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Just wanted to give an update that Baby Roger pooped today.

Not that I've seen. I've seen him eat twice since I got him (a cricket each time) but I had him the medium reptibreeze for a bit and then the exo terra. I didn't think to look for poop before cleaning them out. He's in the tub now. I've seen him drinking.

The cup is just below his jungle gym, with a bar lining up so he can aim into it - it's shallow. He's following the fruit fly movement but not eating them. Maybe it's all the stress of moving to a new container..

I'll definitely keep an eye on it. Now if I could just get him to eat, my nerves would settle a bit. He has pinhead crickets in a cup ( a few escaped) and small wingless fruit flies free ranging. He'll eat when he's hungry?

More like this? The light doesn't fit flush against the wall but the UVB is centered over the top now.

I'm going to grab some small live plants today, and the combo thermometer..there's a cup of crickets and flies in with him. Not sure what to put on the bottom of the tub, if anything.

So with the jungle gym in there and it elevated, it's about 10 inches from top of jungle gym to the uvb and heat lamp.

I definitely believe in fate. We'll see how fate treats baby Roger once this set up is done - I'm a nervous nelly

It's a T5HO UVB 5.0 (research said a 10 would be too strong. I'll measure distance as soon as I finish the tub and get it back under it..it's probably 8-10 inches away. I could potentially elevate the tub if needed and maybe make it higher if necessary.

I can add fake plants until I can get back to Home Depot later today. Maybe some creeping jenny for now since they're smaller and able to fit in the tub. Will also grab some thermometer combos at Petco today. Should I free range some crickets (small pin heads that came in today for my mantids)...

This is still a WIP since I haven't done the jungle gym skewers yet but wanted to see if I got the basics right @jannb - heat light & UVB mounted. Plastic tub with top cut off and screen added. Besides the skewers, what else goes in?

I feel awful having so many questions but happy to be learning. With the heat lights- do babies need heat overnight? My house never goes under 72 but I don't know if that's too cold for Roger.

Oh I have the skewers on hand. And a glue gun. My mantis habitat building will come in handy.

This is almost as nerve wrecking as a new baby. The other one I have Bruce was so much bigger when she came home.

What did you use to make the jungle gym?