He was starting to eat on his own for a few weeks (I was so proud) then went off again so he's been assist fed once or so since then? Since he's still so small I don't want to risk him losing weight again since he seems to very quickly. Hopefully though I won't have to anymore, he's been showing more interest.
He is in a glass tank with a mesh top, covered 2/3 of the way with a towel to hold in humidity. It's very large for him (a 30gal long) but cluttered with a dozen or so hides and tunnels with plenty of hiding space, fake plants and sphagnum moss, and very little open floor area. He mostly uses his cork roll, but I've found him in each of them and he's rarely out except for a short period at night, usually on feeding day.
(I had moved him into a smaller tank for a few weeks but it made no difference to his eating - but I am definitely willing to try again if you guys think it's necessary. I've gone back and forth because I've read that larger tanks are ok as long as they have plenty of clutter, but then I've read differently as well, that they need small space so I'm just not sure which is correct. I'm really sorry if this is a newbish mistake.) I was looking into buying a 10gal for him until he gets bigger -- do you think I should? He seemed to be improving and was eating somewhat reliably so I was wavering there.
I have two digital thermometers on either side and a heat gun I use as well. Hot side is 85-87, ambient and cool are 77. Humidity is at 55%, digital hygrometer used to measure that, and when he sheds I'll mist to get it up to 60-70 or so. He's on a mixture of coconut husk and cypress mulch substrate wise.
I have a uth regulated with a jumpstart thermostat, and a che with a dimmer switch heatwise.
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