Matang613
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So, I moved my 4 month old beardie from a 20gal long to a 4'x2'x2' pvc viv about a week and a half ago. That was stressful enough, of course, but then he started shedding within a day of moving into his new home, and that just exacerbated him further. Now he's been done shedding for a few days, but still very actively stressed in his new home. He has stress marks constantly, he hisses at my hand every time I get near him, and he's practically not eating. In fact, I was getting so worried about him not eating that yesterday I started putting crickets in his mouth when he hisses at me. I managed to feed him about 30 total across two feedings yesterday, but he's still stressed and doing the same routine today.
His basking spot is good at 105-111, cool side is 82, uvb is a reptisun t8 10.0. I don't think anything is off to stress him out, but the combination of shedding and moving at the same time was just too much for him. I know I need to keep handling to a minimum right now, but is okay for me to keep hand feeding him when he hisses at me? He's about due for a soak as well, so can I handle him for that at least?
His basking spot is good at 105-111, cool side is 82, uvb is a reptisun t8 10.0. I don't think anything is off to stress him out, but the combination of shedding and moving at the same time was just too much for him. I know I need to keep handling to a minimum right now, but is okay for me to keep hand feeding him when he hisses at me? He's about due for a soak as well, so can I handle him for that at least?