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<blockquote data-quote="Jess S" data-source="post: 160268" data-attributes="member: 29302"><p>Gorgeous albo you have there.</p><p></p><p>Agree with Panzo. Say for interest, you did give it its own heatpad. It may be attracted to the heat but that isn't necessarily a good thing if they temperature in the cabinet is within acceptable levels. If a heat source is too near them (no matter how 'low'), they can spend so much time basking as close to it as possible, that it becomes dangerous. You may think you have a dead T as it isn't moving, yet when the heat source is switched off, it recovers and starts moving again. That's if you notice in time. Heat pads can be used safely if you meet certain conditions, but if you are already heating the cabinet, the albo doesn't need its own.</p><p></p><p>One of my albo slings behaves just like yours. It just stays on the top of the substrate not doing a lot. If it was in the wild, a predator would have had it by now! It's one of my favourites though.</p><p></p><p>If it's in premoult and refusing food, if you tried feeding it again it won't take it anyway. My albo refused for a while before moulting. And it's abdomen went big, dark and shiny in premoult. However, sometimes they will eat and eat, then fast for a while, until they regain their appetite from the calorie overload!</p><p></p><p>Just skip the next feed and try a week after with a medium sized feeder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jess S, post: 160268, member: 29302"] Gorgeous albo you have there. Agree with Panzo. Say for interest, you did give it its own heatpad. It may be attracted to the heat but that isn't necessarily a good thing if they temperature in the cabinet is within acceptable levels. If a heat source is too near them (no matter how 'low'), they can spend so much time basking as close to it as possible, that it becomes dangerous. You may think you have a dead T as it isn't moving, yet when the heat source is switched off, it recovers and starts moving again. That's if you notice in time. Heat pads can be used safely if you meet certain conditions, but if you are already heating the cabinet, the albo doesn't need its own. One of my albo slings behaves just like yours. It just stays on the top of the substrate not doing a lot. If it was in the wild, a predator would have had it by now! It's one of my favourites though. If it's in premoult and refusing food, if you tried feeding it again it won't take it anyway. My albo refused for a while before moulting. And it's abdomen went big, dark and shiny in premoult. However, sometimes they will eat and eat, then fast for a while, until they regain their appetite from the calorie overload! Just skip the next feed and try a week after with a medium sized feeder. [/QUOTE]
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