Do I look Healthy?

Brijuana19

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Hello!

This is Mikael. He’s 4 years old. I’ve had him since he was a baby. Does he look healthy? Well normal for his size? He’s eating normal and moving around normal. I don’t think anything is wrong with him but he’s my baby. So I tend to worry all the time.

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He looks fine . . . ever so slightly pyramided. Do you moisten the substrate, and what kind of lights do you use?
 

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He looks pretty good! If we could get housing info from you we can help make sure everything checks out and calm your worries🥰

Is he indoors or outdoors?
If indoors..
What are your temperatures like all over? Ie basking temp(directly under the bulb), overall day temps(middle and cooler side), night temps?
What kind of basking bulb is being used specifically? Packaging photos are good if you have any
Do you use indoor uv? If so what kind?
How’s humidity?
What’s his substrate?
What kind of monitoring do you have?
What’s his diet been like with you?

A photo of the full set up would be wonderful! Welcome to the forum🐢💚
 

Tom

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Hello!

This is Mikael. He’s 4 years old. I’ve had him since he was a baby. Does he look healthy? Well normal for his size? He’s eating normal and moving around normal. I don’t think anything is wrong with him but he’s my baby. So I tend to worry all the time.

Thank you 💙View attachment 388223View attachment 388224
He looks overall great in these two pictures, but I noticed that his left eye looks a little sunken in. That can be due to dehydration or low weight. Does he fell heavy for his size when you lift him up, or does he feel almost hollow? Is the appetite good? What is your normal soaking routine? What do you feed him? What size is the enclosure?

His care and housing routine will give us more insight into his health than a picture will.
 

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