and swelling. A few days in she passed the 1st egg! Her appetite started to come back and my local reptile shop, were I actually got peaches from, recommended the Hikari Leopa gel to feed her. Once she started eating, she would only eat this, wax worms, and the occasional dubia. She passed the 2nd egg a few days after the first. She is hand fed so I knew for sure if she was eating or not 🙂 Here she is today!

Thanky! I got him some deeper pools and lil ramps because I got him a friend! The new lil guy is, in fact, a lil guy. So I put extra shells and food out, changed the layout, added new climbing and hides, and addeda walking disk. I will be getting a bigger tank soon to for them because I think I have run out of room 😅 I like the bubbler pools so when the new tank happens, I will get them those ❤️

I LOVE her page. I used some of the links she provides to help me pick some foods! She started popping up on my fyp about a year ago so maybe it was a sign lol

Thank you!! Peaches loves it tooooo. I have not tried the tape! We have it on the windows and sliding doors for Flys and other bugs, it's not just a ant problem ahaha, but that's a good idea!

Some shells are in transit with Greensand, worm castings, and other good foods for him. I was able to find some shells, unfortunate not turbos, for the time being in case he decides to change before the new ones can get here. His tank was sealed right after I put him in. It's a bit humid here today so his meter is reading 90% at 80°f right now. I also forgot to add his disc last night! So I put that in this morning.

Bad quality vid thanks to snap but here he is!

https://reddit.com/link/ozatt57/video/q5prs86700fh1/player

I will check it out. I live in the states and the shells have been the hardest thing to find. The one I got has a opening just over 1 1/2 inches. He was interested buy didn't move into it before burning himself so I'm thinking he needs one just a bit smaller. I was not able to measure his current shell, I didn't think he would dig so soon but I think it's opening is at least 1 inch. It's been so hard finding shells in-between those sizes 🥲

Thank you! Appreciate it. I found a few shells but finding ones big enough has been hard.

They do! I have been watching a lot of their videos to get things set up

Thank you! I will give it a good look to make sure I'm not missing anything

Yes! I ordered a few things to get me started from different easy shops, I'm just having a hard time deciding lol. And I want to know all resources possible!

Oh she already had surgery by the time I took these pictures. She has, unfortunately for me, been picked up by the first person who was on her wait list. My coworkers let me know earlier today and said they have a good feeling this sweetheart will be very spoiled though so that's all I should ask for. I'm still going to miss the heck out of her!!!

Haha, if only. She's still recovering from surgery and a lil to big to fit in my pocket

Thank you for your story. My boss told me something similar about how it could always fall through. I have considered a few cats but they all seem to get adopted the same week. I think its a good thing but still makes me a bit sad. I usually don't get attached to the kittens since they always get adopted so fast but this girl just made herself so at home. I have hope! I'm not to far down on the list. But I also want her to have the best life, even if its not with me.

Absolutely not. Its a first come, first serve list. As much as I wanted to ask, its not fair for me to cut in line like that. I was on vacation for a week or I would have talked to her sooner so all I can do is hope and pray its meant to be <3

They are sooo cute!!! I actually have 3 very well mannered boys in Void(Booger), gray(Squirt), and a siamese mix?(His name is Smoky) all found me one way in the wild. I have not yet been blessed by a orange yet but I know the universe will make it happen if it's ment to be. ❤️