good lord, not a hardware store!
it is a very respected nursery. to MY knowledge they've never used pestisides. as i say, dragons, cats dogs and rabbits have enjoyed their wares on various levels.
appreciate that, and always welcome great advice, but also understand that the guy doesn't just work at the shop, he breeds. our dragons came from him, were set up as advised and have been fit and healthy for years. (until Stumpy passed. Spike still going strong) he's always been my first port...
so, been to see the supplier today and had a nice chat, remembered to ask how old Marvin is today (12 months), and we talked about substrate.
i WAS going to put something in that i can moisten and help with humidity. HE said no. keep Marvin on the beech chips that i have, the water will provide...
i'm hoping, in time, me and Marvin will have a routine. when i am back after recovering from the op i just had i'll be leaving for work about half six if on the bus, quarter past seven if on scooter, so i'll be putting food in first thing, then changing it when i get home about half four/five...
thing is, YES, they'll digest the food, but i don't want to risk him eating anything that might be on the turn and upset him. last night was a test. i might try again tonight. see what happens. there IS every chance he may have eaten it early evening as i was downstairs from around 6pm onwards...
that IS part of the plan to be honest. might even seal the right hand "door" and build up the substrate where the housebrick is to the level of the basking spot.
so, this tomorrow i am going to be making changes to Marvin's house.
this is how it currently looks.
by tomorrow it will have different substrate and live plants, a different water "bowl", basically all change.
watch this space.