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New Leo in Quarantine...

calgecko Jan 07, 2004 09:54 PM

Hey all...

The Leo I just got this past weekend is in a quarantine away from my other two adults. I know that after acquiring a new leo, you should leave them alone for a while to allow them to 'de-stress' and acclimate to their new environment.

Once I got her in her new container and all set up, I have been leaving her alone, except to make sure her water dish is full, just by glancing in the container.

How long should I wait before I disrupt her to clean out the paper towels, etc? I want to give her time to adapt, but I don't want her to be in a dirty environment either.

also, I tried putting a superworm in with her the other day, but she let it scurry right past her, then it burrowed under the papertowels.. so I did have to open it up a little, to get the worm out... for now, I have a small bowl with mealies and calcium in it, in addition to her water dish..

Of course, I have a humid hide in there, right about the zoo med heat pad, kept at 89 degrees via reostat.

Anything else?

Replies (1)

xelda Jan 07, 2004 11:06 PM

Has she started pooping yet? You can put an extra layer of paper towel on her bathroom spot, so you can just replace that smaller piece without having to change the entire substrate. Most of my leos poop away from where they sleep, so the daily cleaning rarely disturbs them.
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