So I have a new Saharan (Nigerian) Uromastyx (Sunny). Sunny was brought home on Wednesday, August 27. The pet store said he was about 7 months old. He is very healthy, big, and growing in his yellow colors very well. I use compressed cocunut fibre for his substrate, i got hiding spots all over the tank, the humidity is never over 40%, and his basking site reaches up to 113F. His cool side hits the low 80's and at night temperatures are around 73-75F. I have an under tank heating pad for the cool side of the tank. My Main concern is that since i brought sunny home he hasnt come out of his hiding rock except for his saturday, he stuck his head out of the rock and looked around for a bit. After 5 minutes he went back into the rock. I know uros are very slow at accimilating and very shy but i dont want the guy to starve to death. I bring out fresh veggies everyday but hes not even coming out to get the food. So i tried leaving some food by the rock's entrance, he had 1 cubed carrot. I wanted the guy to keep hydrated so i gave him lettuce at his entrance, he dragged it into his rock and ate like half of it, it means nothing to me though cuz its just water no nutrients beside the calcium i put on it.
When he looked out of the rock he looked fine, his eyes were wide open and he had quick reflexes with his head, so i dun think he's dying. He has not defecated either.
Now that you got the story i got some questions to ask.
1. Is it normal for him to be like this for this long (about 3 days)?
2. How long is he going to hide before he explores the 33 gallon tank?
3. How long can he last without food or water?
4. Is he acting normally so far or is he being to shy?
I am getting a little concerned and paranoid, i dont want to make a mistake with this guy as i did the leopard gecko. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!
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