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TamiLynne
at Wed Apr 15 08:52:12 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by TamiLynne ]
Ok.. sorry to be THAT girl, but just want to make sure I'm doing right by the new kid..
After I've been a life-long snake person, the boyfriend fell for a baby beardie at the Manchester, NH show last weekend. I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll be the one to feed/clean/maintain him, so I just want to be positive I'm on the right track. And yes I have done my research elsewhere, just looking for feedback.
We have him in a 20long right now, full to bursting with hides, logs, rocks, etc. for climbing and hiding - both horizontal and vertical spaces used - which he seems to love poking around. UTH under one hide on a timer for PM only (our house gets chilly in northern MA at night) which is where he's slept every night so far. Temps by temp gun at this very moment: cool side 73F, warm side 86F & hot spot 102F. Basking light on the hot side & UV over the whole deal. Paper substrate. Screen top.
His feeding is all over the charts.. the man we bought him from sent us home with a cup of medium Phoenix worms which he seems to really dig. I'm not sure how MUCH he should be eating though. Day 1 he had maybe 4 and lost interest. Day 2 he ate 14 (3 feedings throughout the day) with no interest in veggies. Day 3 he ate 5 worms and a few mouthfulls of dandilion greens and a small piece of grape throughout the day. Still trying to get my hands on small enough crickets since that seems to be the staple. I do have multi-vitamin and Ca powder but I've read the Phoenix worms don't require dusting due to their high Ca content.. comments? He seems to "graze" more than gorge - but his belly looks full and he's the most attentive little thing. He's passed only one stool since we got him (3 days).
I think that's the story. Please let me know where I can improve. As I said I'm not new to herps, but God help me if something happens to the boyfriend's new baby.  Thanks in advance!
-Tami*
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 Total embarassed newb.. heh. - TamiLynne, Wed Apr 15 08:52:12 2009
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