Wow. I am really surprised at how different the female is from the male. When Nigel arrived at my house, I put him in his enclosure, misted, he drank and ate right away. He was fine. My new female arrived today, one eye was swollen, and she would only open it a little and kept rubbing it on the cage. I put her in her enclosure and she turned dark brown. She is lighter now but will only turn green and brighten up if I hold her. The breeder said that I should use the Refresh tears, which already helped a little, and give her time to acclimate. She drank, but is still brown. The temp is optimal in the cage so I think she must just be stressed. Has anyone else experienced this kind of response after shipment?? Thanks.
This really made me think about what Tyler said about not labeling the box. I wonder if she got mishandled and her eye got scratched, or something in it???
