Hi all,
I've been reading around a few herp forums and I can't seem to find a real explanation for my Coastal's behaiviour. I only got her about a week ago, she's just about 6 months old and last ate 9 days ago and shed 24 days ago. A picture of my enclosure is attatched with the area with the heat pad highlighted. The heat is about 29-31 Celcius in the day and 22-23 in the night, the probe that measures this is buried very shallow in the substrate on top of the heat pad, so it may be somewhat colder than indicated on the surface. The substrate is Parrot Peat (no additives/chemicals), I have planted organic grass in some parts as can be seen in the picture.
So basically, by coastie is always in the branches. Never goes to the ground unless I put it there, and when I do, it goes straight for the trees. Before I put the branches in it always used to hide away in that bamboo, which I assume was because it was still settling in. It's been in the plastic hide rock on the cold side once (as soon as I first put in in it's cage) and has never basked under the light or layed near the heat pad. It always stays in the top of the branch on the back left, curls up into a coil and goes to sleep.
I have not noticed any milky eyes, the skin on her belly is fairly clear and there are no flakey scales so I do not believe she is getting ready to shed.
As you can see in the image she is currently not eating; I've tried just about everything short of forced feeding, which I will not do. I think her not eating is stemming from environmental problems.
Any input would be very much appreciated.
Thank you very much,
Steve
I've been reading around a few herp forums and I can't seem to find a real explanation for my Coastal's behaiviour. I only got her about a week ago, she's just about 6 months old and last ate 9 days ago and shed 24 days ago. A picture of my enclosure is attatched with the area with the heat pad highlighted. The heat is about 29-31 Celcius in the day and 22-23 in the night, the probe that measures this is buried very shallow in the substrate on top of the heat pad, so it may be somewhat colder than indicated on the surface. The substrate is Parrot Peat (no additives/chemicals), I have planted organic grass in some parts as can be seen in the picture.
So basically, by coastie is always in the branches. Never goes to the ground unless I put it there, and when I do, it goes straight for the trees. Before I put the branches in it always used to hide away in that bamboo, which I assume was because it was still settling in. It's been in the plastic hide rock on the cold side once (as soon as I first put in in it's cage) and has never basked under the light or layed near the heat pad. It always stays in the top of the branch on the back left, curls up into a coil and goes to sleep.
I have not noticed any milky eyes, the skin on her belly is fairly clear and there are no flakey scales so I do not believe she is getting ready to shed.
As you can see in the image she is currently not eating; I've tried just about everything short of forced feeding, which I will not do. I think her not eating is stemming from environmental problems.
Any input would be very much appreciated.
Thank you very much,
Steve
