Jr's not looking too hot....

[Guenhwyvar]

He's normally pretty active and loves his food, but he's been sitting in the same spot for a few days now. He has eaten only 3 crickets in a week. I got his temp up and he doesn't mind the light anymore. I had to poke him just now because his breathing stopped after I just checked on him 30min ago. He felt super dry even though the humidity is up there and fine just like his temp. His temp is 80-81F and humidity is 69%. I've been feeding him the darker field cricket because all the petstores in my area suddenly switched from the brown cricket. My pacific is doing fine on them, but could they be hurting Jr in some way? He has pooped just fine, super stinky and large, but he's doing it. I sprayed him with the squirt bottle which he normally hates, but he just sat there and did nothing, not even close his eyes. He has shed once last week, it's the only time he's done it in a large quantity unlike his little bits he looses in the water. He normally puffs up too when I open his lid or drop a cricket in, but he didn't budge, not even to get the cricket. Any advice? I really don't want to loose him...

[GrifTheGreat]

He's normally pretty active and loves his food, but he's been sitting in the same spot for a few days now. He has eaten only 3 crickets in a week. I got his temp up and he doesn't mind the light anymore. I had to poke him just now because his breathing stopped after I just checked on him 30min ago. He felt super dry even though the humidity is up there and fine just like his temp. His temp is 80-81F and humidity is 69%. I've been feeding him the darker field cricket because all the petstores in my area suddenly switched from the brown cricket. My pacific is doing fine on them, but could they be hurting Jr in some way? He has pooped just fine, super stinky and large, but he's doing it. I sprayed him with the squirt bottle which he normally hates, but he just sat there and did nothing, not even close his eyes. He has shed once last week, it's the only time he's done it in a large quantity unlike his little bits he looses in the water. He normally puffs up too when I open his lid or drop a cricket in, but he didn't budge, not even to get the cricket. Any advice? I really don't want to loose him...

His humidity needs to be higher. Try and keep the temp at 79. Try and give him a soak in some luke warm or just alil bit warmer. If you have honey put about 2 or 3 drops in the water and mix it in. You say he's lethargic and listlis? When did he start acting this way?

[Guenhwyvar]

He's been slowing down the past couple weeks. I thought it was just the colder weather, but I got him a light to help heat the tank and he's not getting any better....I've been raising the heat and humidity, it starts low in the mornings and takes a couple hours to get right. He used to be soft and damp/warm to the touch, but now he's dry and cold. He doesn't puff up anymore either when I touch him. I added cal-stron with D3 to his crickets, so besides the light and that, there's nothing new added to his tank. He went from eating about 5 med crickets a day to 3 in maybe a week.

[GrifTheGreat]

He's been slowing down the past couple weeks. I thought it was just the colder weather, but I got him a light to help heat the tank and he's not getting any better....I've been raising the heat and humidity, it starts low in the mornings and takes a couple hours to get right. He used to be soft and damp/warm to the touch, but now he's dry and cold. He doesn't puff up anymore either when I touch him. I added cal-stron with D3 to his crickets, so besides the light and that, there's nothing new added to his tank. He went from eating about 5 med crickets a day to 3 in maybe a week.

Does he still look of normal weight or does he look like he's lost weight? Check his substrate and make sure its plenty moist. Don't spray him directly if the water your misting with is distilled. The light will dry him and his substrate out that's why I suggested a fake plant preferably with large open leaves for shade. Soak him in the luke warm water. Make sure you do it somewhere warm as he needs to be warm. He should urinate in the water. After he does check to make sure his weight looks normal. You may have to start force feeding him if he doesn't eat. How low does it get in his tank at night? If there are too many degrees from day to night it can stress him and make him not eat. No more than a 3 to 5 degree drop or it could possibly stress him. Try the luke warm water and honey. If you need to force feed I can instruct you if you need help.

[Guenhwyvar]

I saw him pounce on a cricket about 10min ago, but he didn't eat it. My house still doesn't have insulation yet, so even with the heater up to 80 it's still about 60 in the warmest part of the house, which is my room; his tank can get as low as 70-75 at night, but never any lower. Sometimes I think he may be too skinny, but he he looks okay, not hefty, but not tree frog kind of skinny either. He's only 1.5" long and about 1" wide. He isn't growing as fast as he did in the summer. He's kicking his dirt and staying very close to the light. He hasn't been aiming very well since winter set in. My pacific is a native species, so she seems to be doing well that's why I was worried. She swims and hunts and hops around just fine and burrows into her moss at night. He doesn't even burrow anymore. He just sits on top and looks like he's dying. He scared me half to death when he stopped breathing! I want him to catch a cricket before I try to handle him needlessly. He hates being handled unless I'm not moving. I'll try to avoid having to take him out of his tank and stress him more, but if he doesn't eat by bedtime, I'll soak him.

[GrifTheGreat]

I saw him pounce on a cricket about 10min ago, but he didn't eat it. My house still doesn't have insulation yet, so even with the heater up to 80 it's still about 60 in the warmest part of the house, which is my room; his tank can get as low as 70-75 at night, but never any lower. Sometimes I think he may be too skinny, but he he looks okay, not hefty, but not tree frog kind of skinny either. He's only 1.5" long and about 1" wide. He isn't growing as fast as he did in the summer. He's kicking his dirt and staying very close to the light. He hasn't been aiming very well since winter set in. My pacific is a native species, so she seems to be doing well that's why I was worried. She swims and hunts and hops around just fine and burrows into her moss at night. He doesn't even burrow anymore. He just sits on top and looks like he's dying. He scared me half to death when he stopped breathing! I want him to catch a cricket before I try to handle him needlessly. He hates being handled unless I'm not moving. I'll try to avoid having to take him out of his tank and stress him more, but if he doesn't eat by bedtime, I'll soak him.

I think he may be getting cold if he stays around the light. You have a UTH don't you? Maybe you need another. There could be a draft of the cold air coming from the glass of his enclosure. 2 UTH could raise the temp of the glass a little more and help keep temps more normal. If he is cold and its cold in your house it could harm him. Don't take him out. Use something that will fit in his enclosure and soak him in there. You could put the warm water in his dish. 70 is too cold for a baby. Its making him weak and stressing him. He needs no less than 78 degrees at best. An occasional drop to 70 wouldn't hurt but many drops that low will harm him. 80 to 82 during the day and 75 to 78 at night. If you can get a 2nd UTH I would. He needs the warmth.

[GrifTheGreat]

Cover 3/4 of the lid of his tank with plastic wrap. Put the light in the center. Cover on either side of where the light goes and poke some holes in the plastic for extra ventilation. And it should hold heat and humidity in better.