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DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 1 year agoThanks for this advice - I might pop out and grab some red heat lamps to have as an option. The good news is, later in the day, he (daughter’s decided he’s a he) wolfed down all the beef pet food and stayed out in the open for a bit. And, this morning, he’s behind the grass, but has his head out, and seems quite alert.
We’ll see how he goes with some more fruit today - he seemed to enjoy the strawberries earlier in the week, so we’ll try those. But I feel a lot better for some of the advice here, that the behaviour isn’t really abnormal, for what he’s been through.
Aviandelight@mander.xyz 1 year ago
That’s great to hear that he’s doing better! It’s always kind of a grab bag as to whether or not a reptile gets stressed. I had one ball python that would only eat if you placed him and the food in a paper bag because of stress. (He lived a very long happy life.) You just have to go with each one’s individual needs sometimes. One more tip is get yourself some plug-in timers for your lights if you can. One for your day lamp and one for your night lamp. It will make your life easier.
DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 1 year ago
The shop said to leave the heat emitters on 24x7 until the end of winter next year.
I’m using my home automation for the UVB light. 12 hours a day of UV light.
The thermostat is controlling the heat emitters currently, but I don’t have a lot of trust in it, so am going to build a server with temp sensors, and use my automation for those too.
Aviandelight@mander.xyz 1 year ago
That’s a pretty impressive setup. I keep forgetting how far home automation has come. I never trusted those thermostats either so I don’t blame you there. My husband and I had one of those under tank heat mats melt the veneer off of a cheap bookcase.