Charmander we are guessing around 12 weeks old weve had for 2 weeks now.
Basking area is 105 to 110
Uvb 10.0 tube light
Humidity during day 35ish
Night time creeps up to 45ish
Pooping 1 to 2 times a day normally once
Currently shedding
My problem is couple things
We were able to hold him and now he wont let us and secondly
He is only averaging 12 crickets a day. He has hit higher but rarely
He does however eat his greens not a massive load but some
How big are the crickets? You dont want them to big for him to eat-- the holding time is going to haft to have patience- hold him every day a little at a time - he will become used to it --
Karrie
How big are the crickets? You dont want them to big for him to eat-- the holding time is going to haft to have patience- hold him every day a little at a time - he will become used to it --
Karrie
So as long as they are good proportion he will eat as many as they can -- have you thought about adding another staple feeder for him- like dubias or BSFL even silk worms? And its good hes eating some salad
Karrie
So as long as they are good proportion he will eat as many as they can -- have you thought about adding another staple feeder for him- like dubias or BSFL even silk worms? And its good hes eating some salad
Karrie
They are good salad toppers -- add them in front of him to the bowl - you can also hand feed them to him to get him used to your hand --- they are a good compliment to the crickets - dubias are a great staple feeder and easier to use for luring to the salad bowl -
Karrie
Yes but they are small so adding them to the crickets will help -- sorry didnt know you were in Canada- you can feed as many as you want dont dust them -- when he gets older like 5-6 months I would look at getting him some silk worms- they are another great staple feeder
Karrie
Charmander is start up crushing the food now. Still wont let us hold him. But i gues abiut 2 weeks ago my daughter shreiked and he jumped and almost fell and since then picking him up has been a no go. About a day qgo he let my wife hold him for like 10 seconds. Is this just a time thing now to get over the fear of almost falling? He doesnt appear to have suffered any injuries thankfully