Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
Here are some of the issues the tank is too big this is what you need for an adult not an hatchling even with clutter it will still not be cramped enough.

The hide is too big also, they need to be tight touching the animal's body for security

The temps are likely off, you need a digital thermometer and get a reading on the cage's floor on both side.

The prey items are also inappropriate.

Here is what I would do




The majority of people buying animals at a pet store get the wrong advice and are sold thing that are I appropriated for the animal they purchase.

The number one issue for new owners is to get their animal to feed and in most cases improper husbandry is always the issue.

We did purchase a small plastic tub/tank with locking lid for feeding.... so our best bet would be to move him to the "feeding tank" and make that his home until he grows how big? According to his feeding chart he last ate on July 10th and he was being fed frozen fuzzies which is what we bought. We were told to try feeding him again on the night of the 18th (when purchased) but we waited until the 20th, no luck.

This is our first animal ever purchased from a pet store and we did read up before purchasing but different sites will give you different info. It all pretty much comes down to the same thing though just little things here and there that we need to get straight. So if I'm understanding correctly, we should move him to the small tub along with smaller hides and get new thermometers. No handling for a full week (which we've been doing a lot ) then try to feed again after 7 days, preferably live and larger.

Question: Can we try larger frozen/thawed before jumping straight to live or will that set us back again?
-Emma