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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pperrotta03" data-source="post: 16071" data-attributes="member: 888">Picked up one of these beauties from a company up here. Was in a deli cup for about two months and, even though it was in horrible condition and it was cheap. Trying to save this poor fella. I have him on peat moss, considering making a mix with some substrate with larger wood chips or something. I do not know the gender. The humidity is around 90%, I'm trying to keep the tank very dark, so I put a 20 gallon UTH on, it is placed right in the middle of the tank because I read too many different things about what they seek for in a hide, if they like it colder in the hide and what not, which I believe is true. Air temp is about 75*F It is a 10 gallon tank, with a medium sized water dish, a small tree thing, and a half log. Also, it has not eaten since I got it, but I would assume that it has eaten. Have not taken any measurements on it but will update in the near future. I just don't want to stress it out any more than it needs to be, but it is definitely not a baby and definitely not an adult. Juvenile to sub adult maybe. Another thing, its abdomen is sort of sunken in when it is just sitting, looks kind of shriveled. Any suggestions would be great.  This is it:[ATTACH=full]3313[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]3314[/ATTACH]</blockquote>