another nervous mommy thread

[Shelby]

Good to hear. Glad it wasn't mites.

[littleindiangirl]

he was seeking a hide!

I moved his hide from the front of the bin to the back and hes in the hide and not in the water bowl anymore.. so perhaps he was just trying to hide and didnt want to be on the cold end of his bin great suggestions everyone!! thanks, little jax is comfy in his hide

Glad to hear! Good thinking

[APBTOwner]

Best place to look for mites is in the eye caps and under the chin of the animal. I see you looked for mites and that was not the reason he was soaking. Thats great news.

Soaking is not that bad, there is a couple of things you want to be aware of though. To much soaking can lead to scale-rot. Never fun. It can also keep the body temp to low and make for health problems.

Periodic soaking in my opinion is fine. If soaking becomes a problem, an easy fix is to just give them a drinking bowl and not something big enough to put their whole body in.

Sometimes they will presoak them selfs a few days or even a week before a shed comes on. So, keep an eye out for that too. Other then that, sometimes I think they just like the swim.

Sounds to me like your doing a good job.

Keep us posted.

David.

[ADEE]

back to soaking again... but hes getting ready to shed I swear hes grown already

[APBTOwner]

back to soaking again... but hes getting ready to shed I swear hes grown already

Heck yeah.

Sometimes when I feel like something we have is growing slow, I look back at a few picture and realize they are growing pretty fast.

Keep us posted. Put up some post shed pictures.

[ADEE]

Heck yeah.

Keep us posted. Put up some post shed pictures.

will do!! his head was sooo tiny when we got him and i swear its grown some already lol. could me just being crazy though, maybe ill get out the scale and weigh him... that way ill know for sure if im nuts

[ladywhipple02]

It's entirely possible that he has grown! They grow fast when they're babies... I swear Gwydion gets bigger week to week. Keep us updated, Ashley... he's adorable

[ADEE]

It's entirely possible that he has grown! They grow fast when they're babies... I swear Gwydion gets bigger week to week. Keep us updated, Ashley... he's adorable

awe thanks! hehe i do think hes growing. i know hes relaxing in his personal spa so ill leave him alone for right now but i do want to weigh him in the next couple days... i know hes more than 71g by now.

[ADEE]

I knew I wasnt crazy!!

Jaxson weighed in today at 100g. Granted he has a meal in his belly from last week but I knew he had grown Ill be sure to supply pics when he sheds