make sure you are misting him 2 or 3 times a day with almost hot water, when its sprayed it feels much colder than it is so u need very warm water to spray him with or u can make him sick. Spray him for several minutes so he has plenty of time to drink, he may not drink right away. do not keep...
The basking area should be between 90 and 100, 79 is extremely too old this may be why he doesnt have much of an apetite, the top of my cage is usually about 100 degrees and the bottom is about 75-80. I had the same problem with mine not eating whenever my cage was too cold as well and he seemed...