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Ctenosaura Similis not eating yet

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Posted by: replover at Sat Mar 24 03:51:06 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by replover ]  
   

Hi. I rescued a ctenosaura similis who hadn't been given any temperature settings before in his environment nor regular UVB. He was fed exclusively on crickets, I'm told.

He's 12 inches STL. One missing toenail, otherwise pretty perfect.

I have set up a terrarium for him. As expected, he's really jumpy. The temps are supposed to be 80 to 90 with basking of 100F. Somehow my cage is 85 to 95 with 105F basking (5 degrees above what it should be). So I tried to move the light further away. However, it seems that he is CONSTANTLY at the hot end and trying to climb up there so that he can get closer to the heat. Could it be that he really wants to be hotter?

Also, he hasn't eaten anything yet. He was fed only on crickets before. I've given him a salad with fruits and greens, and have put in some mealworms and crickets into the mix. He hasn't done anything except run through it and mess it all up. I am a little worried he wno't eat. But then again this is the first day.

   

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