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My collared has been a...

mwrinkle May 19, 2009 08:07 PM

... little listless lately. Spends a lot of time sitting still with its eyes closed as if its sleeping, only perched high on all fours like it was letting something run under it. He still moves around the enclosure, jumps on ths log, tries to climb out but just not as much so it seems. Still eats just doesn't seem ravenous, is a little picky about what it wants though and poops almost daily. Not e femaile so it sin't egg bound.
What do you all think!
P.S before you ask husbandry is still the same hot spot about 105-110F, cool side 80-85F.

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JackAsp May 22, 2009 12:10 AM

My tank never stays the same more thna a week or so. I have way more rocks and branches than are actually in use at any given time and not only does which ones are in the tank vary, but so does the placement of those that are in use. Oh, if there's a fixture that absolutely works perfect for them, I don't mess with it, but there's always room for experimentation. I'm not saying this IS the answer, but one possible answer is that he's simply bored. In the wild, they have a lot more than three or four feet of stuff to keep life interesting. Don't go crazy and take wild counterintuitive gambles, but if there's soemthing that's different from what you're doing but seems logically like there is no reason whatsoever it wouldn't be just as good, then go for it.
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0.1 2006 Western Hognose (Bebe)
0.1 age unknown Cane Toad (Hengo)
0.1 2005 White-Banded Sheen Skink (Minerva)
1.0 2006 Northern Diamondback Terrapin (Queequeg)
1.0 2006 Madagascan Speckled "Hognose" (Sigmund)
1.0 2008 Bullsnake (Winkle)
1.2 2008 Eastern Collared Lizards (Pancho, Lupe, and Chica)

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