Deflation!

Today i just noticed that my normally extremely healthy fat-tail has slight deflation in the tail!! I'm extremely concerned. Everything seems normal other than that, he's eating.

 

or maybe it is a side effect of improper housing. If you have the set up appropriate for the leo you have in the same tank, it isn't humid enough for the AFT and it could be dehydrated.

 

I think that the first girl has the right idea, because he's always been really healthy but i've noticed more growth in his body some lately. The leo and the fat tail have lived together for a long time, like 6-8 months now, so i don't think it is that, but i will keep my eye on it. i'll up his meals a little also thanks

 

They do in fact require different setups. You really should seperate them. One is better adapted to sub-tropical and one to arid climates.

 

And again, why are you posting under 2 different names?


**sorry just saw the answer in other post**

 

We understand that they need diffrent housing, We keep them in a very large tank half sand, half mulch.It seems like the only diffrence in the two is the humidity so we just spray the aft directly every day or so and put him away from the albino leopard(since there usually laying together). Just to explain how we handle the humidity.

 

That is not nearly enough humidity for the aft. It is use to and NEEDS constant humidity.

 

They need to be in two different tanks. end of story.

 

I don't understand why after so many people telling you they need to be separated, you continue to say "well, they like each other". Reptiles are not social animals like dogs or cats. They would both be much healthier and happier in different enclosures. The most obvious reason for this is, they have completely different needs! Even geckos that have similar needs should not be housed together, but this is simply ridiculous.

 

Then do it!

 

Well, it was only temporary anyways, his tail has inflated to normal size again.

 

So you moved him to a different tank?

 

His tail went back to normal and then we split the tank and kept the very large water bowl on the fat tailed side along with some moss tucked away for a moist retreat. I dont believe the humidity was ever a problem because of our location in FL, and the large amout of water in this tank, we use a pie tray from publix filled with water and keep it under the light along with misting of the fat tailed individually and the mossy retreat. The tail only deflated for a few days and then quickly went back up so I think it was from him hiding away under his water dish for 2 or 3 days at a time.

 

What size tank was it again?

 

I dont know the gallons but its about 4 ft long ,a foot and a half long and 2 feet deep

 

You are going to have a tough time trying to keep appropriate temp. Gradients when you cut that in half. You guys really should seriously think about separating the two animals. If you are worried about space issues, you should be able to find a stand or build a stand so that one tank is above the other. (I would suggest the leo tank on bottom so that you don't have the humidity from the AFT going up to it.)

 

We had two lights already and they both require the same temps just different humidity. We'll eventually seperate them with ones of their kind though.