Sherri":2b29ixd7 said:
Um...forgive my ignorance, but what is *rocket* for the salad? I should look it up lol. Don't know why I don't remember hearing it.
I think you guys call rocket 'arugula' (sp?) hehe - that big old pond has us confusing each other! Its like 'endive' - its generally sold over here as 'frisée' - it took me over a year of looking for endive to actually figure that out lol!
Sherri":2b29ixd7 said:
I know you must be so frustrated with the lighting situation, but remember a few days or a week without will not hurt, and getting a brand new bulb will make up for those days as well
Its just because of Huff's MBD - i just dont want to risk him going backwards. I ended up allowing him to keep the UV for today - Phoebe is tough enough and shes practically brumating (on and off) so I guess it wont do her too much harm.
Sherri":2b29ixd7 said:
There is no way you would have missed something in their set up, but it may ease your mind to give a run down of everything, including schedule....just for your peace of mind b/c I know you have already gone over everything in your mind a zillion times But subconciously you may be wondering if you actually missed something so getting 2nd opinions might get that off your mind
Sherri, everything you said made perfect sense. I cant think of any issues with his set up but I will run through it anyway
1) Lighting - 75w basking bulb and Arcadia d3 12% UV (positioned 6 inches away from him)
2) Temps - range on basking side - he can choose from 98 - 104 at the moment although he usually sits at 104
3) Substrate - tiles and linoleum
4) Furniture - long branch - 'cooked' and frozen to ensure no 'bugs' were present - variety of store bought pet furnishings - all boiled or steam cleaned before being placed into the viv.
5) Cleaning - reptile safe disinfectant for spot cleaning/dirty surfaces - whole viv steam cleaned weekly - before I had the steamer, the whole thing was 'sanitised' using boiling water.
6) Routine - right now, lights on 9am and off 9pm
7)
Bathing - every other day (everyday at the moment)
8) Calcium - Komodo Cricket dust (commonly known as Calypso calcium) Vitamins - herptivite (blue label)
9) Food - dark leafy greens topped with butternut squash or rocket - sometimes peas or peppers
I think thats everything!
Sherri":2b29ixd7 said:
These recent problems (not the oranges, before that) began with a raspberry...but was his anemia before *that*? I am so sorry I don't recall the timing I should go back to the beginning and read again.
He had anemia the first time he got sick in December 2009 - at that time we thought it was due to the fact that I was using nutrabol as a vitamin supplement which really doesnt give adequate vitamins but is the only accessible vitamin supplement over here.
I think you're right tho - his weakened immune system allows all of these illnesses to 'creep' in
Thank you so much Sherri - I really appreciate your input.
Kazi does not want to eat dubia today again - he will watch them, eagerly but just wont take them. His eye has not been AS itchy but is still bothering him... thankfully, he was able to open it on his own this morning!