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I've had my collared for a few months now, for the first few months it was really active, jumping around, trying to climb the walls, stuff like that. Now for the past few weeks it's sorta been hiding in the corner and sleeping most of the time. He eats and everything, and is not getting skinny. I have the overall temp at around 80-90, while the basking is 100-105. He clears out all the sand on the warm side where I have the lamp and an undertank heater and lies on the glass. He hides underneath a piece of wood that is the basking spot or stays underneath the hiding rock which is directly on top of the heat mat. Is there a reason why he moves the sand away to stay on the glass?

Also, he had a friend in there up intil like April when it died, do you think he might have gotten depressed? I brought home a new female today and will watch how they interact but hopefully things will turn out well.

Also would it be better to use a day bulb all day and then turn it off at night or use what I'm currently using now, a red bulb that I leave on all day and all night. During the day I have the UV strip on that brightens up the tank, and then at night I turn that off and leave the red light on.

i use a floodlight from the home depot as their basking spot, it is set up on an automatic timer. i also have UVB lights for them too and at night everything is turned off. i have been doing this for a while and they seem to like it
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

alot of people say that they don't realize when the other is not there but i don't think that is true, as for just now getting depressed, i am not sure.
a couple things to think about: if you have never had a fecal done on him, it could not hurt to make sure he does not have parasites
do you ever offer water to him? i dampen the sand on one side of the hidespot and many times my lizards will dig into and sleep there for extra moisture. perhaps he is looking for moist sand?
he could be getting ready to shed and that sometimes makes a lizard moody.
you might want to quarentine the female to make sure she is not sick before you put her in with your male
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

I'll try dampening the sand in the hide rock.
Also I work at the pet store where I bought the female from so I have been watching her for about a couple months now and decided to take her home today.
And where can I find a trusted herp vet in my area? I brought my 1st female to a vet near me and she got sicker and sicker afterwards and died. I don't want to go back to him at all.

ANd yes I have water in a shallow rock dish thing.

www.anapsid.org/vets/#vetlist

there may be some listings on that website. what area are you from? maybe someone on here is from the same area. also you can call around to different vets and see who they recommend
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

He is actually roaming around again with the new female, so I think the addition of a new friend helped out. The female is very active and crawling upside down on the screen top. The male is very curious about what she is doing.

Like how do I know which poop belongs to which collared? I don't have anyplace to put the female while I clean and wait for the male to poop. He's back to his old sleepy ways in the back. I am gonna bring him to the vet when I find one.

Chances are if one has parasites then they both will, so even if you don't know which one the poop belongs to, it is still helpful to take it in.

The easiest way to tell the poops apart is to watch the lizards while they're warming up. Mine will very often go right after they've gotten good and warm under their lights in the morning. Another way to stimulate them to go is to soak them in warm water.

élan
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Should I just show up with the sample at the vet? Or call and tell them I'm bringing one in? Should I bring the collared in with the sample>

well, you could possibly take the fecal in but if he does have parasites the vet will have to see him to give him medicine, like he needs to know the weight and whatnot to prescribe it properly. i think parazap works better as a preventative but i could be wrong about that
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

How about using parazap?