] How big are the largest kiddie pools like gallon wise? I saw a pretty large one at Walmart. Was thinking of getting him one of those so he could spend some time outside as well.steve wrote:Give him a cleaning, use a good pellet like Omega One and get him some sun/UVB. The most bang for your buck will be a stock tank, but a hard plastic kiddie pool will work as a temporary one.
steve wrote:Hi Heather, it's been awhile. It's hard to be continually consistent with RES because change happens so quickly around us, so don't feel so bad.
If you're looking to put him into a basement, the best value for volume is a stock tank. They're cheap and you can find them used too. Kiddie pools do work and are of course cheap, but I don't like using them indoors. If you have the room outside and the weather cooperates, then you just need something for him to bask on and maybe add some fencing around him. Clean him up and reevaluate. The black spots are probably some melanism. As for diet, reintroduce veggies in small amounts or maybe through your own recipe: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=17486
steve wrote:I'm not sure how big, though the hard plastic ones are pretty limited in depth. Melanism is normal. I think getting him plenty of UVB and using a good pellet is key here. You can add additional calcium/vitamins but I'm not sure how much they help compared to a good diet. Nothing wrong with an infrared heat lamp, so people use it on cold nights.
steve wrote:Omega One is currently considered the best one. There's no formula to what you're asking but a good diet + lots of basking under UVB will be huge steps for him. If he's as big as you think he is, I would probably look into a 150 gallon and you don't need to fill it up all the way.
steve wrote:Great to see him basking. The coloration is due to melanism and he will probably get even grayer/darker. Did you check out that red spot?
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