i dont really have many hides for the crickets, but as im puttin the little ones in to see if it will tease his appetite, they can get in many places. the warmth has made the paper towels shrink a bit from when i have been misting the cage and gecko. when i mean i was restarting i meant i was going to start again with the crickets and do everything i could to gut load them. the petshop i went to today didnt have any vitamin suppliments so im going to try others in a few towns to see if i can find anything. the cold side of the terra isnt as low as 70,, i have to have the lamp about 5-6 inches away from the cage to stop it melting, as the 60w bulb gets quite hot, so the thermometer's surface gets a little heated, meaning the temp might be a bit lower than what it says. i revised how to use IR lamps properly and probly wont use it until i get the glass tank. my gecko has been doing somethign quite odd aswell...it constantly wants to be in the corner its toilet is (the cool side)....although he does move about from time to time but tends to stay in the cool sides corners..even if i try and block the corner with a hide, he wriggles himself in so i have to move the hide back out. he only has 2 hides as it is a small terra, 1 humid box that is filled with wet toilet paper, also toilet paper on the top as its a transparent box, so that stops some of the light. the other is half of a coconut which is on the cool side.

even as i watch now, he just patrols the cool sides wall, going from the back corner to the front. and back again...is this activity normal...he never ventures to the warm side either..or vary rarely does. anythign is that he isnt on a rigid platform, he's on a chest of drawers that easily sways, but wont topple, and if my dog runs in my room, he bangs the door open which knocks the drawers...will this effect him in any way?

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