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Good news, he's been eating more since my last update. I ran out of crickets and the pet store didn't have any either, so I got him some mealworms instead (I know, not the best, but it was all they had). Here's a couple of new pictures of him. :) And here he is eating one of his mealworms.

I placed him by his food cup just now, and he ate one cricket before walking away.

I didn't call them, should I? It took him about 24 hours.

He's mostly finished shedding now, just a little bit on his head left. :)

So far just crickets. Haven't had a chance to get anything else for him yet.

He still hasn't eaten much, I'm getting a bit worried. He's also shedding his skin today. How long does it normally take them to shed? Could this be partly why he hasn't been eating as much?

It gets down to around 65 at night.

So I picked up one of the ceramic heat emitters on Monday, now the temperature in there is above 80. I built a feeding cup along the lines of the sunny-d deathtrap that I saw referred to elsewhere on the forum, and added about a dozen gut loaded and dusted crickets. He ate two or three right...

He's about a month old...

What about occasional and temporary drops to the 40's? Usually only happens when I leave the window open and the temp outside drops fairly quickly, or if I'm out and about when the temp drops. I don't have the heat on in the house during the summer.

That's what I thought, I'll look into getting one for cold nights.

Under 50 is getting a little on the chilly side for me at night. Usually I prefer it around 15C at night (59F), but I didn't realize how cold and windy it was getting outside until it was too late.

At what nighttime temperature should I start to worry then? It's liable to get even colder during the winter. Right now, with his IR lamp, he seems to be getting daytime temps between 60 and 65 F. Is this warm enough, or should I invest in one of the ceramic heater bulbs? Other ideas?

He's in my (and my fiancee's) bedroom. Also, as of last night he has a name: Koopa

I've noticed a few spots of poop on some of the leaves. That's probably a good sign that he's eaten at least a few of the crickets, no?

It gets pretty cold in my house sometimes at night. Any suggestions on keeping it warm in the night? How cold can it get before it's bad for him? Right now it's under 50 degrees here...

Should I be feeding him strictly crickets, or should I add other bugs to his diet as well?

The website would be very helpful, thanks!

Also, what's the best way to feed him? I've noticed the crickets that I've given him seem to hide down in and under the newspaper. Is there any way to feed him so that the crickets will go where he can get them, and preferably to minimize the chances of them escaping as well?

Ok, I'll lift up the plants a bit when I get home. About the vine, that one came with the terrarium (I bought it second hand), but I've noticed it's pretty expensive. I'm wondering if I can substitute rope from the hardware store, to add some colour and save some money at the same time? How...