berthegecko
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I have had Bert for quite a long time now, I reckon he ma be around nine months old, although exact age I'm not entirely sure. Now, anyways, to the issue. For the past few days Bert hasn't eaten a single mealworm, and that is not like him at ALL! He is usually very excited when the lid opens and I grab his mealworm dish. He is also very groggy seeming, not opening his eyes and moping around his moist and warm hide at night, and during the day on top of his warm hide, most likely keeping himself at the correct temperature.
I am wondering if perhaps he is just going into a form of hibernation as it is winter here where I live, and the light I use during the day blew out and it took me several days to get down to the store to pick up a new one, poor Bert! However his heat pad remained on and plugged in, and his warm side is 92-94 and his cool 80 degrees sometimes dipping into to mid to lower 70s at night. He eats mealworms, coated with vitamins twice a day and a calcium supplement two to three times a week, and sometimes less as to not give him an overdose on calcium.
I am wondering if perhaps he is just going into a form of hibernation as it is winter here where I live, and the light I use during the day blew out and it took me several days to get down to the store to pick up a new one, poor Bert! However his heat pad remained on and plugged in, and his warm side is 92-94 and his cool 80 degrees sometimes dipping into to mid to lower 70s at night. He eats mealworms, coated with vitamins twice a day and a calcium supplement two to three times a week, and sometimes less as to not give him an overdose on calcium.
