Ok, I posted about a year ago about George. Now I am here again although this time I am not sure if I am just being overconcerened or not. George is about 1 year 2 months give or take a month. He is in a screened cage with three sides covered because temp and humidity would not stay up. Temp at top is about 90 degrees and about 70 near bottom. He has basking bulb and UVB lighting - I forget the type of light but it was recommended by this site (it's the one with the long skinny bulbs). He has lots to climb on also. I spray/mist him twice a day (although have increased this to 4-5 times recently). He eats primarily crickets (he's very picky eater) which are gut loaded with store bought cricket food, meal worms and superworms (last two are more treats). I have tried some veggies, and other bugs but he won't touch them. He has his lights on about 10 hours during the day then off at night plus I keep it dark. I'll partially cover cage if we are staying up later so the lights don't bother him.
George has grown and shed quite a bit of the past 2-3 months. I noticed he shed once a week for a good month. It's been a couple weeks and I think he is shedding again but appears to be having a harder time which is why I increased spraying him to 4-5 times a day (I always use warm water). He has not eaten in a week now. (About two weeks ago I bought 100 crickets in which about 75 died overnight. George had eaten a few live ones before a bunch died.) I bought new crickets and he has not touched one of them nor the meal worms or superworms since. Also, he had whitish stuff around one eye and was keeping it closed last week. He was not shedding so I thought maybe he had an infection. I had eye drops (from vet) from when he had a previous infection in his eye so I started using them and his eye looks much better. I noticed George has not pooped in 4-5 days either. Ok he just did! Yeah! The uriate part looks slightly yellowish/orange so I'll make sure he drinks today. He didn't drink much that I saw yesterday. He is moving around cage although maybe a bit less than normal. He's been a bit more aggressive also. I was not able to do the eye drops one day because he was obviously intent on trying to bite me! He's usually quite calm although I have not handled him much since last summer when I took him out of his cage to put him in an outdoor cage. I do reach in and clean his cage and pet him. He never even pays me much attention. He, also, appears to keep his eyes closed or half closed more unless I walk over to check on him then he'll open them. Am I being overly concerned? I attached a photo. It's not great as the lighting is not great in this room. Thanks! Traci
George has grown and shed quite a bit of the past 2-3 months. I noticed he shed once a week for a good month. It's been a couple weeks and I think he is shedding again but appears to be having a harder time which is why I increased spraying him to 4-5 times a day (I always use warm water). He has not eaten in a week now. (About two weeks ago I bought 100 crickets in which about 75 died overnight. George had eaten a few live ones before a bunch died.) I bought new crickets and he has not touched one of them nor the meal worms or superworms since. Also, he had whitish stuff around one eye and was keeping it closed last week. He was not shedding so I thought maybe he had an infection. I had eye drops (from vet) from when he had a previous infection in his eye so I started using them and his eye looks much better. I noticed George has not pooped in 4-5 days either. Ok he just did! Yeah! The uriate part looks slightly yellowish/orange so I'll make sure he drinks today. He didn't drink much that I saw yesterday. He is moving around cage although maybe a bit less than normal. He's been a bit more aggressive also. I was not able to do the eye drops one day because he was obviously intent on trying to bite me! He's usually quite calm although I have not handled him much since last summer when I took him out of his cage to put him in an outdoor cage. I do reach in and clean his cage and pet him. He never even pays me much attention. He, also, appears to keep his eyes closed or half closed more unless I walk over to check on him then he'll open them. Am I being overly concerned? I attached a photo. It's not great as the lighting is not great in this room. Thanks! Traci
Anyway I appreciate any advice or help. Thank you!
