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<blockquote data-quote="Lady Lilith" data-source="post: 42064" data-attributes="member: 3365"><p>Thank you, Denny Dee. I appreciate your concern and your guidance. And I agree, wholeheartedly, with your advice.</p><p> I must admit that too much stress on my part usually leads to too much stress on my T's part as I poke around the cage and handle my T's checking for any signs of starvation, mites, mold, desiccation, DKS, etc. </p><p>And, these are creatures that have lasted for millennia, through various climate changes and environmental disturbances, so, I have to believe that they can do so in captivity as well, as long as I leave pretty much alone, aside, of course, from regulating heating and humidity, providing food, and undertaking an occasional (quarterly) complete tank cleaning. </p><p></p><p>Pickles seems none the worse for wear this morning. I observed him/her roaming about the tank last night, from water dish, to driftwood, to the side of the tank and found him/her nicely settled into the hide and busy attempting to burrow through its earthen back wall. </p><p></p><p>I tossed in two large Dubias last night and two large crickets, placing a small amount of food for them in a corner of the tank, and plan on keeping hands off from now on unless it is either an emergent situation or there is a molt or uneaten prey that needs removal.</p><p></p><p>I really feel like I did when I brought my first born home from the hospital, which were a set of twins, boy and girl, who are now a happy, healthy 28 years old and none the worse for wear themselves, and trust me, I wore them out fussing over every sneeze and cough and chicken pox and finally, after exhausting myself into distraction, resorted to letting them role around in the mud as much as they chose and jump in every puddle they saw which led to both happier children and a happier less stressed me.</p><p></p><p>Live and learn <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Thank you to all here (Tom, Martin, Denny, Rick et al) who are so kind as to show such patience and who freely share of their wisdom and experience. </p><p></p><p>Namaste,</p><p></p><p>Kelly, Pickles, Jewlz, Dio, and LIta <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lady Lilith, post: 42064, member: 3365"] Thank you, Denny Dee. I appreciate your concern and your guidance. And I agree, wholeheartedly, with your advice. I must admit that too much stress on my part usually leads to too much stress on my T's part as I poke around the cage and handle my T's checking for any signs of starvation, mites, mold, desiccation, DKS, etc. And, these are creatures that have lasted for millennia, through various climate changes and environmental disturbances, so, I have to believe that they can do so in captivity as well, as long as I leave pretty much alone, aside, of course, from regulating heating and humidity, providing food, and undertaking an occasional (quarterly) complete tank cleaning. Pickles seems none the worse for wear this morning. I observed him/her roaming about the tank last night, from water dish, to driftwood, to the side of the tank and found him/her nicely settled into the hide and busy attempting to burrow through its earthen back wall. I tossed in two large Dubias last night and two large crickets, placing a small amount of food for them in a corner of the tank, and plan on keeping hands off from now on unless it is either an emergent situation or there is a molt or uneaten prey that needs removal. I really feel like I did when I brought my first born home from the hospital, which were a set of twins, boy and girl, who are now a happy, healthy 28 years old and none the worse for wear themselves, and trust me, I wore them out fussing over every sneeze and cough and chicken pox and finally, after exhausting myself into distraction, resorted to letting them role around in the mud as much as they chose and jump in every puddle they saw which led to both happier children and a happier less stressed me. Live and learn :) Thank you to all here (Tom, Martin, Denny, Rick et al) who are so kind as to show such patience and who freely share of their wisdom and experience. Namaste, Kelly, Pickles, Jewlz, Dio, and LIta :) [/QUOTE]
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