So I bought a hatchling Argentine red from a breeder in October . Breeder said he was born in late September .
My setup
Diogi (his name ) seems to spend almost ALL of his time in the substrate . I left him alone for the first 2 months, but then started to dig him up to handle / socializr (I read it was okay to dig them up during sunlight hours somewhere on here .
He's gotten better. He used to go bats**t crazy and freak out if you tried to pick him up . Now it's just something he "tolerates". He'll sit on my hand for a bit but then start walking down my arm as if looking for an escape.
My setup
- 72 gallon aquarium with 3" coconut substrate
- Two hides... One half hollow log at the cool end and an enclosed cave with a shirt in it on the basking end.
- Both sides of the tank have a mercury vapor/ceramiv heater combo .
- The basking side is 114° day and 87°night .
- The cool side is 87° day 80° night
- The mercury vapor UVB bulbs are on a 12-12 on/off timer .
- Ceramic heaters are always on
- I also have a zoo med 2 gallon terrarium fogger .
Diogi (his name ) seems to spend almost ALL of his time in the substrate . I left him alone for the first 2 months, but then started to dig him up to handle / socializr (I read it was okay to dig them up during sunlight hours somewhere on here .
He's gotten better. He used to go bats**t crazy and freak out if you tried to pick him up . Now it's just something he "tolerates". He'll sit on my hand for a bit but then start walking down my arm as if looking for an escape.