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Oh geez, thank you so much for clarifying that, Mike and others. (I have been assuming your first name is Mike.) I was quite upset thinking you were fed up with me (like, I didn't sleep well), which is obviously a reflection of how guilty and responsible I feel for my little guy.
Agreed, I'll drop the bleach and see. (Trying to take care of my family as well, but he's not pooping right now anyway. Incidentally, I suspect my son and I have had a bout of salmonella, if it can manifest very mildly.)
The humidity is higher at night because I run a humidifier in my son's room. So this morning, for ex, it's at 50. I haven't been watching it closely, but I'm pretty sure that it's typically around 30 during the day. I haven't gotten a digital hydrometer, but if you think humidity might be important here, there is a trip to Home Depot happening today anyway. I only spritz the substrate occasionally, but I can do it more and see if his eyes open more. What humidity do you think I should shoot for? I would say he does tend to open his eyes more when being soaked, but I just assumed that was being handled and woken up.
The substrate is Repti-bark (which says it's 100% pure fir bark) on top of coco coir (see this previous discusssion: http://tortoiseforum.org/threads/best-substrate.89137/).
Temps of the tort vary, but are typically in the 80 to 90 range. I haven't checked at night in the last few days, but I think it was a little lower that time of day.
Pics of tail in a while. 5 year old has been waiting patiently for me......
Agreed, I'll drop the bleach and see. (Trying to take care of my family as well, but he's not pooping right now anyway. Incidentally, I suspect my son and I have had a bout of salmonella, if it can manifest very mildly.)
The humidity is higher at night because I run a humidifier in my son's room. So this morning, for ex, it's at 50. I haven't been watching it closely, but I'm pretty sure that it's typically around 30 during the day. I haven't gotten a digital hydrometer, but if you think humidity might be important here, there is a trip to Home Depot happening today anyway. I only spritz the substrate occasionally, but I can do it more and see if his eyes open more. What humidity do you think I should shoot for? I would say he does tend to open his eyes more when being soaked, but I just assumed that was being handled and woken up.
The substrate is Repti-bark (which says it's 100% pure fir bark) on top of coco coir (see this previous discusssion: http://tortoiseforum.org/threads/best-substrate.89137/).
Temps of the tort vary, but are typically in the 80 to 90 range. I haven't checked at night in the last few days, but I think it was a little lower that time of day.
Pics of tail in a while. 5 year old has been waiting patiently for me......