Richard is Adopted from my son 4 months ago. I think he has been depressed since my son left for college. He is alone in his room.
He doesn't like me, pulls away after I pet him a little. I try to hold him a little each day, but never far from his cage, afraid he will scamper and jump. This last week he started to surf the glass quite frequently. He seems nervous, but I did notice his head stays yellow (normal color). I think his head turns grey when he needs more basking or letting me know he is not happy with whatever I am doing. He started to poop on his basking rock, and it seems to be runny, or I am just catching it early. He has always seen his reflection so the surfing is new, wondered if he is maturing hormonally and thinks it is a girl. We have considered moving his tank downstairs to be around us more, worried about the TV being too loud and on after his bed time. Could we cover his tank at night, would he get enough air?
Covering the glass on the outside doesn't make sense to me, the glare and reflection will still be there.
Specs: tank 40 gal, 1 100W basking lamp with rock top 9 inches away from lid @107 degrees, 1 UVB lamp 18" 15 W T8 10.0 (getting harder to find), other end of tank 85 degrees with lower rock 11 inches below lid. Both bulbs are about 3 months old.
Richard is 9-10 months old, 12.5 oz, 16.5 inches long. He has gained about 4 oz and 1/2 inch since February. Up until recently he has had what seems like healthy poops daily, in the same place within the tank. He has had a salad of kale, collard, endive and his favorite green beans daily for 4 months with rare addition of carrot or strawberry or blueberry. My son gave him meal worms daily, I stopped that as the worms were not digested. For 3 months I have given him crickets every other day, spinkled each time (3 times week) with ZooMed ReptiCalcium and adding in 1 time week Rep-Cal Heptivite multivitamins.
Glad to take any advice, we want him happy.
He doesn't like me, pulls away after I pet him a little. I try to hold him a little each day, but never far from his cage, afraid he will scamper and jump. This last week he started to surf the glass quite frequently. He seems nervous, but I did notice his head stays yellow (normal color). I think his head turns grey when he needs more basking or letting me know he is not happy with whatever I am doing. He started to poop on his basking rock, and it seems to be runny, or I am just catching it early. He has always seen his reflection so the surfing is new, wondered if he is maturing hormonally and thinks it is a girl. We have considered moving his tank downstairs to be around us more, worried about the TV being too loud and on after his bed time. Could we cover his tank at night, would he get enough air?
Covering the glass on the outside doesn't make sense to me, the glare and reflection will still be there.
Specs: tank 40 gal, 1 100W basking lamp with rock top 9 inches away from lid @107 degrees, 1 UVB lamp 18" 15 W T8 10.0 (getting harder to find), other end of tank 85 degrees with lower rock 11 inches below lid. Both bulbs are about 3 months old.
Richard is 9-10 months old, 12.5 oz, 16.5 inches long. He has gained about 4 oz and 1/2 inch since February. Up until recently he has had what seems like healthy poops daily, in the same place within the tank. He has had a salad of kale, collard, endive and his favorite green beans daily for 4 months with rare addition of carrot or strawberry or blueberry. My son gave him meal worms daily, I stopped that as the worms were not digested. For 3 months I have given him crickets every other day, spinkled each time (3 times week) with ZooMed ReptiCalcium and adding in 1 time week Rep-Cal Heptivite multivitamins.
Glad to take any advice, we want him happy.