Hello,
My boyfriend and I purchased 2 babies in the beginning of January from a pet store. The girl who sold them to us obviously knows nothing because she said they would be just fine together and told us to feed all the wrong things, sold us a bad light, etc etc.
We had them both living in a 60 gal (it's 4 feet long) with everything right. A few weeks ago I started to notice signs of dominance and aggression. Then it became really apparent when one, Wallace, grew to be almost twice as big as the other, Norbert. We decided to separate them so I spent my savings and more to get a brand new set up for Norbert at my house. I got him a better light (reptisun 10.0) and moved him to his new house last night. I have repticarpet, a hammock, a piece of wood, a half log, a hide, and a plastic bamboo plant.
I know they get shocked, especially from transport and stuff. Anyway, I left him alone for the night and in the morning he was still sleeping after 10am, but my boyfriend says he woke up pretty early at his house. He used to love to bask and now he is just on the complete opposite side of the tank just laying in his bamboo plant up against the glass almost. He slept all day and when he didn't he showed no interest in food... only his reflection in the glass got him rowdy.
I had greens ready in the morning and after two hours under the light I added a few crickets. Crickets were walking ON him and he didn't even care. He just shook them off. So now he hasn't eaten in over 24 hours and I am worried about him. He is way too small for his age and I am sure it's because his brother dominated and ate more, but my boyfriend would feed him separately most of the time to make sure he was okay and eating.
I at least didn't want him dehydrated so I misted him and dropped water on his snout and he drank it as it ran down to his mouth. He hasn't moved from his corner spot in hours. Is this all normal for a dragon to do just because he moved locations? What should I do if this persists?
My boyfriend and I purchased 2 babies in the beginning of January from a pet store. The girl who sold them to us obviously knows nothing because she said they would be just fine together and told us to feed all the wrong things, sold us a bad light, etc etc.
We had them both living in a 60 gal (it's 4 feet long) with everything right. A few weeks ago I started to notice signs of dominance and aggression. Then it became really apparent when one, Wallace, grew to be almost twice as big as the other, Norbert. We decided to separate them so I spent my savings and more to get a brand new set up for Norbert at my house. I got him a better light (reptisun 10.0) and moved him to his new house last night. I have repticarpet, a hammock, a piece of wood, a half log, a hide, and a plastic bamboo plant.
I know they get shocked, especially from transport and stuff. Anyway, I left him alone for the night and in the morning he was still sleeping after 10am, but my boyfriend says he woke up pretty early at his house. He used to love to bask and now he is just on the complete opposite side of the tank just laying in his bamboo plant up against the glass almost. He slept all day and when he didn't he showed no interest in food... only his reflection in the glass got him rowdy.
I had greens ready in the morning and after two hours under the light I added a few crickets. Crickets were walking ON him and he didn't even care. He just shook them off. So now he hasn't eaten in over 24 hours and I am worried about him. He is way too small for his age and I am sure it's because his brother dominated and ate more, but my boyfriend would feed him separately most of the time to make sure he was okay and eating.
I at least didn't want him dehydrated so I misted him and dropped water on his snout and he drank it as it ran down to his mouth. He hasn't moved from his corner spot in hours. Is this all normal for a dragon to do just because he moved locations? What should I do if this persists?