Mollyloo
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I've had me Gecko for almost a year now. It took him (I assume its a him?) a while to get use to us. I currently have him in a 20 gallon HIGH aquatic tank. There is a warm side with a uth under ceramic coaster sitting over the uth inside the tank with his warm hide on top and a basking light that we turn on during the day. I also have a moist hide with moss in it that we mist. There is also a log for climbing and a DIY rock mat for texture. Of course his water bowl and a meal worm dish.
Recently he has been doing somethings that we thought is because he is comfortable with us. Like when he is out and we take the lid off the tank he comes right up to the glass walking over his food and water bowl to get to us and begin to climb up almost like saying "Hold me". When he comes out we hold him let him crawl for a little, he loves to explore. Then we put him back in and sometimes it feels like he doesn't want to go back in.
When he is in his tank recently we have noticed he has not been eating. At first we thought it was but actually the mealworms were escaping and I found some when I went to replace his moss. So this is why I started to get concerned. It has been about 3 days without him eating, I feel like his color is off. I also am questioning if his new behaviors are not due to him being more comfortable.
Is he dehydrated? Did he eat a meal worm that go him sick? Is he blind? Is it normal to be in his humid hide with his tall sticking out when basking light it on? Is it normal to push out his moss (which I have been using the same brand in the same way since I brought him home) out of this hide?
Another thing is last night I was so concerned that I took some repti vitamin calcium with D3 in his food dish and held it up to him and he did start licking the powder. I'm not sure if this is ok to do? I know that he gets his vitamins because we dust his food every other feed (mind you with a different type of calcium powder).
I have cleaned up one bowel movement in the past week, but I feel like this is because he hasn't eaten much. Should I buy him a hornworm as a treat?
Please help I know this is a lot and kind of rambled but I'm hoping someone can help me! PLEASE.
Recently he has been doing somethings that we thought is because he is comfortable with us. Like when he is out and we take the lid off the tank he comes right up to the glass walking over his food and water bowl to get to us and begin to climb up almost like saying "Hold me". When he comes out we hold him let him crawl for a little, he loves to explore. Then we put him back in and sometimes it feels like he doesn't want to go back in.
When he is in his tank recently we have noticed he has not been eating. At first we thought it was but actually the mealworms were escaping and I found some when I went to replace his moss. So this is why I started to get concerned. It has been about 3 days without him eating, I feel like his color is off. I also am questioning if his new behaviors are not due to him being more comfortable.
Is he dehydrated? Did he eat a meal worm that go him sick? Is he blind? Is it normal to be in his humid hide with his tall sticking out when basking light it on? Is it normal to push out his moss (which I have been using the same brand in the same way since I brought him home) out of this hide?
Another thing is last night I was so concerned that I took some repti vitamin calcium with D3 in his food dish and held it up to him and he did start licking the powder. I'm not sure if this is ok to do? I know that he gets his vitamins because we dust his food every other feed (mind you with a different type of calcium powder).
I have cleaned up one bowel movement in the past week, but I feel like this is because he hasn't eaten much. Should I buy him a hornworm as a treat?
Please help I know this is a lot and kind of rambled but I'm hoping someone can help me! PLEASE.