Hi everyone,
We have a Leopard that we have been raising for the last year. We got him as a hatching and he's about the size of a softball now.
A little history: He eats like a pig. Every morning when we put fresh food in he hauls butt out of his cover and attacks his food until its gone. Then we usually feed him again in the afternoon and he goes to town again. His name is Piglet. He gets a good diet and a supplement on his food every few days. He gets soaked every three days and we offer shallow water in his enclosure because sometimes he like to sit in it.
We just moved him into a 30 gal enclosure three days ago. We figure this will be his last until we build an enclosure outside. There is a small heating pad under the tank where he sleeps that keeps the peat moss at around 70. There is also a blue "moon light" at night that keeps the ambient air around his cover at about 75. During the day his spot UV light and florescent UV comes on. This provides a basking temp of 95, and an ambient of around 85.
His appetite has decreased dramatically since the move. He just comes out a few times a day, nibbles a little bit, then goes back into his cover. He looks the same, no discharge or anything but doesn't seems as active or hungry anymore. The temps are in line with the old enclosure so I really can't see what has changed.
Is this normal behavior? My wife is freaking out because she loves the little guy and so do I. All comments are greatly appreciated!
Matt
We have a Leopard that we have been raising for the last year. We got him as a hatching and he's about the size of a softball now.
A little history: He eats like a pig. Every morning when we put fresh food in he hauls butt out of his cover and attacks his food until its gone. Then we usually feed him again in the afternoon and he goes to town again. His name is Piglet. He gets a good diet and a supplement on his food every few days. He gets soaked every three days and we offer shallow water in his enclosure because sometimes he like to sit in it.
We just moved him into a 30 gal enclosure three days ago. We figure this will be his last until we build an enclosure outside. There is a small heating pad under the tank where he sleeps that keeps the peat moss at around 70. There is also a blue "moon light" at night that keeps the ambient air around his cover at about 75. During the day his spot UV light and florescent UV comes on. This provides a basking temp of 95, and an ambient of around 85.
His appetite has decreased dramatically since the move. He just comes out a few times a day, nibbles a little bit, then goes back into his cover. He looks the same, no discharge or anything but doesn't seems as active or hungry anymore. The temps are in line with the old enclosure so I really can't see what has changed.
Is this normal behavior? My wife is freaking out because she loves the little guy and so do I. All comments are greatly appreciated!
Matt