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Sluggish slimys......

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ed

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My two slimy sals have become somewhat sluggish lately. I don't they are eating well either. I'm sure alot of this has to do with the weather. I mean they were really shy before, and very picky eaters,but they seem more so now. I had them in a shoebox with soil from my backyard and moss, but I have moved into a 25 gallon tall planted aquarium in the hopes that better ventilation and more natural like surrounds will make them more comfortable. They don't seem sick or necessarily unhealthy, but I can definitely tell they have lost weight. Any thoughts?
 
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What are the temps Ed? Around here slimys go underground from May on and the ground temp is 58F. I've kept some slimys before long-term. They seem to really need variety in their food. One week they'll eat crickets, the next week they wont, etc. Well, hopefully they perk up for you.
 
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Like I said, pretty high. 78 and up. Reached about 85 for a couple hours in the house yesterday before we go it cooled down.
 
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nimbus2

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Yeah, that definitely explains it. Plethodons are very heat-sensitive and most of the ones I've kept will start to act very lethargic and stop eating at 75F+. I don't think they can take those kind of temps for very long.
 
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My Aneides, by contrast seem to be fine. Eating well and behaving normally. But, they are probably more used to this dryer heat than what you have back east. I remember a trip back east about 8 years back to Oklahoma in the summer.
It was cooler today. The slimys perked up a little, so we will see.
Can't run the AC too much because the rates here in California have effectively tripled. May have to come up with another solution.
 
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Yeah, if that (tripled energy costs) were to happen here I don't know what I'd do. No basement to fall back on either...
 
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