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FWIW, I was underfeeding my ball and it always seemed

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Posted by: wideglide at Thu Dec 4 12:27:03 2003   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by wideglide ]  
   

>>I dont know if this is something to be alarmed about, but my 4 month old BP has been extreamly active as of late.
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>>He eats on sundays (small feeder mouse) and he usually sleeps sunday to monday/tuesday...but after that, he is up...almost constantly. This has been going on the past 2 weeks.
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>>He always tries to get out of the cage, and I am wondering why.
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>>-Am I not feeding him enough?...he is almost 2 and a half feet long, and I feed him one feeder mouse a week
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>>-Does he not feel secure?...I have to hide boxes for him on both the cool and warm side of the tank
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>>-Is it too hot?...I have both a UTH and a heating lamp that I turn off at night
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>>-Is his enclousure too small?...again he is 2 1/2 feet and hes in a 10 gal tank
>>-----
>>"Let The Herse Take Me To Church"
>>"I'll Die Before I Go"

to be trying to escape. Once she was getting the right amount of food she doesn't seem to want to get out quite as bad.
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Rob


   

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