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BillieJeAn

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I lifted my the top of my girls hide box to peep in on her.
She looked AWFUL! So I discreetly woke her up. After I did she drank a TON OF WATER.
I left some food for her, ground turkey of course.
Now, she's eating but she just spit up some water? Should I be concerned? Should I wake we up like this daily so she gets what she needs instead of this happening again?
 

Dana C

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Waking her up won't hurt her. Make sure you keep the humidity up in her tank / cage as well to lessen evaporative dermal transpiration.
 

BillieJeAn

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She looks skinny. And it saddens me :/ she was coming out every other day and she hadn't been out in a week, so I checked in on her.
Thanks for you input, I appreciate it.
The humidity in her box is 85%, the rest of the tank humidity doesn't get up passed 40%, no matter what I do. I even have a humidifier in there with her along with three water dishes.

I guess I'll start waking her daily so she gets what she needs. It just scared me when she spit up the way she did.
 

james.w

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The water get spit up is common after they drink a large amount. What do you mean when you say she looked awful? It is not recommended to wake/remove them from their hide, but if you feel it is needed, it should be ok.
 

BillieJeAn

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Very skinny and dehydrated looking. After she ate and got some water in her she looked better.
She's also in the middle of a shed.
 

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