Growth and General Update on Phineas
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 6:59 pm
Hi everybody!
I just realized that it's been a while since I last gave an update on Phineas and wanted to inform you all of his progress. I just weighed him earlier today, and with an empty stomach he now weighs 382 grams at about 7 months old. Lengthwise, he's right at 16 inches. I wanted to get your opinions on his growth and if he's on the small side, average, or big for his age. For those of you wondering how I'm certain he's a boy, there have been a few incidents of sperm plugs and I've also seen both hemipenes.
His main diet consists of about 60% protein and 40% plant matter at the moment and I feed him every other day, on occasion every third day. Protein is primarily organic high-quality canned dog food usually mixed with something else such as organic canned cat food, thick baby food, snails, or worms, and vegetables consist of bok choy, mustard and collard greens with fresh snap peas and carrots. Also, every once in a while, I give him some fruits such as strawberries or blueberries.
Right now he's housed in a 55 gallon terrarium that is wider and longer than it is tall (not the aquariums you tend to see in chain petstores, as I got this from a reptile shop). He's going to get an upgrade soon as well, because I have a huge armoire that I'm converting into a two-tier system for my two lizards. I use cypress mulch as his bedding and this has been working out perfectly for him, as it holds in some humidity well and keeps his sheds short and clean.
If any of you have suggestions, please let me know! I'm just looking for some feedback. Thank you!
I'll take some pictures in a little while. My main camera is malfunctioning and I have to figure that out! For now, it's just a bit of information. Sorry!
I just realized that it's been a while since I last gave an update on Phineas and wanted to inform you all of his progress. I just weighed him earlier today, and with an empty stomach he now weighs 382 grams at about 7 months old. Lengthwise, he's right at 16 inches. I wanted to get your opinions on his growth and if he's on the small side, average, or big for his age. For those of you wondering how I'm certain he's a boy, there have been a few incidents of sperm plugs and I've also seen both hemipenes.
His main diet consists of about 60% protein and 40% plant matter at the moment and I feed him every other day, on occasion every third day. Protein is primarily organic high-quality canned dog food usually mixed with something else such as organic canned cat food, thick baby food, snails, or worms, and vegetables consist of bok choy, mustard and collard greens with fresh snap peas and carrots. Also, every once in a while, I give him some fruits such as strawberries or blueberries.
Right now he's housed in a 55 gallon terrarium that is wider and longer than it is tall (not the aquariums you tend to see in chain petstores, as I got this from a reptile shop). He's going to get an upgrade soon as well, because I have a huge armoire that I'm converting into a two-tier system for my two lizards. I use cypress mulch as his bedding and this has been working out perfectly for him, as it holds in some humidity well and keeps his sheds short and clean.
If any of you have suggestions, please let me know! I'm just looking for some feedback. Thank you!
I'll take some pictures in a little while. My main camera is malfunctioning and I have to figure that out! For now, it's just a bit of information. Sorry!
Sounds like a good size from the measurements, but pics are always better 
