Sorry in advance for the really cruddy cell phone picture - it's his first meal here, and I really didn't want to bother him with light or moving him at all.
He got himself his first f/t small rat, and it's left a nice ole lump in his belly!
Side note: The humidity in his cage (after drilling quite a few more vent holes and removing some of the cypress mulch) is hovering between 72 and 78. The very front of the cage reads up to 85 at times, but it's literally right up on the acrylic door that it reads that. The rest is between 72 and 78 percent. There isn't really any condensation buildup, and the substrate is dry on the top. The water bowl is commensurate to his size, and furthest away from the RHP. I have read a LOT of conflicting information about humidity for retics - the following questions are for those who keep retics:
1. What do you keep your humidity at?
2. Do you think the levels I have are too high?
With that said, he seems to have a slight "wheeze" when I had him out for the first time, but it was only while he was out. It was very faint, and I could only hear it when I put my ear near him. Once back in his cage, it ceased after a few moments.
I didn't want to open his mouth this early into having him - that being said, there are no noticeable bubbles or mucous coming from his nose or mouth, no head lifting, his temps are 78 to 90 on a gradient, and it's not actually "wet" in his cage. I think he may also be around shed, as his last shed was 1 month ago according to the breeders records that came with him. Any of you ever notice your retic breathing odd or heavily like that when they're out and being active, or approaching a shed? Thanks everyone!
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