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When I lived in QLD, I had a colony of 14, obviously I kept them inside due to humidity and it was a constant job. I had two huge enclosures for them, which were running 2 exhaust fans each to keep the humidity under 30%. A few got RI's still, mostly due to the plane flight over. Scale rot was also a constant worry, I cleaned them for 2 hours a day with a big clean once a week for 4 hours, and housed them on a rice hull substrate- constant work to keep the humidity down.
Often people get them and not realize how prone they are to illness....they aren't that easy unless you are living in a very dry environment.
I'm glad you posted this up Simone, it is a harsh but true reality with shinglebacks how easily and quickly they can get sick and the effects of this.
I hope he makes a good recovery...he's obviously breathing easier now and hopefully this is the turning point for him.
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