Perhaps I'm entirely wrong about Sparx's age, which shame on me - I forgot to ask the breeder when I purchased her, but I always said she was about two months old or so when I bought her (again, that's entirely an "uneducated" guess on my behalf). Now when I got her she was about 6" roughly and a little over a month later she's 8.2" but she hasn't "chunked" up.
A little information on her care -
She's currently in a 20 gallon tank with a screen cover, UVB (ReptiSun 10.0), Basking Light and a CHE for additional heat as needed. The warm side of the tank stays at about 107-110*F easily (today it was 109*F) and is set up so she has a heat gradient.
She's given a daily salad which normally consists of Turnip Greens and Butternut Squash (daily) and of course gets the occasional goodies of things like carrot, cilantro, kale, etc (Only had them a couple of times). On top of her salad she gets as many crickets as she pleases and [once was given] freshly shedded Mealworms (I'm not fond of them - but that all I could really coax her into eating during her shed). Her crickets are gut-loaded with a Calcium rich diet (both water and food) before being fed as well as Calcium-dusted 5x per week. I should also be getting my shipment of Dubias Roaches and Reptiworms in this week (tomorrow or Friday!) - fingers crossed she likes them!
Also, she's bathed every evening for about 15-20 minutes in luke-warm water.
*Note: She will be getting upgraded to a new cage soon. My father has actually agreed to help me make a DIY tank made from a wardrobe/dresser type deal - so it'll be a custom job, just for her. The spoiled thing. :lol:
Anywhoo. Now, she hasn't been showing signs of an illness as she's perfectly active/alert, eats normally, and so on. BUT she's not becoming "hefty". Either she's holding onto her baby appearance, is younger than I assume she is, or I'm doing something wrong.
Day I bought her/brought her home (September 7):
A couple days ago (finishing her shed):
She was a wee-bit skinnier than usual during her shed (it took about a week to get done as it was a full-body shed) as she didn't hardly eat. No hip bones or anything showing though. She's since got her appetite back...and then some.
Any thoughts or suggestions? :3
A little information on her care -
She's currently in a 20 gallon tank with a screen cover, UVB (ReptiSun 10.0), Basking Light and a CHE for additional heat as needed. The warm side of the tank stays at about 107-110*F easily (today it was 109*F) and is set up so she has a heat gradient.
She's given a daily salad which normally consists of Turnip Greens and Butternut Squash (daily) and of course gets the occasional goodies of things like carrot, cilantro, kale, etc (Only had them a couple of times). On top of her salad she gets as many crickets as she pleases and [once was given] freshly shedded Mealworms (I'm not fond of them - but that all I could really coax her into eating during her shed). Her crickets are gut-loaded with a Calcium rich diet (both water and food) before being fed as well as Calcium-dusted 5x per week. I should also be getting my shipment of Dubias Roaches and Reptiworms in this week (tomorrow or Friday!) - fingers crossed she likes them!
Also, she's bathed every evening for about 15-20 minutes in luke-warm water.
*Note: She will be getting upgraded to a new cage soon. My father has actually agreed to help me make a DIY tank made from a wardrobe/dresser type deal - so it'll be a custom job, just for her. The spoiled thing. :lol:
Anywhoo. Now, she hasn't been showing signs of an illness as she's perfectly active/alert, eats normally, and so on. BUT she's not becoming "hefty". Either she's holding onto her baby appearance, is younger than I assume she is, or I'm doing something wrong.
Day I bought her/brought her home (September 7):
A couple days ago (finishing her shed):
She was a wee-bit skinnier than usual during her shed (it took about a week to get done as it was a full-body shed) as she didn't hardly eat. No hip bones or anything showing though. She's since got her appetite back...and then some.
Any thoughts or suggestions? :3