Gab5150
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Hi everyone. I got an 8 weeks old baby Sulcata on Wednesday, and am starting to get a little worried about him. He spends the entire day asleep in his burrow and I haven't seen him come out to eat yesterday or today. I did find him asleep in his water dish this morning though so he was moving around during the night. I will describe my setup and would love to hear some thoughts, opinions, suggestions etc.
Setup:
I have been soaking him at least once a day since bringing him home and he drinks every time. After his soak, he usually roams around his enclosure for about 20 minutes. He seems very active and alert during this time. He climbs into his loft, onto his hide etc. When he is out he nibbles on his food a little, but still doesn't eat much. I'm still working on getting his numbers perfect, but the temps in his enclosure are 79F cool side, 87F warm side, 96F basking, 78% humidity. I am using a Ceramic Heat Emitter (no coil bulbs). I have been trying to offer a large variety of food items. Since getting him I have offered bok choy, collard greens, various grasses, clover, dandelion, spring mix, mazuri, rose leaves/pedals and I also added a little calcium D3 supplement to his food yesterday.
Burrow:
Now I'll describe his burrow incase it would help for some reason. I built him a loft that stands about 5" above the bottom of his enclosure. I then filled the space between the bottom of his enclosure and the floor of the loft with substrate (eco earth) thinking that he might like to burrow into (which clearly he has)! It's dark, humid, and probably secure so I suppose I can see why he might like spending his time in there but I just worry that I am doing something wrong or that he may have gotten under the weather during shipping?
Any thoughts are welcome and much appreciated! I'm sorry for rambling, I'm just worried.
Setup:
I have been soaking him at least once a day since bringing him home and he drinks every time. After his soak, he usually roams around his enclosure for about 20 minutes. He seems very active and alert during this time. He climbs into his loft, onto his hide etc. When he is out he nibbles on his food a little, but still doesn't eat much. I'm still working on getting his numbers perfect, but the temps in his enclosure are 79F cool side, 87F warm side, 96F basking, 78% humidity. I am using a Ceramic Heat Emitter (no coil bulbs). I have been trying to offer a large variety of food items. Since getting him I have offered bok choy, collard greens, various grasses, clover, dandelion, spring mix, mazuri, rose leaves/pedals and I also added a little calcium D3 supplement to his food yesterday.
Burrow:
Now I'll describe his burrow incase it would help for some reason. I built him a loft that stands about 5" above the bottom of his enclosure. I then filled the space between the bottom of his enclosure and the floor of the loft with substrate (eco earth) thinking that he might like to burrow into (which clearly he has)! It's dark, humid, and probably secure so I suppose I can see why he might like spending his time in there but I just worry that I am doing something wrong or that he may have gotten under the weather during shipping?
Any thoughts are welcome and much appreciated! I'm sorry for rambling, I'm just worried.