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HI I was really have second thoughts about posting here because it seems everyone just wants to bash people instead of help them out. I know there are still a few of you out there willing to help!

I have a baby blackthroat and his color isnt as bright as it was when i first got him. He is eating fine and is growing just in these last few weeks he has gotten very dull and losiing his bright yellow already.
I have him in a 40breeder at the moment, he has about 4 or so inches of dirt/sand/moss mix which is kept damp. His basking area has several levels for him to pick what temp he wants to bask at the highest spot is apprs 135 degrees and the lowest which is on the dirt is 94 degrees, the ambient temp is approx 75-80 degrees depending on the time of day. he has a shallow water dish, lots of branches to climb on a little log hide and some live plants that he can hide under as well.

Any ideas why he is so very dull?
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"If you talk to animals,
they will talk with you
and you will know each other.

If you do not talk to them,
you will not know them,
and what you do not know
you will fear.

What one fears,
one destroys."
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-Chief Dan George

Is he/she in shed? any pics would help. Mine i got a month ago was dull due to multiple stuck sheds, anyway here's a vid i did earlier today.
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You know i was thinking it could be because of him shedding. How old is your guy?
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"If you talk to animals,
they will talk with you
and you will know each other.

If you do not talk to them,
you will not know them,
and what you do not know
you will fear.

What one fears,
one destroys."
.

-Chief Dan George

We think about a year old, that's what the pet shop told me anyway so he could be any age & they did tell me he was a white throat though!!

haha gotta love those pet stores!! they know everything!!!!!lol
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"If you talk to animals,
they will talk with you
and you will know each other.

If you do not talk to them,
you will not know them,
and what you do not know
you will fear.

What one fears,
one destroys."
.

-Chief Dan George

Sounds like it's living condition are on the money. Other than it might be going into shed, I have had very good success dusting minerall (indoor formual) on their food items, espicially crickets. Seemed to give them a healthy overall look. Good luck...

Ben

Oh, unlike snakes, baby bt's take a few weeks to shed.