Ganja got new digs

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Originally Posted by SDA

Still no poop but she has gone pale so high chance she is now in shed so still waiting.

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Can't wait to see her [emoji90]

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No poo but after changing her pad on the bottom of the cage I noticed she did a huge pee.

I installed a 12 inch fluorescent UV light into the enclosure to help with sanitizing, metabolic functions, skin development and just as a possible wellness cure. I am using a ReptiSun T5 5.0 UVB bulb in a GE 14 inch fixture (thee kind you get at hardware stores and stick under counters). Worked like a charm. I did cut the cord and resplice it so I would not have to drill too big a hole but that wasn't really necessary, simply personal preference. I have it on a 4 hour timer independent of the main lighting. From 10 AM to 2 PM right now. I may increase it after seeing how she responds to it but right now I am just simulating peak sunlight hours. I figure with the placement and light cover on it should further limit the UVB intensity (I wanted as weak as I could get to simulate tree canopy diffusion.

Here is a quick pic of the setup including the ugly marker tick I made to know where to drill. She is kind of perturbed because I took off the perch and set her and the perch into a tub while I installed.

https://i.imgur.com/O7JN555.jpg

how is her energy level? Still doing well?

She isn't moving much but I am going to assume shed and not overly worry. She is definitely showing shed indications so I am going to go with that for now. She does respond when provoked as in when I get near her but other than that she has been pretty much coiled up.

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Originally Posted by SDA

She isn't moving much but I am going to assume shed and not overly worry. She is definitely showing shed indications so I am going to go with that for now. She does respond when provoked as in when I get near her but other than that she has been pretty much coiled up.

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Resting and healing is good. When is next feeding?

She goes to have the stitches inspected Wednesday so I might just wait until the vet checkup to see how she is healing. I don't want to push things

thanks for the update! they definitely look to be in shed. :)

Her blacks look pretty dull in the pic so i bet she is going into shed. That is the only way i can tell with Pat as his blacks are very vivid usually.

I personally wouldnt put a cover on that UVB tube if you want it to anything. It is only a 5.0 and i'm assuming a T8. Those dont put out a lot of UVB and using small mesh screen or a plastic cover will negate just about all of the UVB. I would just give her a warm and cool place to get out of the UVB if she chooses, or at least get 10+ inches away. T8s and only good to about 6-8 inches, then the UVB power drops off considerably. That is why i use a T5 HO for my beardie.

Also i see you are STILL using those gigantic 1/2 inch ID perches lol. Poor little girl is stuck on those Specialty Enclosure Design branch extensions. I bet trying to climb on those thick perches hurts especially after the surgery. Go get her some 1/2 inch OD oak dowels and do the cotterpin method to keep them from spinning. I bet she would thank you if she could lol.

But anyways, good luck on Wednesday with the doc.

Oh and you can leave the UVB on for the normal light duration. I leave Pat's UVB and plant grow light on the normal time frame of 13 hours like everyone else. On at 8am and off at 9pm. Then come about 10pm, everyone is out and about lol.

Perches are fine they aren't getting replaced and she prefers them to anything else I have used. She's fine and they are made by and for pvccages enclosures so they stay. Thanks for the concern but I know what I am doing with her.

The cover stays for the first week on the light to acclimate her to the new bulb and light. Once she is not showing distress over it the cover comes off and she gets full benefits of the UVB and UVA. The 4 hour duration is also acclimation. I plan to increase it to 6 hours after a period of time but would never expose her to a full 10-12 hour period. that would be far too much exposure. I did this with my fish for years and it works amazing to acclimate so she gets the same treatment.

Shedding has started. She is stretched out across the enclosure into the fake plants starting the process. I don't expect a complete shed but she should poop soon.