Blondefondew
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Hello everyone!
My daughter got me a sully hatchling for my birthday 2 weeks ago and I have a few questions. I live in South Florida where obviously, its pretty humid and warm. How much sun/outside time is enough or too much? I have a kiddie pool for him where he spends his days in my screened in patio. He starts out in the morning sun for a few hours then goes in the shade for the rest of the day as I'm afraid he will get too hot/dehydrated. I soak him every morning for 10-15 minutes, spray his forest floor substrate and provide fresh water every morning in his bowl. I bring him in at night and provide a UVB/heat lamp for a few hours 85-90 degrees then a night lamp around 80. Humidity stays around 70-80. He grazes outside for about 15 minutes twice a day. Twice a day I provide a mix of collard greens, kale, carrots, spring mix, strawberries (minimal), and a few other things but mostly he eats grass and weeds. I cut fresh grass, cloves, weeds and throw them in his pool daily for him.
How much calcium? I have the powder calcium but I don't know if he is getting enough or too much. I sprinkle it on his food every other day but he never eats it all. Should he have a vitamin supplement or he getting enough in his diet?
Urine/BM's/urates. I have only seen his poop once and it was dark and resembled a hamsters poop! He urinated on me once, it was clear and had urates in it. His bedding is forest floor so I unless I see him go to the bathroom, I don't really know what he is doing. Any recommendations/suggestions?
My daughter got me a sully hatchling for my birthday 2 weeks ago and I have a few questions. I live in South Florida where obviously, its pretty humid and warm. How much sun/outside time is enough or too much? I have a kiddie pool for him where he spends his days in my screened in patio. He starts out in the morning sun for a few hours then goes in the shade for the rest of the day as I'm afraid he will get too hot/dehydrated. I soak him every morning for 10-15 minutes, spray his forest floor substrate and provide fresh water every morning in his bowl. I bring him in at night and provide a UVB/heat lamp for a few hours 85-90 degrees then a night lamp around 80. Humidity stays around 70-80. He grazes outside for about 15 minutes twice a day. Twice a day I provide a mix of collard greens, kale, carrots, spring mix, strawberries (minimal), and a few other things but mostly he eats grass and weeds. I cut fresh grass, cloves, weeds and throw them in his pool daily for him.
How much calcium? I have the powder calcium but I don't know if he is getting enough or too much. I sprinkle it on his food every other day but he never eats it all. Should he have a vitamin supplement or he getting enough in his diet?
Urine/BM's/urates. I have only seen his poop once and it was dark and resembled a hamsters poop! He urinated on me once, it was clear and had urates in it. His bedding is forest floor so I unless I see him go to the bathroom, I don't really know what he is doing. Any recommendations/suggestions?