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My zon if freaked. he wont eat, bursts out of his cage when ever he gets the chance, musks, and trys to bite. this all started in the past week. Im going to try to cool him off and see if it will work out. Any ideas?

With zonata, it is very important to provide a range of temps down to as cool as you can. Mine were very happy with just a narrow strip of heat in an otherwise cool cage (except in summer when it was harder to keep the cage cool at all times.)

I always did a night drop with these, and never had an issue with regurging or otherwise. When kept too warm they go crazy.

Also, the juveniles are moisture loss sensitive. A slightly moist hide once a week or so does wonders. I also did this with adults. I kept mine in ventilated cages though, so they were subject to less humidity which is why I needed the damp hide for them.

Sexually mature males may roam alot in Spring no matter what.