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Just make sure it is well hydrated.
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Thankyou for all of your advice, last night I saw Charlie tucking into a lettuce leaf, not much at the moment but its a start. We're leaving him alone, only handling him when he has a bath. It was so exciting to see him eat
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Ah that's good! I cant add anything to what others have said except to say that I have three hermanns hatchlings and their personalities are very different. One likes to be alone when she eats and wont eat with the other two. I made sure their table and set up was as similar as possible to the one they had come from (as my mum was the breeder!) but even then they noticed. I was lucky they pecked at food from day one, but not enough to keep them going for 4 days. They do love romaine and little gem letuce and also lambs lettuce is almost as good as weeds if you can buy some of that unwashed in a supermarket. The dandelions, stickybud, Mallow and chicory are growing well now in the south UK, and this sprinkled with nutrabel and a bath beforehand (I bath them after the daytime lights have been on for an hour) and then they soon tuck in. Having said that some go back to bed immediately after a small meal (like a baby!) and then get up again an hour later and feed for a couple of hours! Good Luck! It sounds like its all going in the right direction. steph
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What I meant was it won't do any harm if temps drop to around 10C but its ok to keep them a bit higher. I let the temps drop to about 13c and have no trouble with mine eating the next day. Temps fall in the wild as well and in my opinion keeping them too warm at night can be as bad as too cold.
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you are correct in that it won't do any harm but it sets the stage for being too cool to get up for the next days activities.
That kind of forces the animal into hibernation mode. Ideally... they need warm. These are reptiles that depend on warm temperatures to survive and thrive. Quote:
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if they dig down into the soil they will be a little bit warmer than the air temps in the room (or in wild).
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I have been reading with great interest, I have a 2yr old Hermann - George, who is not eating but I have only had him a few days.
How warm should the water be for his bath? Thanks, this thread has really helped me. |
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