it seems Kirin's eating...

[RyuuKirin]

either that or my meal worms are evaporating

Should I be worried that he hangs out in the moist hide all the time?

I scared him the other day when I refilled his water... he was hiding under the plant and I didn't seem him and when I reached down to grab the water dish he screamed (squeaked... whatever the noise they make is called). It really startled me! :main_laugh: little goober

 

[prettyinpink]

Good to hear he's eating!

Where do you have your hide? Sometimes if it's on the hot side they won't leave it. Or he could be getting ready to shed.
I personally take my moist hides out as someone recomended it to me and I put them back in when they are shedding, or start to shed. But my guys won't leave their moist hide other wise. As I was worried they were using it to regulate their body temp since they were in there 24/7. I think they like the bedding though.

When I first got my little one she was very skittish like your Kirin

 

[RyuuKirin]

it is on the warm side.... I see him once and a while wandering around, but I leave the room and come back and he's "gone" (in the moist hide). I can take it out, but I don't know what leos look like when they shed, so I have no idea if that's the case or not... it's easier to tell with the beardie

it's not super humid in there.... I don't want to scare him to death by trying to wet or change the moss... it's only a little moist right now. is it bad if he's just comfy in there?

 

[roger]

it is on the warm side.... I see him once and a while wandering around, but I leave the room and come back and he's "gone" (in the moist hide). I can take it out, but I don't know what leos look like when they shed, so I have no idea if that's the case or not... it's easier to tell with the beardie

it's not super humid in there.... I don't want to scare him to death by trying to wet or change the moss... it's only a little moist right now. is it bad if he's just comfy in there?

dont get too hung up on things.dont take any hides out like to suggested u were going to do.Some leos like their humid hides and spend a lot of time there.Dont start rearranging anything.Just let him be

 

[RyuuKirin]

the humidity isn't bad for them? i haven't messed with anything other than changing the water and carrot for the worms.

 

[roger]

the humidity isn't bad for them? i haven't messed with anything other than changing the water and carrot for the worms.

They need both humid and dry.I use a margarine container with a hole on top so they can climb in and out .Its filled with damp vermiculite.They just cant have their entire enclosure humid ,thats all

 

[Dougefresh]

it is on the warm side.... I see him once and a while wandering around, but I leave the room and come back and he's "gone" (in the moist hide). I can take it out, but I don't know what leos look like when they shed, so I have no idea if that's the case or not... it's easier to tell with the beardie

it's not super humid in there.... I don't want to scare him to death by trying to wet or change the moss... it's only a little moist right now. is it bad if he's just comfy in there?

Dog Shrink had a good video but I couldnt find it, but this one gives you a pretty good idea what they look like when they shed and what they do to get the shed off!

They get almost totally white right before they shed but at the first sign of there color looking a little hazy means they are going into shed which could take a few days or so before they go white! Hope that helped some! :main_thumbsup:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkdrTxB45Dk

 

[RyuuKirin]

awesome, thanks for the video! I don't think he's ready to shed... just comfy, I suppose

Roger, he's in a tiny sour cream container with a fairly good sized hole... not sure how he gets in and out but he does

 

[RyuuKirin]

here's a great example of his "wandering" around...

little weirdo

 

[Dougefresh]

hmmm he might be in shed I know mine will rub his head on things to start the skin to peal off thats what he does right before he sheds so keep an eye on him also it only took 12 days between my last 2 sheds I guess my guy is growing pretty fast:main_thumbsup:

 

[Chipkali]

If you're worried about him spending too much time in the humid hide, you could just let it dry out inbetween sheds. My girl loves her humid hide so I only wet it down when she's shedding so that she's not lounging around in moisture 24/7. I would feel bad taking it out since it's her favorite place to be.

 

[RyuuKirin]

I'm not sure why I was worried about the little dude eating... he's turning into quite the little pig! He goes through anywhere between 10 and 20 worms a day, and has even developed his little potty area. When he decided I wasn't so bad, he really got comfy Now... if I could only potty train the beardie lol

 

[prettyinpink]

Good to hear he's doing good

 

[roger]

I'm not sure why I was worried about the little dude eating... he's turning into quite the little pig! He goes through anywhere between 10 and 20 worms a day, and has even developed his little potty area. When he decided I wasn't so bad, he really got comfy Now... if I could only potty train the beardie lol

Its about time LOL

 

[RyuuKirin]

roger, i KNOW! i was worried about him

 

[roger]

roger, i KNOW! i was worried about him

give him tons of food.feed him everyday if u can.Once he gets older he will go on another hunger strike once in a while .They all do !.That way he'll be at a good weight and if he loses a couple of grams its no big deal

 

[RyuuKirin]

he's always got worms in there, the crickets have gotten kinda big so I'll just stick with worms for now... can he eat the normal sized mealworms? the little ones disappear SO quickly!

 

[roger]

he's always got worms in there, the crickets have gotten kinda big so I'll just stick with worms for now... can he eat the normal sized mealworms? the little ones disappear SO quickly!

what do u mean normal sized worms.Mealworm?

 

[prettyinpink]

Yes! You don't need to use the tiny mealies. *hehe* The normal ones will be fine I didn't know you were using the tiny ones.

 

[RyuuKirin]

well, tiny gekco, tiny food! lol and GOOD... the smalls ones are really small!

roger, they sell three sizes of mealworms here... small, normal and huge. Kirin's been eating the little ones (small).