I swear the little guy is giving me gray hair. I posted several weeks ago that I came home from work and found him stuck on his side. He appeared to have been like that for a while
My mom checks on him while I'm at work and found him stuck on his side the other day.
Well today we were watching him (what can I say, I have no life) and he was trying to climb up the side of his enclosure He flipped over on his back. He just lay there on his back for a little bit but I wanted him to flip over by himself. He eventually tried and was stretching his neck out (I have never seen it move around like that, it was crazy!) I gave him a good minute (it felt like a lifetime) but he just couldn't do it! I nudged him a little and then he was able to flip over.
How can I prevent this from happening?! I'm going to be a nervous wreck when I leave him every day!
I use coco coir as the substrate with a small amount of sand mixed in- do you think that is too soft for him? He seemed to just be digging into the substrate when he was trying to flip back over.
I have plants and things in every corner to prevent him from flipping over in the corners. I built up a hill next to his log to "hatchling-proof" that for him too. What more can I do?! It's when he tries to climb up the sides of his enclosure that he flips over.
I've heard of people placing rocks strategically throughout the enclosure so that they have something to use to try to right themselves.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions!
My mom checks on him while I'm at work and found him stuck on his side the other day.
Well today we were watching him (what can I say, I have no life) and he was trying to climb up the side of his enclosure He flipped over on his back. He just lay there on his back for a little bit but I wanted him to flip over by himself. He eventually tried and was stretching his neck out (I have never seen it move around like that, it was crazy!) I gave him a good minute (it felt like a lifetime) but he just couldn't do it! I nudged him a little and then he was able to flip over.
How can I prevent this from happening?! I'm going to be a nervous wreck when I leave him every day!
I use coco coir as the substrate with a small amount of sand mixed in- do you think that is too soft for him? He seemed to just be digging into the substrate when he was trying to flip back over.
I have plants and things in every corner to prevent him from flipping over in the corners. I built up a hill next to his log to "hatchling-proof" that for him too. What more can I do?! It's when he tries to climb up the sides of his enclosure that he flips over.
I've heard of people placing rocks strategically throughout the enclosure so that they have something to use to try to right themselves.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions!