Quote Originally Posted by Guenhwyvar View Post
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.