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#1 Am I letting it get too plump? I keep it on the same regimen as the rest simply for ease of scheduling, but it is more advanced in age, plus it of course gets larger prey so I'm wondering if it is getting a bit to heavy and if I should reduce it to less frequent feedings than the rest of the gang, which are not showing weight issues. At the time of the photo, it is eating a cricket, which was when I realized it seems a bit on the plump side and that I perhaps should have withheld the cricket.
#2 It is looking a little cramped in there. I was planning on waiting until after the next moult (it appears it may be heading in the direction of pre-moult now) but i can do it sooner. His little "latrine" in the corner is bugging me as well,(that's not mould, it's poo) but I don't think it is a big enough issue to worry about cleaning out since a change of enclosures is imminent in a month probably at most, sooner if the verdict is that I should go ahead and bump it up to sooner than later. I figure the irritation of a cleaning and then a complete change shortly after would just be stressing it unnecessarily.
Oh, and that is fresh water, just refilled yesterday. I've about given up on it remaining pristine for more than a few hours.
#2 It is looking a little cramped in there. I was planning on waiting until after the next moult (it appears it may be heading in the direction of pre-moult now) but i can do it sooner. His little "latrine" in the corner is bugging me as well,(that's not mould, it's poo) but I don't think it is a big enough issue to worry about cleaning out since a change of enclosures is imminent in a month probably at most, sooner if the verdict is that I should go ahead and bump it up to sooner than later. I figure the irritation of a cleaning and then a complete change shortly after would just be stressing it unnecessarily.
Oh, and that is fresh water, just refilled yesterday. I've about given up on it remaining pristine for more than a few hours.