Hi All,
I've just joined this forum after spending some time looking at other threads posted & have some questions of my own to ask.
I have owned my first T (it's a B. Smithi) for the past 3 months & had lots of pleasure watching it grow from a 1cm sling to a 3cm (in 3 moults). It was feeding on average 3 crickets a week. Inevitably it outgrew it's 2" x 1" plastic box so I have moved it into a proper Viv. 8" x 12" x 8" high. I have put in a bag of Zoo-Med forest floor bedding, which is made up of Pure Red Cypress mulch., it is about 3" deep. It has a proper T-Rex hide & water dish with a sponge in it. I have also added a thermometer & humidity gauge. Temperature is around 65 - 70degrees & humidity 96%.
Now the background scene is set here's my dilemma.
1. I have not seen my sling for over 2 weeks now. It isn't in it's hide & it has not escaped. I can only assume it has burrowed in the substrate. I added a couple of crickets but they are still there wandering around. I am worried that it may have died. What should I do? Do I rummage around looking for it or would this be too risky & lead to me squashing it?
2. I can see a lot of tiny white things moving around in the substrate. Are these mites & will they harm my T? I read that you should bake the substrate before using it. If I must bake it I need to find my sling first? I have a dilemma !!!!
Any advice would be very helpful.
I've just joined this forum after spending some time looking at other threads posted & have some questions of my own to ask.
I have owned my first T (it's a B. Smithi) for the past 3 months & had lots of pleasure watching it grow from a 1cm sling to a 3cm (in 3 moults). It was feeding on average 3 crickets a week. Inevitably it outgrew it's 2" x 1" plastic box so I have moved it into a proper Viv. 8" x 12" x 8" high. I have put in a bag of Zoo-Med forest floor bedding, which is made up of Pure Red Cypress mulch., it is about 3" deep. It has a proper T-Rex hide & water dish with a sponge in it. I have also added a thermometer & humidity gauge. Temperature is around 65 - 70degrees & humidity 96%.
Now the background scene is set here's my dilemma.
1. I have not seen my sling for over 2 weeks now. It isn't in it's hide & it has not escaped. I can only assume it has burrowed in the substrate. I added a couple of crickets but they are still there wandering around. I am worried that it may have died. What should I do? Do I rummage around looking for it or would this be too risky & lead to me squashing it?
2. I can see a lot of tiny white things moving around in the substrate. Are these mites & will they harm my T? I read that you should bake the substrate before using it. If I must bake it I need to find my sling first? I have a dilemma !!!!
Any advice would be very helpful.
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