Winstonsmommy
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Yesterday we moved Winston to a 40 gal tank as he was in a 10 gallon and it was too hard to create a temp gradient between the cool and warm side. Also he is growing nicely having already shed twice in the 5 weeks since we first bought him so it was time for the switch to a bigger tank. I was going to go to a 20 gallon since he still seems so small for a 40 gal, but we figured he would out grow that quickly so why put out the extra expense. When he woke up this morning I did the usual, hand fed him some romaine lettuce dampened with water and he ate several pieces. He's pooping fine, but when we put him into his container to eat his crickets he just window surfed to get out. He was acting weird the other day too, but then he shed so we figured that was that. He is definitely stressed because he's black and is normally a nice tan color. It just kills me to see him so stressed out, because he's been doing so well and we absolutely love him. How long until he's adjusted to the new tank??
We are gut feeding his crickets so we don't dust his food with calcium anymore, he eats a small amt of veggies daily and will drink water when he's thirsty. I bathe him maybe once every 10-12 days ans he's pooping fine. The temp in his basking area is only 90 degrees now with the bigger tank. We have a single basking light using a 100 watt household bulb and a zilla hood light with a compact T10 UV bulb with an additional 60 watt bulb in the other socket (it won't let you go higher than 60). Any suggestions on how to raise the temp and also where I can get a 40 gal breeder tank hinged screen lid? Thanks.
Renee
We are gut feeding his crickets so we don't dust his food with calcium anymore, he eats a small amt of veggies daily and will drink water when he's thirsty. I bathe him maybe once every 10-12 days ans he's pooping fine. The temp in his basking area is only 90 degrees now with the bigger tank. We have a single basking light using a 100 watt household bulb and a zilla hood light with a compact T10 UV bulb with an additional 60 watt bulb in the other socket (it won't let you go higher than 60). Any suggestions on how to raise the temp and also where I can get a 40 gal breeder tank hinged screen lid? Thanks.
Renee
We were dusting his crickets and the pet store manager said it wasn't really necessary (he had a beardie for years back in the 90's when they first became popular). We tried other greens and he did't like them. We don't just feed him romaine we give him broccoli and green beans. Tonight we will try dandelion and mustard greens. He also has eaten apples, grapes and mango. He seems a little calmer now that the hub bub of the move is over. He's not so black and has definitely calmed down. He ate about 5 crickets (still short of his usual 30-50 day), but I'm hoping he'll eat more tomorrow. He seems to be enjoying his new digs as you can see by this pic 
