Hey, just thought I'd introduce myself. I've stalked this site on and off for awhile now and I finally got my lovely little guy this weekend at Repticon so I figured I should finally join up. Now that I actually have a Sulcatta all this info is a little more urgent and I just want to thank everyone for having an awesome site, there is so much contradictory information out there that having a bunch of people that seem to know what they a doing in the same place and spelling everything out is invaluable.
But enough about me Levi (or Leviathan as my friends insist, but I can't very well call him that when he's barely 4 inches long, and I think by the time he's big enough to use it Levi will have stuck) seems happy and healthy, he's even more active than I expected which is great (and not to mention adorable). For right now I have him in a big rubber tub with a mixture of organic top soil, Timothy and orchard grasses ( I kind of tore up the grasses and smooshed them down so his little feet wouldn't get caught) I have a CHE and a lamp on the hot side and one of those half log things on the cool side for a hide. After reading the lovely hatchling post here I'm going to make him a plastic shoebox humid hide tonight. I've been feeding him a mixture of spring mix and mazuri diet ( he doesn't seem to really go for the mazuri) and I'm going edible plant hunting at the nursery this weekend. Umm... I've been soaking him every day for about 15 minutes ( quick question should the water be warm or room temp?) and we've been having excursions in the lawn after I get home in the evening to get him in the sun.
So I guess anyone have comments or tips? Does all of that sound ok?
Thanks again for the awesome site.
Cheers,
Ana
But enough about me Levi (or Leviathan as my friends insist, but I can't very well call him that when he's barely 4 inches long, and I think by the time he's big enough to use it Levi will have stuck) seems happy and healthy, he's even more active than I expected which is great (and not to mention adorable). For right now I have him in a big rubber tub with a mixture of organic top soil, Timothy and orchard grasses ( I kind of tore up the grasses and smooshed them down so his little feet wouldn't get caught) I have a CHE and a lamp on the hot side and one of those half log things on the cool side for a hide. After reading the lovely hatchling post here I'm going to make him a plastic shoebox humid hide tonight. I've been feeding him a mixture of spring mix and mazuri diet ( he doesn't seem to really go for the mazuri) and I'm going edible plant hunting at the nursery this weekend. Umm... I've been soaking him every day for about 15 minutes ( quick question should the water be warm or room temp?) and we've been having excursions in the lawn after I get home in the evening to get him in the sun.
So I guess anyone have comments or tips? Does all of that sound ok?
Thanks again for the awesome site.
Cheers,
Ana
