I really appreciate all the help y'all have given me (here and in e-mail) Thanks all!



I've thought of a few more questions~ and I have some pics. First~ here he is~ what a handsome fellow isn't he? No wonder I've fallen in love and find myself putting so much work and effort into a pet I didn't even want! (I think hubby somehow KNEW I would wind up doing all the work!)





I weighed him on Monday just before feeding him three fairly small pinkies (which he gobbled down like he was starving!) He was 144 grams empty. I understand I should feed him every-other day~ but how much food? Is there a percentage of his body weight I should shoot for? I don't want to starve him~ but I have an obese cat, and an obese dog (and me and hubby are pretty heavy too!) so apparently I tend to overfeed when unsure!





I put together his enclosure and would like to move him into it. I understand he will be growing and this enclosure will only be good for about the first year right? (it's about 4' long, 2' tall~ only about 12" wide)





That is a heat lamp on the left hand side over some climbing branches and a full spectrum light on the right. I read that he may not need full spectrum~ but that it might be a good idea while he is a juvenile. I imagine I am going to have a problem up keeping the humidity with the screen lids and both lights~ but I don't want to cover the screen and create a fire hazard with the lights so I am thinking I will just have to mist liberally and daily.



It's hard to see in the pics~ but the water dish is in the middle~ and there is a hide UNDER the substrate (read here to use a piece of plywood as a nice flat hide~ I propped the plywood with some rocks) on both the cool and warm sides~ as well as the hide on top of the dirt on the cool side and the climbing branches on the warm side.









So what do y'all think? Can I move him into his new home or do I need to remodel?



Thanks for the help!
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Cheryl Marchek

AKA JM

Check out my website at:

The Red Dragons Den

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• More questions~ and pics! - JM, Wed Nov 3 10:53:08 2004
• RE: More questions~ and pics! - JPsShadow, Wed Nov 3 11:25:41 2004
• RE: More questions~ and pics! - jurassic, Wed Nov 3 19:32:03 2004