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I would rearrange it a bit so that he has a comfortable basking spot. He is still young and really small. At that age they eat a lot of foods low in calcium. Try getting him out in some natural sunlight in a screened cage and feeding him some calcium rich foods. If he will eat crickets, coat them heavily in calcium powder. Or try chicken baby food with calcium mixed in (1/4 teaspoon to small jar or so). Even if he is slowing down, the extra calcium will help.

If you are in the UK, is it a wild caught import? That could determine if he is trying to hibernate.

[QUOTE="laurarfl, post: 84198, member: 401"] I would rearrange it a bit so that he has a comfortable basking spot. He is still young and really small. At that age they eat a lot of foods low in calcium. Try getting him out in some natural sunlight in a screened cage and feeding him some calcium rich foods. If he will eat crickets, coat them heavily in calcium powder. Or try chicken baby food with calcium mixed in (1/4 teaspoon to small jar or so). Even if he is slowing down, the extra calcium will help. If you are in the UK, is it a wild caught import? That could determine if he is trying to hibernate. [/QUOTE]

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