Camping out in moist hide?

[Lyndsey]

Since I put the heat pad under his larger rock hide, he hasn't gone in it. He has been camping out in his smaller moist hide. Is this a problem? Can he get sick from that? Also, since I brought him home last night, I haven't seen poop. He also hasn't eaten.


Is this just because he is in a new, bigger tank? He was in a 10 gal when we got him (which I felt was too small for his size), so we bought him a 20 gal today

PS...I searched and found a couple questions kind of like mine...but there were no answers that I needed lol

 

[Jayyoung]

Is it too hot in the rock hide?

maybe it's digging the moist hide due to an upcoming shed.

what are you feeding? (My leos love mealies) what was he being fed before?

I don't think he will get sick from the moist hide.

 

[Grinning Geckos]

That was my first question...what's the temp on the surface of the rock hide?

Is he eating daily? Generally speaking, they'll poo 24 hours after a meal.

 

[Lyndsey]

It's reading mid 80's on the side with the warm hide/heat pad. I don't have a temp gage for the cool side of the tank. I'm getting one next friday.

I just adopted him last night from another couple. They were feeding him 15 large crickets per week. My husband and I don't wan't to deal with crickets, so we got giant meal worms (for regular diet) and waxworms (for once in a while). I'm not sure when he ate last with his previous owners. I forgot to ask (I know, dumb me lol) and I haven't been able to get ahold of them since. Right now I have 7 meal worms in his food dish. They have been there since early afternoon. I showed him where they were...but he just flicked his tongue out and walked away. Maybe because he's not used to meal worms? He will eat when he gets hungry enough, right?


Thanks for your replies

 

[Grinning Geckos]

What are you using to measure the temps? The crystal (Mood ring type) thermometers, and dial thermometers won't work for this purpose. You want to use a digital or (my favorite) temp gun. If that temp is the correct surface temp, it's actually a bit too cool. You want that to be 90 - 94 on the warm side. He won't eat if there isn't a good source of heat for digestion.

Sometimes it can take awhile for them to settle in and start eating. Give him as much peace and quiet as you can. So long and he's got a good amount of fat reserves, he can actually go quite awhile without eating and be OK. Find out about the temps first, and then if he's still not eating you can try other things.