mfoust1980
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Help me too! I just got a baby Sulcata, I was told it’s “a couple months old” and it hasn’t ate since Sunday and sleeps all the time!
Read these:Help me too! I just got a baby Sulcata, I was told it’s “a couple months old” and it hasn’t ate since Sunday and sleeps all the time!
I have the basking area at 100 degrees. I have the cooler at 80. I have a hide, I’ve tried carrot soaks. He is hardly moving, slow to open his eyes, and not eating.
What is your humidity?I have the basking area at 100 degrees. I have the cooler at 80. I have a hide, I’ve tried carrot soaks. He is hardly moving, slow to open his eyes, and not eating.
The humidity is 70-80%. I’ve honestly done everything listed. I am afraid that it’s dehydrated. Unfortunately it was trial and error to get to the point were are at with him and I think it’s been to late.I have the basking area at 100 degrees. I have the cooler at 80. I have a hide, I’ve tried carrot soaks. He is hardly moving, slow to open his eyes, and not eating.
We unfortunately didn’t know anything about the guy we got the baby from. The overnight temp is about 70-75%. No bulbs on. We have a repti sun 10 bulb on during daylight as well as a 75 watt heat bulb.What is your humidity?
What is the overnight low temp and how do you maintain that?
Any colored bulbs? What type of UV bulb?
Where did you get the baby and how was it started? Wet or dry routine?
The guy we got it from said keep him extremely moist and his enclosure of course. He was transported in a container with a soaked paper towel.We unfortunately didn’t know anything about the guy we got the baby from. The overnight temp is about 70-75%. No bulbs on. We have a repti sun 10 bulb on during daylight as well as a 75 watt heat bulb.
70-75 degrees at night is much too cold. It needs to be no lower than 80 in the coldest part of the enclosure at night. A ceramic heating element or a radiant heat panel, run through a thermostat should do it.We unfortunately didn’t know anything about the guy we got the baby from. The overnight temp is about 70-75%. No bulbs on. We have a repti sun 10 bulb on during daylight as well as a 75 watt heat bulb.
The cfl type70-75 degrees at night is much too cold. It needs to be no lower than 80 in the coldest part of the enclosure at night. A ceramic heating element or a radiant heat panel, run through a thermostat should do it.
What kind of reptile-sun bulb? The long tube type or a cfl type?
I'd turn it off ASAP. They are not an effective UV sure and some of them burn tortoise eyes. If you have one of the bad ones, it might hurt his eyes to walk under it, so he stays hidden from the pain.The cfl type
Ok. 10.0 or 5.0?I'd turn it off ASAP. They are not an effective UV sure and some of them burn tortoise eyes. If you have one of the bad ones, it might hurt his eyes to walk under it, so he stays hidden from the pain.
Either way you need a different and better UV source. The long tube type are better.
5.0 bulbs produce almost no UV at all. Regular 10.0 bulb produce very little. The newer HO bulbs are the way to go. ZooMed makes a 10.0 HO bulb that is good, but I like the Arcadia 12% HO tubes. I get them here: http://www.lightyourreptiles.comOk. 10.0 or 5.0?
5.0 bulbs produce almost no UV at all. Regular 10.0 bulb produce very little. The newer HO bulbs are the way to go. ZooMed makes a 10.0 HO bulb that is good, but I like the Arcadia 12% HO tubes. I get them here: http://www.lightyourreptiles.com
I just don't know enough about redfoots Jamie. I haven't kept enough or done any sort of experimentation with what works best for them. I've read that they like it dimmer and not too bright, but I've also read that is not true at all. I'd rather have an experienced RF keeper advise you.At 20" above my beast would you still recommend that one for a redfoot, would it be too intense, or could I shorten the time it's on to more of the middle of the day?
Jamie