mrsbotero912
New Member
Hello! Looking for some advice/input from anyone who has raised Greek hatchlings.
Apollo is currently about 2 months old. I just got him Friday morning, so I'm sure he's still adjusting to his new home. But yesterday morning and this morning, I had to dig him out of his burrow and put him under the heat light more than an hour after the light came on, then moved him to his water dish for 5-10 minutes, then moved him to his food dish, and only then did he really start to wake up and eat and move around. And yesterday after a few hours, he went back to sleep for the rest of the day and night.
Cool side of the enclosure is around 75*F and basking spot is 95-100*F, and at night the temp all over drops to around 70*F.
MVB light comes on at 9am and shuts off at 10pm.
The problem is during the week I leave at 6am for work... I don't want him to get in the habit of waking up at 6am, but I also don't want him to sleep all day until 5pm when I get home and move him to his light/water/food. From your experience, is his excessive sleeping just because he's adjusting to the new home and because he's still a baby, or is it common to have to help them get moving in the morning? If it's the latter, what would be the best schedule for weekdays??
Thank you in advance!
Apollo is currently about 2 months old. I just got him Friday morning, so I'm sure he's still adjusting to his new home. But yesterday morning and this morning, I had to dig him out of his burrow and put him under the heat light more than an hour after the light came on, then moved him to his water dish for 5-10 minutes, then moved him to his food dish, and only then did he really start to wake up and eat and move around. And yesterday after a few hours, he went back to sleep for the rest of the day and night.
Cool side of the enclosure is around 75*F and basking spot is 95-100*F, and at night the temp all over drops to around 70*F.
MVB light comes on at 9am and shuts off at 10pm.
The problem is during the week I leave at 6am for work... I don't want him to get in the habit of waking up at 6am, but I also don't want him to sleep all day until 5pm when I get home and move him to his light/water/food. From your experience, is his excessive sleeping just because he's adjusting to the new home and because he's still a baby, or is it common to have to help them get moving in the morning? If it's the latter, what would be the best schedule for weekdays??
Thank you in advance!