I recently got a young (11 month) male mossy gecko who is pretty much fully grown. I got him from an establishment where i have been volunteering at for just under a year. He was kept in a small but suitable viv until recently but has since started needing a bigger one. The owner said i could take him so i set up a vivarium, It has a eco earth substrate to help absorb some of the water, a polysterine (?) backdrop which looks like rocks covering just under half of the enclosure, the temperature is 25 degrees C but drops a tiny bit in the night, fake plant, 2 pieces of large cork bark one is a tunnel which is propped up and i will spray him once a day. Food is available and so is water
My problem is since i got him yesterday he hasnt climbed but just sat curled up on the floor, mostly behind the cork bark but when i woke up he was just sat at the front. In his older vivarium i never saw him go onto the floor and was comfortable on the glass. Im worried as it just looks really ill although he was perfectly healthy 2 days ago.
Is this just something that rhacodactylus do when introduced to a much larger tank? Do i just have to leave him alone and refill water, replace food and spray only until he settles?
My problem is since i got him yesterday he hasnt climbed but just sat curled up on the floor, mostly behind the cork bark but when i woke up he was just sat at the front. In his older vivarium i never saw him go onto the floor and was comfortable on the glass. Im worried as it just looks really ill although he was perfectly healthy 2 days ago.
Is this just something that rhacodactylus do when introduced to a much larger tank? Do i just have to leave him alone and refill water, replace food and spray only until he settles?
