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bunny
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:06 pm    Post subject: my new crestie Reply with quote

got my new crestie today, he has been moving about in his cage, but hiding in the plants, he hasnt eaten yet though is this n normal while he is settling down, also how long should the uv light stay on i have had it on in the day but switched it off for the night, also am switching off the red heat light as it is quite warm in there
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

sounds like he is just settling in, how old is he?

Also check your temps, in an average house you shouldn't need much extra heat at all....I keep all mine at around 25c (75f)
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Don't worry about him feeding for a day or two it will happen when he feels more settled,I would just leave a small amount of cgd in the viv and I wouldn't feed any live food for a while if at all as this can stress them out.Make sure that if you leave a light/heat source on all night that the coolest part of the cage does not go above the low 20s.Make sure they have access to fresh water either by nightly spraying or a small water bowl and don't try to handle it for a week or two.
Get some pics up,it would be nice to see the little one Wink
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi he/she is 4/5 weeks old he came from you today actually, the temperature says 79f i have pureed some peaches and banana with cgd but he hasnt touched it yet, in fact havent seen him/her for ages hiding well. the uv is off now as is the red heat light keeping an eye on temp now to make sure it dont drop too much, i hope he eats tomorrow though or i will worry . was wondering whether to put some small crickets in for him
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Embarassed Sorry Scott you hadn't posted at the time I was replying.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hey im grateful for any help im a bit of a novice
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 1:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dont worry about him not eating just yet, as a new crestie owner its understandable, but most of the time you wont see them eat unless your up half the night like me.

As for temps, they do better in the lower regions rather than it being too high. Make sure you spray his enclosure heavily at night times and let it dry over during the day.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

bunny wrote:
hi he/she is 4/5 weeks old he came from you today actually, the temperature says 79f i have pureed some peaches and banana with cgd but he hasnt touched it yet, in fact havent seen him/her for ages hiding well. the uv is off now as is the red heat light keeping an eye on temp now to make sure it dont drop too much, i hope he eats tomorrow though or i will worry . was wondering whether to put some small crickets in for him



Had a feeling it was you I sent the gecko to but I never put the name Bunny on the box Laughing

He/she will be fine, have you live plants in there? If you haven't try not to use the UV too much, I don't have any uv for my cresteds.
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