Re: Sulcata baby not eating, will die soon I'm afraid!!!!

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Posted by EJ on January 27, 2001 at 16:12:16:

In Reply to: Sulcata baby not eating, will die soon I'm afraid!!!! posted by Kendoko on January 27, 2001 at 13:25:06:

(Marrisa, you're going to love this one)
The little guy is probably too hot and moist. You can probably fix this by loosing the bottom heat. Use indoor/outdoor carpeting or sand/soil substrate and going to a 20 gal long if you need to keep it in a fishtank. Keep everything else as is. Get a thermometer to measure the heat zones. I still recomend 75 - 100 F (you can obtain this in a twenty gal long.
Ed

: I read that last post on baby sulcata's and their requirements and as far as I can see I've got him the perfect enviroment, but he just will not eat. He's actually quite active too, everytime I come into the room he'll be somewhere else in the tank, trying to crawl on this or that (he fell over a couple of times and I had to turn him rightways). Here's what he's in.

: 10 gallon tank, heating pad on low underneath (not touching glass, towel), small heat lamp for full spectrum (special zoomed bulb), fine wood chips for bedding (bought at pet store), shallow water dish which he enjoys, some moss here and there to absorb moisture, small cave made out of stones. I spray every morning and refill pool of water. I offer him lettuce and he won't have any. Its been many MANY days, close to two weeks, and I haven't seen any eating whatsoever. I'm really worried. I jsut got him and I certainly don't want him to die. Please help me.

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: (Marrisa, you're going to love this one) : The little guy is probably too hot and moist. You can probably fix this by loosing the bottom heat. Use indoor/outdoor carpeting or sand/soil substrate and going to a 20 gal long if you need to keep it in a fishtank. Keep everything else as is. Get a thermometer to measure the heat zones. I still recomend 75 - 100 F (you can obtain this in a twenty gal long. : Ed : : : I read that last post on baby sulcata's and their requirements and as far as I can see I've got him the perfect enviroment, but he just will not eat. He's actually quite active too, everytime I come into the room he'll be somewhere else in the tank, trying to crawl on this or that (he fell over a couple of times and I had to turn him rightways). Here's what he's in. : : 10 gallon tank, heating pad on low underneath (not touching glass, towel), small heat lamp for full spectrum (special zoomed bulb), fine wood chips for bedding (bought at pet store), shallow water dish which he enjoys, some moss here and there to absorb moisture, small cave made out of stones. I spray every morning and refill pool of water. I offer him lettuce and he won't have any. Its been many MANY days, close to two weeks, and I haven't seen any eating whatsoever. I'm really worried. I jsut got him and I certainly don't want him to die. Please help me.

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