I couldn't resist! I love this guy. He's a small species and an insectivore, which is a bonus. I was planning to get a green tree boa, but I wasn't sure if I'd feel intimidated by the size. This guy is perfect
That's cool. I hope he settles in. I was talking to a boy at the rep centre who owns one, he said that it can be difficult to get them to eat at times & you have to really encourage them. I guess if I put something lively in there, he'll be stimulated to eat it.
I'm not sure on gender to be honest. I don't know how to tell. Do females lay infertile eggs?
I don't plan on handling him often- I go out of my way to buy pets that don't need to be handled because then I don't have to feel guilty about not handling them, if that makes sense.
I've set him up in much the same way as my carpet cham in terms of temp, humidity & cage size. He has a water bowl, but I'm not sure it's necesary since they don't drink from bowls?
ok, I'll phone the rep centre tomorrow & see if they know the gender, then I can prepare accordingly. Thanks for mentioning that, for some reason it hadn't crossed my mind.
well, it's been 6 days & as far as I know, he hasn't eaten. I read 4 different care sheets but it wasn't until I joined a forum that I found out my set-up was wrong in many ways- mental note, don't trust care sheets. So we're getting him sorted out tomorrow & finger crossed he'll eat.
I too have my fingers crossed for the little guy. They were on the list of animals I wanted before getting my guys. My LPS told me that while he could get them in, he would recommend against of as they are very difficult to get established.
I kinda regret buying the little guy for that reason Still don't think he's eating & I've had conflicting advice- putting him a small exo-terra will stress him, putting him in a large exo-terra will stress him, etc.
I've done all I can in terms of set-up & I've put him in a quiet room. I'm just going to keep offering a variety of feeders & hope for the best now.