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It became necessary to update my large viv I had thought the substrate had sunk so far into the water it had gone sour however when I stripped the bottom out of the tank all was fine and the only source of the smell that I could find was the plug in the manual drain. To explain I have two drains on the tank one attached to the side where I turn a tap and let gravity and suction do the work and another larger tube which stands upright in the tank and with a baster I can suck out any remaining water ...
My kids have yet to find out that there are some adorable little retfs in the house. I'm hoping to keep it that way until 2 weeks at least. Nicknaming them Lo (little one) and Bg (big guy) for now. Lo appears to have eaten last night. There is definitely a bit of belly on him this morning that wasn't there before. I may decide to do some ssd on the nose rub. Lo's seems to be a touch worse and I do not want it to get infected. I will take some pictures in the morning and get ...
Last night, little one slept all night. Not once did he move or even open his eyes. Big guy was crazy hopping all over last night. When I woke up, 2 crickets were gone and big guy had a noticeably fuller belly. Little one hasn't eaten as of yet. Tonight by 9 pm, little one was awake and active While the bigger one was still asleep. Hopefully little one eats something tonight! Definitely looked interested in some crickets!