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<blockquote data-quote="tapkoote" data-source="post: 128209" data-attributes="member: 17661"><p>I got my B smithi a year ago last August- then they changed the name. He's on his final molt and hasn't eaten since Oct. 6th. I've found he would eat anything that was dropped in till then. (crickets/meal worms) How ever when I first got him he wouldn't eat because the substrate was too damp.</p><p> I clean and refill the water dish once a week, that provides enough humidity, they come from arid regions. And I live in the pacific north west/USA, should be about the same climate as UK. I recently got a new B " hamorii" about 3+ inches after "my" first molt, and he can't get enough to eat either. He ate two meal worms two days before the molt. I'm new to this hobby but I'd say yours may be ready to molt, and you need to remove any critters in there with it.</p><p> Or somethings amiss in the tank. I read horror stories about heat mats, remember the burrow keeps them warm in the winter and cool in the summer. If the mat is under they can't escape the heat.</p><p> I use a 25 watt bulb turned on during the day, touching the glass, when mine are cold they'll go right up to the glass for a while, get warm and back off. I have cheap temp gauges with remote bulbs inside the tank for temp, about 1 inch down from the top. The little one likes 28-29 C some where in the 80's F and will climb a walkway to hit that sweet spot. The big one doesn't seems to care much now. The tanks have gotten down to 15*C at night, they have burrows and come out when they sense heat lamps during the day. During the coldest weather the lamps stay on all night.</p><p> My big one didn't like coconut fiber, so they have potting soil now, and later I'll just use dirt from the yard. The little one liked it fine, and doesn't seem as relaxed with the potting soil, too many sticks and twigs I think. Once you hit the sweet spot - they are eating and growing machines, ( they're like leopards)thats what they're born to do -eat and mate.</p><p> And I've got lots of worms in the yard- glad to read they make good food, another forum I was on ,wouldn't hear of it I'm sure.</p><p>.[ATTACH]29000[/ATTACH][ATTACH]29001[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tapkoote, post: 128209, member: 17661"] I got my B smithi a year ago last August- then they changed the name. He's on his final molt and hasn't eaten since Oct. 6th. I've found he would eat anything that was dropped in till then. (crickets/meal worms) How ever when I first got him he wouldn't eat because the substrate was too damp. I clean and refill the water dish once a week, that provides enough humidity, they come from arid regions. And I live in the pacific north west/USA, should be about the same climate as UK. I recently got a new B " hamorii" about 3+ inches after "my" first molt, and he can't get enough to eat either. He ate two meal worms two days before the molt. I'm new to this hobby but I'd say yours may be ready to molt, and you need to remove any critters in there with it. Or somethings amiss in the tank. I read horror stories about heat mats, remember the burrow keeps them warm in the winter and cool in the summer. If the mat is under they can't escape the heat. I use a 25 watt bulb turned on during the day, touching the glass, when mine are cold they'll go right up to the glass for a while, get warm and back off. I have cheap temp gauges with remote bulbs inside the tank for temp, about 1 inch down from the top. The little one likes 28-29 C some where in the 80's F and will climb a walkway to hit that sweet spot. The big one doesn't seems to care much now. The tanks have gotten down to 15*C at night, they have burrows and come out when they sense heat lamps during the day. During the coldest weather the lamps stay on all night. My big one didn't like coconut fiber, so they have potting soil now, and later I'll just use dirt from the yard. The little one liked it fine, and doesn't seem as relaxed with the potting soil, too many sticks and twigs I think. Once you hit the sweet spot - they are eating and growing machines, ( they're like leopards)thats what they're born to do -eat and mate. And I've got lots of worms in the yard- glad to read they make good food, another forum I was on ,wouldn't hear of it I'm sure. .[ATTACH]29000[/ATTACH][ATTACH]29001[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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