Hello from Nebraska

[guidofatherof5]

My suggestion to change substrate is because rock/gravel is hard to clean and will hide/hold feces which is dangerous. I would also be concerned that the sharp edges of the rocks could cause damage to the belly scutes.
Those two concerns together can cause infections like scale rot or abscesses.
Just a thought.

[Foxrun402]

My suggestion to change substrate is because rock/gravel is hard to clean and will hide/hold feces which is dangerous. I would also be concerned that the sharp edges of the rocks could cause damage to the belly scutes.
Those two concerns together can cause infections like scale rot or abscesses.
Just a thought.

That's good to know! My thought is to remove his gravel today and put him on paper towels til this weekend then find him a better substrate. He is pretty active in the morning and does explore around quite a bit so I also will end up getting him a bigger terrarium soon so he can have more furniture.

I have been feeding him about every 3 days... and he is about 14" in length...