it is a tricky thing to learn to "let go"



when you start to nail your setup, and the animal is starting to thrive, you will realize that you don't HAVE to give it the once over every day to make sure it isn't dying



just between you and me Pete (ha ha) when you keep Uros so stressed out and dehydrated, on the slow growth plan (to death), then yes, it is much more important to get a regular look at the "patient" to make sure nothing is getting worse.



when the animal is thriving, active, feeding great, growing great, you can start to appreciate that, and just let go a bit, and understand that it is in the burrow because it WANTS to be, and he/she will come up when necessary, and you can interact at that point, on THEIR schedule



i can go for a few days without seeing the Uros in a setup. heck, to see all five animals, it may take two weeks (those are some large cages!). but you can monitor food intake and tell a lot about progress and health. especially with a single animal. food intake rises and falls (subtly) with different cycles, growth, shedding, courting, breeding, nesting, etc.



we use our tracking cards (available FREE on our site) to monitor all kinds of categories, but for the most part, as long as the food intake is consistent and predictable, i am happy, and don't worry about things
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• Nebu Cage 3 - georgio, Sun Jan 18 18:42:54 2004
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