Hello all,
I need everyones opinions and help please. My newest arrival came today. He is a beautiful Hermanns hatchling and right out of the box he was happy and active with good responses, clear eyes, and no breathing issues. I watched him explore his new enclosure which is a ZooMed Tort house with repti bark as the substrate a hiding place and a few decorative plants.
I left some mixed greens and a shallow dish of water for him and went to bed ( work 3rd shift so I sleep late)
When I woke up he was on his back in the corner opposite his food and not moving. Scared me to death# I righted him and he seemed ok.
About an hour later I checked on him and he had buried his entire body under the substrate in the hide box area. I uncovered him and put him near his food, 30 min later he had done it again!
Am I doing something wrong? His enclosure is about 70 degrees on thr cool end and 84 on the warm end. Heated and lighted by a mecury vapor bulb.
Thank you for all of your help! He's such a darling and I want to take the best care that I can of him.
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I need everyones opinions and help please. My newest arrival came today. He is a beautiful Hermanns hatchling and right out of the box he was happy and active with good responses, clear eyes, and no breathing issues. I watched him explore his new enclosure which is a ZooMed Tort house with repti bark as the substrate a hiding place and a few decorative plants.
I left some mixed greens and a shallow dish of water for him and went to bed ( work 3rd shift so I sleep late)
When I woke up he was on his back in the corner opposite his food and not moving. Scared me to death# I righted him and he seemed ok.
About an hour later I checked on him and he had buried his entire body under the substrate in the hide box area. I uncovered him and put him near his food, 30 min later he had done it again!
Am I doing something wrong? His enclosure is about 70 degrees on thr cool end and 84 on the warm end. Heated and lighted by a mecury vapor bulb.
Thank you for all of your help! He's such a darling and I want to take the best care that I can of him.
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