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Marty passed away last night. As distraught as I am and despite how much I wanted to bury him.. I've saved his body and will be bringing him to the vet for an autopsy very soon. The thought that my roommates may have done something to him makes me happy to all heck that I'm completely moving...

@ Ataraxia: I took that into consideration, definitely, so I kept up the misting sessions. I'm also misting him now every 4-5 daylight hours (unless his cage isn't dry from the last session) and just invested in buying a digital thermometer and hygrometer.

@carol5208: I've actually upped it to 10-12 in sep sessions now to see if that stimulates his appetite any more. What would end up happening with Marty I think is he'd go to grab crickets when I fed him, and get 2 or 3 at once and then immediately go for another round without swallowing much -...

@ Kinyonga: Wouldn't surprise me, sadly :/ @ Laurie: Definitely, had no intentions of stopping! Just wanted some input on if I'm missing anything in the regime update I plan on doing/am doing. I'm also not sure what exact weight I should shoot for... all I have now to tell me is the vets word...

@ Laurie: Thank you, I'll definitely look into other feeders! @Ataraxia: The drip system wasn't his only source of hydration, but he doesn't seem to like misting too much.. he won't drink during the handmisting sessions I give him. He seems to get very stressed when I approach the cage (which...

NAME: Marty McFly (Back To The Future!) AGE: 4-5 months, owned 2-3 months. HANDLING: Only when necessary. FEEDING: 5-7x crickets daily, gutloaded with commercial cricket feed, bread, small slices of gold potatoes on occassion and veggies when I can get my hands on them. SUPPLEMENTS...