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I was just wondering the difference between these two and if you can tell the difference at a young age? Thanks for any
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Take care,
Karen

Well, theres two different types of Aussie frills. The silver Aussie looks very similar to the new guinea. You can tell the difference between these two in that the aussie has white "cheeks" which are actually on its frill right behind it's mouth. The red aussie looks very different. It is most generally black with more red than the other two types. It aslo has the white cheeks. If you go to frilldragon.com they have some really good pictures and are titled so you will know what types they are.

Thanks, Luce510.
Mine definitely has the silver coloration with some red in the frill. Poor baby is only two weeks old. Right now I'm just keeping her cage covered and trying to let her acclimate. Then I'll get a picture of her. I know she's too young but if I didn't buy her someone else would have. Fortunately I have a excellent reptile vet who I can e-mail with any problems or questions. Thanks again!
Karen

People should never sell frilleds that aren't at least 4-6 weeks old. They are much more fragile than beardeds an many people have them die. Also, beware that most of the stuff sold as CB is really hatced on farms in Indo and shipped here. Early in the year when the numbers are reset you see a huge amount of them posted for sale. US breeders usually aren't hatching babies till the May-June timeframe. Never see any pictures of the adults or eggs!!!
James
www.blaberus.com

Hi James,
I certainly understand what your saying. Though I actually know the person I bought the baby from. Not as a friend but on a business level. He has a pair of Frills at his shop. Knowing he bred his own influenced my decision to buy from him. I knew she was way to young and it would be touch and go for at least several weeks. She did eat a little today so I took that as a good sign. She certainly is more fragile than my beardies too.
I've moved her enclosure to a less active area and she seems to be a bit more relaxed.
By the way, I love the pic of the hatchling. If you have any information you'd like to share with me I would certainly be interested in hearing from you. Thanks!
Take care,
Karen

Hi again James! Just wanted to mention that I started a colony of discoids this fall. How do the frilleds like them? One more question, how do you separate them for feeding...LOL. I haven't figured that one out yet.
Thanks again.
Karen

I keep plenty of vertical egg crates in my bins. I also have a nice big empty bin. For feeders I take out an egg crates and bang it against the wall of the empty bin. A hundred or so roaches drop into the bin and I proceed to scoop out the ones I want. Species like blaptica dubia are very easy to scoop out with a spoon. As you are already well aware discoids are much faster and can be a little tricker. Then when I'm done I tip all the roaches to a corner and dump them back into their bin. By the way I keep breeder bins and feeders bins. I clean the breeder bins every 30-60 days. This way when I feed on a daily basis I don't have to disturb the breeding adults. Takes a couple of minutes at the most. Now with that said I feed a small army everyday and if your just feeding one or two animals a simple pair of reptile tweezers or your hand if your not sqeemish will do the trick. Your frilled will love roaches. I kept all my smaller ones in 20 gallon tanks with cardboard on the sides. A few grapevines logs for climbing, very shallow water dish a paper towels for the first couple months then sand. It is very very important to mist them a couple times a day and countinue to show them their water. Most baby frilled die from dehydration. Once they start growing I used 4'x4'x2' cages. I think the height is the most important part since frilled are very rarely on the ground. Hopefully I'm helping. I have all this info stored in my head and it's nice to share. I guess someday mizzy and I will have to write a book. FRILLEDS & FEEDERS. lol
James
www.blaberus.com

I still love this picture and it makes me miss my frilled everytime I see. They where always so happy chillin on their big log and basking in the light. I used to take a cup of roaches and they would jump from whereever they where right up to me for chow time. Truely amazing animals.
James
www.blaberus.com