jessicalb
01-15-2008, 01:15 PM
Ark regurged, but I am not sure when. We fed him on the 11th and planned to handle him today and then feed again tomorrow, but we found the regurge today. It looked pretty much like fresh mouse. :(
I will count 8 days from today, just in case, even though he probably regurged earlier. So we'll feed him again on the 23rd. We'll do a pinkie head, and then wait 7 days (the 30th) and do the pinkie body. Assuming all goes well we do another 7 days and go to a full pinkie. After that we will go back to full pinkies every 5 days, which is what we were already doing. Only after 6 feedings do we do anything more than feed and change his water.
Also, in case anyone can pinpoint a problem, here is his history:
12/26 - Ark came home to us at about 5 weeks old, temps ranged 68-72 on cool end and 81-90 on warm end over the next few days
1/1 - fed 1 pinkie
1/4 - handled, note that temps are stabilizing around 71-72 on the cool end and 84-85 on the warm end
1/6 - still no poo, fed 1 pinkie
1/9 - very small amount of poo, but since it's the first time maybe it's normal
1/11 - temps still stable, fed pinkie
totally left him alone until today
1/15 - found regurge under center-tank hide
All pinkies are f/t from the same container bought at petsmart.
Oh, and he had (has?) a little bit of dry skin sticking up on his face. I figure he might be going into shed. He looks kind of dull to me but I have no experience at all so I could be wrong. His hides are two small flat clay pots (cool and middle) and one regular clay pot with the bottom knocked out (hot), so I have been misting the flat bottoms and soaking the one every few days.
Hmm, what else? He's on aspen substrate and we feed in a separate container. He also has some fake leafy plants along the back side of his viv so he can hide in there. His viv is pretty much right next to the sliding glass door but we open the blinds or go out back maybe once every couple weeks, so I don't think that should be too stressful for him. On the other hand, he's in the main living area and that's where we spend all our time, with computers and music on and tv and a very active little boy running around. If that is too hard on him we could move him to a quiet bedroom.
Any advice is welcome. Thanks!
I will count 8 days from today, just in case, even though he probably regurged earlier. So we'll feed him again on the 23rd. We'll do a pinkie head, and then wait 7 days (the 30th) and do the pinkie body. Assuming all goes well we do another 7 days and go to a full pinkie. After that we will go back to full pinkies every 5 days, which is what we were already doing. Only after 6 feedings do we do anything more than feed and change his water.
Also, in case anyone can pinpoint a problem, here is his history:
12/26 - Ark came home to us at about 5 weeks old, temps ranged 68-72 on cool end and 81-90 on warm end over the next few days
1/1 - fed 1 pinkie
1/4 - handled, note that temps are stabilizing around 71-72 on the cool end and 84-85 on the warm end
1/6 - still no poo, fed 1 pinkie
1/9 - very small amount of poo, but since it's the first time maybe it's normal
1/11 - temps still stable, fed pinkie
totally left him alone until today
1/15 - found regurge under center-tank hide
All pinkies are f/t from the same container bought at petsmart.
Oh, and he had (has?) a little bit of dry skin sticking up on his face. I figure he might be going into shed. He looks kind of dull to me but I have no experience at all so I could be wrong. His hides are two small flat clay pots (cool and middle) and one regular clay pot with the bottom knocked out (hot), so I have been misting the flat bottoms and soaking the one every few days.
Hmm, what else? He's on aspen substrate and we feed in a separate container. He also has some fake leafy plants along the back side of his viv so he can hide in there. His viv is pretty much right next to the sliding glass door but we open the blinds or go out back maybe once every couple weeks, so I don't think that should be too stressful for him. On the other hand, he's in the main living area and that's where we spend all our time, with computers and music on and tv and a very active little boy running around. If that is too hard on him we could move him to a quiet bedroom.
Any advice is welcome. Thanks!