Farnsy54
New Member
So I’m a little concerned my Aldabra isn’t gaining as much weight as he should. I got him about a month ago and then weighed him 2 weeks later and in that time he’s only gained about .5 ounces in those 2 weeks and he’s just shy of 5 inches. Can I wake him in the middle of the night and have him eat? His enclosure is outside but on colder nights I section off part of it and put a heat lamp in there to make sure the temperature he’s getting isn’t below 65 F. I feed him daily with spring mixes and just started introducing moist mazuri pellets and will try to start having him eat some Timothy Hay this week. I soak him daily and will also “guide” him toward the 2 water dishes in his enclosure that he shares with 2 sulcatas that are both 8 months as well. He’s becoming less skittish every day. He still won’t walk towards me but he has let me feed him a hibiscus flower a couple times by hand.