[sliphex]

Hey this is my first post ever so yeah here goes

i have 1 male had him for 3 days now he wont touch any food apart from 1 little roach the day i got him he is in a 18 x 18 x 24 exo terra set up all with live plants i keep the tank humid around 60 70 % and the temp no lower than 77 to 85 the other day i came home to find him almost black all over, hes acting really strange too i hardly see him during the day he hides behind the background in the tank and im having a real trouble getting him to touch any food he wont touch baby food honey or any little crix i have hes always patchy greyishblue with kinda green on him hes not been the same color since i put him in there. im really stressed out right now about him i hope im not the reason for this.

any help atall on the subject would be greatly appreciated

thanks Ross.

[hypnotoad]

Sounds like the gecko is just stressed from moving. Get any bugs out of the cage and leave him alone for a few days.

[sliphex]

i took out any stray crix out however the exo terra background has a small ledge like gap (where he hides) there are a few wax worms right at the bottom of the groove and 2 roach's i think so ill just have to hope he eats them i guess thx for the advice

[heiser]

If he is wild caught you should try heidi fruit flies. The larger of the fruit flies thou can buy. The wingless type of course. When I first got my groups they avoided crickets but went crazy for fruit flies. After a few weeks they started to try the crickets and realized they were a better (re:bigger) food source then they stopped eating the fruit flies.

New babies also seem to do better on FFs.

Regards,
John

[sliphex]

Thanks for all of your reply been very helpful he's is captive bred I believe and he's starting to have a little wander about the place not straying far from his hideing spot I came home today and offers him some little roahes and he gobbled them up he still seems to be abit jittery also I've noticed that he's shed and there's still a little on him end of his nose and feet it's not much so I'm hopeing he will sort it out himself I also have the humidity at around 80 to see if that helps he still seems a little on the dark side tho.

[hexentanz]

Give him time, do not stare at him much and let him settle in.

I agree about the fruitflies.

[sliphex]

I'm going to get some fruit flies is there any specific vitiamin/calcium products that u guys could recomend for me to try out and also what should I do if his shedding doesn't clear up? Thanks alot guys

Ross

[hexentanz]

Originally Posted by sliphex

I'm going to get some fruit flies is there any specific vitiamin/calcium products that u guys could recomend for me to try out and also what should I do if his shedding doesn't clear up? Thanks alot guys

Ross

Fresh imports can have some shedding issues the first time around. This is mainly because they are kept too dry during shipping.

If the animal is captive bred it could be due to a vit deficiency or the animal being kept in the wrong temperatures.

If the bump in humidity does not help, you can try and help free the stuck shed yourself using some tweezers or a q-tip. But I would let the animal settle in a bit more before you attempt to handle it.

I find the Herpetal brand or Korvimin ZVT+ Reptile to be good supplements.

Me Personally I use Korvimin ZVT+Reptile for regular dusting and Herpetal Mineral on calcium days.

If the gecko gets little to no UV light at all, you will want to use Herpetal Mineral + D3.

[sliphex]

Thanks alot for all your help his shedding hasn't gone yet might consider giveing him a little bath I'll try out the vitiamin products u said I also use a 5.O reptiglow bulb for uv and a standard 25 watt bulb to boost up head is this a sufficiant amount of uv?

Thanks

[hexentanz]

Originally Posted by sliphex

Thanks alot for all your help his shedding hasn't gone yet might consider giveing him a little bath I'll try out the vitiamin products u said I also use a 5.O reptiglow bulb for uv and a standard 25 watt bulb to boost up head is this a sufficiant amount of uv?

Thanks

Personally I do not like to use the Reptiglo bulbs as they are poorly rated in studies. It will work fine for now for you, just remember to absolutely change it in 6 months. I use an Arcadia D3 Reptile (6% UVB) lamp in combo with their Natural Sunlight (%2 UVB) lamp or a Repti Sun 2.0 bulb for most of my setups. For heat I use a halogen lamp, usually 20 watts, if the tank is pretty big 50x50x60 or more I will add two 20 watt bulbs.

With the Arcadia bulbs, you can actually leave them in place for 8-9 months without changing them.