little leaf
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I am not really sure if this goes here, or in health, or cages - mods please move if needed -
so , anyway- I have been working with the little guy, watering him has been an issue as far as getting enough into him - I would mist the cage, and he would run after the drops, but not getting near what he needed - and he would bite the plants trying to get more water, I could tell he was really thirsty, but he just would not drink from the drip tube, he would watch the water, and try to drink from a milk cap, but he could not "slurp" the water - so he got really nothing. I watched him all day- it was like he knew the dripper was gong to choke him- the drips were not to fast, just to big - so I kept watching him biting at the plants - I came up with this- I took one of the fake plants, and pulled the tip off- so I had the little part that has the hole in it- and it fits just perfect and tight into the supply line - a wooden skewer will push it in - the little hole in the plant restricts the water just enough, and the plant then lets many smaller drops of water cascade off of it - he drank and drank and drank - you can see in his eye, this is the first time it looks hydrated - and his urates are finally a nice white he must really like it- this is him sleeping right under, really IN it he looks so much better today , still a skinny little thing- but we are working on that
so , anyway- I have been working with the little guy, watering him has been an issue as far as getting enough into him - I would mist the cage, and he would run after the drops, but not getting near what he needed - and he would bite the plants trying to get more water, I could tell he was really thirsty, but he just would not drink from the drip tube, he would watch the water, and try to drink from a milk cap, but he could not "slurp" the water - so he got really nothing. I watched him all day- it was like he knew the dripper was gong to choke him- the drips were not to fast, just to big - so I kept watching him biting at the plants - I came up with this- I took one of the fake plants, and pulled the tip off- so I had the little part that has the hole in it- and it fits just perfect and tight into the supply line - a wooden skewer will push it in - the little hole in the plant restricts the water just enough, and the plant then lets many smaller drops of water cascade off of it - he drank and drank and drank - you can see in his eye, this is the first time it looks hydrated - and his urates are finally a nice white he must really like it- this is him sleeping right under, really IN it he looks so much better today , still a skinny little thing- but we are working on that