So I've my little guy now, a veiled and he's about 4 months I think and I got him home on Sunday. The guy at the pet store said he was eating about 6 crickets a day, that's what I've been giving him so far and he is eating them all, there are none left in his home when I check at night.
Let him eat as many as he wants, if he's eating pinheads he could probably eat 15-30, for crix 1/4-1/2" maybe 12-25.
I haven't seen him drinking yet, how do you know if they are??
Check is urates that are attached to his poo. If they are pure white he is well hydrated. If it is a little orange he should be hydrated a little more, but no need to panic. If his urates are pure orange, find a different method to get him water as what you are doing is not working and he is really dehdrated. You can also check his eyes for dehydration...the order goes normal/bulged, slightly sunken in, really sunken in, and his hydrations levels are in the same order for this as with what I mentioned above with the urates.
Also how do I know when to increase his food?
Like I said, let him eat as much as he wants. While he is younger he should be allowed to eat as much as he can so he can grow quickly. Once they start getting closer to a year, they're growth rate drastically decreases and that's when you start giving him a set amount of feeders every day, or every other day.
Had to work today and been so worried about leaving him all day, even with others to check on him
. I'm going to supplement with some veggies tomorrow I think.
Supplements...buy Repashy Calcium Plus as it replaces the need for having the three other supplements, calcium with d3, calcium without d3, and multivitamin, which you should be administering to him until you get the repashy. If you don't know how to use the three supplements until you get Repashy, just ask I'll give you a schedule.
He seems really settled and comes right up as soon as I open the door and like to be handled - so far…… any advice??
