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I tried hard to find the answer elsewhere and the fact that my wife and I were unsuccessful makes me all the more concerned.
Kirby, a Dalmatian Herman’s I got as a hatchling in 2015 (and posted about back then), has spent April and May in weeks long periods of burrowing. I dug her out after a week or two to feed and soak her the first 2 times. Now Ive let her go for over 3 weeks. I have read in so many places not to bother her and I always try to leave her alone, but this is straining my patience. Temperatures are fine--soil is 78 degrees generally, there is a MVB in one corner, a flood light in another area, there is a CHE elsewhere (close to where she settles in). How long should I let her stay burrowed? There hasn’t been so much as a noticeable stirring once every few days MAYBE, usually NO MOVEMENT. I know this is kind of normal for a baby but she’s 5 and it also seems excessive based on what I’ve read here (most people talk about burrowing for 1-2 days).
Any thoughts? I have a the same lighting, substrate and other conditions I’ve had for years all based on the guidance of the expert, HermanniChris. The only thing that was new right before she began this behavior is I did a large scale cleaning to remove the old cypress mulch and dumped in 3 big bags of new cypress mulch. Plus my wife and I are suddenly home all the time due to quarantine.
One last thing: the past 3 times Ive dug her out, she has resumed relatively regular behavior (exploring, eating, bathing with healthy looking pooping and urates).
This has never happened before outside of the colder months of NOV - FEB. And even then I dont think it was for 3 weeks straight...oh and she laid an egg about 18 months ago for the first time but Chris said that was OK.
THANK YOU for your responsiveness! Im also attaching a fresh photo of the enclosure and my most recent photo of her.
Danny
Kirby, a Dalmatian Herman’s I got as a hatchling in 2015 (and posted about back then), has spent April and May in weeks long periods of burrowing. I dug her out after a week or two to feed and soak her the first 2 times. Now Ive let her go for over 3 weeks. I have read in so many places not to bother her and I always try to leave her alone, but this is straining my patience. Temperatures are fine--soil is 78 degrees generally, there is a MVB in one corner, a flood light in another area, there is a CHE elsewhere (close to where she settles in). How long should I let her stay burrowed? There hasn’t been so much as a noticeable stirring once every few days MAYBE, usually NO MOVEMENT. I know this is kind of normal for a baby but she’s 5 and it also seems excessive based on what I’ve read here (most people talk about burrowing for 1-2 days).
Any thoughts? I have a the same lighting, substrate and other conditions I’ve had for years all based on the guidance of the expert, HermanniChris. The only thing that was new right before she began this behavior is I did a large scale cleaning to remove the old cypress mulch and dumped in 3 big bags of new cypress mulch. Plus my wife and I are suddenly home all the time due to quarantine.
One last thing: the past 3 times Ive dug her out, she has resumed relatively regular behavior (exploring, eating, bathing with healthy looking pooping and urates).
This has never happened before outside of the colder months of NOV - FEB. And even then I dont think it was for 3 weeks straight...oh and she laid an egg about 18 months ago for the first time but Chris said that was OK.
THANK YOU for your responsiveness! Im also attaching a fresh photo of the enclosure and my most recent photo of her.
Danny