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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 131303" data-attributes="member: 26980">I keep the frog moss and substrate moist by the water dish but I leave a few dry areas. He tends to wander around the enclosure somewhat randomly and can easily enter the burrow whenever.The warmer side of the cage is on the same side as the water dish.I was putting the flashlight on his abdomen and I thought I saw just a hint of grey underneath but I'm not quite sure that's what it was. Sadly enough, some of the wild caught ones are being destroyed from the inside out by parasites or disease. Others have been chased out of their burrows by natives pouring gasoline down the burrows or other noxious chemicals. Some recover. Others don't.   Hopefully whatever happens, he'll be comfortable.He is either getting calmer or more lathergic.  He recently removed a section of moss between the water dish and burrow so he can make a straight line between both. There's no molting web mat but the way the substrate was leveled out looks almost like he's thinking about it. I just hope he molts within a month or two so I don't find him riddled with holes and repulsive worms everywhere.</blockquote>