After a whopping 3 week hunger strike and several attempts at feeding, cut up nightcrawlers seemed to do the trick! I gave him three big chunks, and he didn’t seem interested in a fourth so I left him be as to not stress him out since he’s new. He’s now tucked himself into a dirt blankie to digest. I’m very happy, as I was getting very worried about him not eating. I tried both horn worms and crickets the previous weeks and he was just not having it!
I did finally get digital temp and humidity gauges with probes, which is giving me a way more accurate read. So far his enclosure is juuuuust under where it needs to be in temp (by legitimately a degree on both the cool and warm side of the tank…). I’m wondering if I need a strong heat bulb to reach the bottom, or if I need to cover both sides in aluminum foil rather than just the warm side? The humidity is doing good though!
I did give him a quick rinse after he fed, but he made himself dirty again by digging into the dirt. What an asshole.