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Not sure if ya'll remember but last time I posed pics Boon was showing early signs of MBD. I've been pretty busy but I think it's time for an update.
Here's one of the pictures from 3 months ago where you can see for comparison:
I upgraded my tubelights to 10.0 and bought a megaray for his basking spot and 1.5 months later here's how he's looking:
Around this time Boon started to lunge at the top of his enclosure when he wanted out.. I'd take him out after work and let him bask in an open window the remainder of the day but couldn't prevent him from doing it while at work so I started building his outdoor enclosure. You can see in these pictures he's still got some scab on his nose but I've been treating it with neosporin and each shed it gets quite a bit better. The enclosure is 8x8. I used mostly 5/4 with chicken wire at the top and hardware cloth lining the bottom. His tube goes down to a box about 18 inches below ground and I put that chair on top of it to keep rain from getting down there. The blue dish is shallow and holds about an inch of water to keep ants off his food. He finished up his mice hoppers last week and now he's pounding weaned rats for the rodent portion of his diet. At the rate he's growing i'm going to have to upgrade his tunnel/hide before long! Tell me if ya'll think his MBD isn't looking much improved:
That black thing behind the chair is his designated toilet.. he always takes care of business in there for some reason :crazy
one step closer and i'm outta here!
It's kinda funny when he decides he doesn't want to go all the way down he'll scuttle up the tube backwards from this position :doh
That's it for now, I'll try to get some better shots when he sheds.
Here's one of the pictures from 3 months ago where you can see for comparison:
I upgraded my tubelights to 10.0 and bought a megaray for his basking spot and 1.5 months later here's how he's looking:
Around this time Boon started to lunge at the top of his enclosure when he wanted out.. I'd take him out after work and let him bask in an open window the remainder of the day but couldn't prevent him from doing it while at work so I started building his outdoor enclosure. You can see in these pictures he's still got some scab on his nose but I've been treating it with neosporin and each shed it gets quite a bit better. The enclosure is 8x8. I used mostly 5/4 with chicken wire at the top and hardware cloth lining the bottom. His tube goes down to a box about 18 inches below ground and I put that chair on top of it to keep rain from getting down there. The blue dish is shallow and holds about an inch of water to keep ants off his food. He finished up his mice hoppers last week and now he's pounding weaned rats for the rodent portion of his diet. At the rate he's growing i'm going to have to upgrade his tunnel/hide before long! Tell me if ya'll think his MBD isn't looking much improved:
That black thing behind the chair is his designated toilet.. he always takes care of business in there for some reason :crazy
one step closer and i'm outta here!
It's kinda funny when he decides he doesn't want to go all the way down he'll scuttle up the tube backwards from this position :doh
That's it for now, I'll try to get some better shots when he sheds.
