jelxxx
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Name: Custard
Age: a little over 2 months
Length: 6.5 in.
Substrate: newspaper
Enclosure: Tetrafauna 10 gallon glass terrarium with metal screen lid
Furniture: oak branches from my backyard that I froze for over 48 hours
UVB: Repti Glo 10.0 compact coil bulb (both bulbs off from 8pm-8am)
Heat: soft white 65 watt floodlight (don't know exact temps. In Florida. He gapes sometimes, so he gets warm enough.)
Water: droplets from my fingers and onto his head throughout the day
Morning Meal: minced and misted kale. Tuesday I tried feeding him seeded and minced cactus pear.
Afternoon Meal: as many Reptical dusted 1/4 in. crickets as he can eat along with Reptical dusted baby superworms in a separate large Rubbermaid container.
Insect Gutload: celery, oatmeal, kale
Early Evening Meal: same as afternoon meal, as much as he wants
Bath: he is shedding, so every other day in warm water up to my first knuckle
Playtime: in 10 sq. ft. playpen with toilet paper roll, paper towel, and rubbermaid lid
Handling: I hold and stroke him throughout the day.
I got Custard two weeks ago. I went out of town last weekend, and my boyfriend took care of him. I noticed that he was not eating Tuesday, so I called the breeder that I got him from. This guy has been working with beardies for fifteen years, and does the husbandry for his lizards the same way that I do. I told him that Custard had not eaten insects even when given the opportunity three times throughout the day. He then told me that he could have eaten too much the previous day. He did. He ate five superworms and three crickets on Monday when I came back. He said that as long as Custard is still basking, (which he is) then he is fine. I also watched Custard pass a normal stool in the middle of the day, so I was not worried about impaction.
Then, when I checked on Custard late Tuesday evening I saw a large wet mass of bundled exoskeletons on his newspaper. I took a picture. I'm sorry if this grosses you guys out, but I thought it may be helpful for some people who want to give me direction. The object on the middle left is the scary stool, and the other objects are normal stools:
I still can't believe that huge thing came out of him! Should I make an appointment with my local vet that knows how to care for beardeds?
Please help. I want to keep Custard as my friend for a long time.
Thanks!
Jess
Age: a little over 2 months
Length: 6.5 in.
Substrate: newspaper
Enclosure: Tetrafauna 10 gallon glass terrarium with metal screen lid
Furniture: oak branches from my backyard that I froze for over 48 hours
UVB: Repti Glo 10.0 compact coil bulb (both bulbs off from 8pm-8am)
Heat: soft white 65 watt floodlight (don't know exact temps. In Florida. He gapes sometimes, so he gets warm enough.)
Water: droplets from my fingers and onto his head throughout the day
Morning Meal: minced and misted kale. Tuesday I tried feeding him seeded and minced cactus pear.
Afternoon Meal: as many Reptical dusted 1/4 in. crickets as he can eat along with Reptical dusted baby superworms in a separate large Rubbermaid container.
Insect Gutload: celery, oatmeal, kale
Early Evening Meal: same as afternoon meal, as much as he wants
Bath: he is shedding, so every other day in warm water up to my first knuckle
Playtime: in 10 sq. ft. playpen with toilet paper roll, paper towel, and rubbermaid lid
Handling: I hold and stroke him throughout the day.
I got Custard two weeks ago. I went out of town last weekend, and my boyfriend took care of him. I noticed that he was not eating Tuesday, so I called the breeder that I got him from. This guy has been working with beardies for fifteen years, and does the husbandry for his lizards the same way that I do. I told him that Custard had not eaten insects even when given the opportunity three times throughout the day. He then told me that he could have eaten too much the previous day. He did. He ate five superworms and three crickets on Monday when I came back. He said that as long as Custard is still basking, (which he is) then he is fine. I also watched Custard pass a normal stool in the middle of the day, so I was not worried about impaction.
Then, when I checked on Custard late Tuesday evening I saw a large wet mass of bundled exoskeletons on his newspaper. I took a picture. I'm sorry if this grosses you guys out, but I thought it may be helpful for some people who want to give me direction. The object on the middle left is the scary stool, and the other objects are normal stools:
I still can't believe that huge thing came out of him! Should I make an appointment with my local vet that knows how to care for beardeds?
Please help. I want to keep Custard as my friend for a long time.
Thanks!
Jess