How do you keep your colors???

Posted by Aesear on May 05, 2003 at 17:33:07:

I had a pair of collards who were decently bright when I bought them but they steadily dropped color. I tried everything I could think of: suppliments, special lights, but nothing worked. They were really affectionate and active and had great appitites but they just got duller and duller. Finally I let them go on BLM land (I live in colorado and I let them go in an area where I knew there were collards nearby but not in the immediate territory). I believe they were both wild caught before they came to the petstore and so I think they probably thrived there. It was summer so they should have had no problem finding things to eat. I just felt terrible keeping them in a 20gal long tank, especially with the color draining away. how do you guys keep your guys so viberant? I would love to have collards again if I knew that they would stay bright and happy. Thanks for all your help.

Follow Ups:

• Some fundamentals about colouring... kev 05/07/03 (17)
  • Some fundamentals about colouring... Aesear 05/07/03 (14)
    • P.S., don't forget to bury a dead black cat at midnight.... DC 05/08/03 (13)
      • P.S., don't forget to bury a dead black cat at midnight.... Aesear 05/08/03 (12)
        • Get a litmus lizard then.... DC 05/09/03 (11)
          • Get a litmus lizard then.... Aesear 05/09/03 (10)
            • I Completely agree with both of you. ETChipotle 05/09/03 (9)
              • I Completely agree with both of you. Aesear 05/09/03 (8)
                • Glad we got all that settled... DC 05/10/03 (7)
                  • But have we??? kev 05/10/03 (6)
                    • But have we??? Aesear 05/10/03 (3)
                      • But have we??? DC 05/10/03 (2)
                        • Woo-hoo! kev 05/11/03 (1)
                          • Woo-hoo! Aesear 05/11/03 (0)
                    • But have we??? DC 05/10/03 (1)
                      • But have we??? Aesear 05/11/03 (0)
  • Some fundamentals about *happiness* in reptiles.... DC 05/07/03 (1)
    • Another prob. with W/C's: parasites.... DC 05/07/03 (0)
• Allow me to register my displeasure.... DC 05/05/03 (1)
  • Allow me to clarify Aesear 05/06/03 (0)

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