Hello! I got my hatchling about 3 weeks ago from an online breeder. Anakin is supposedly male, and a citrus leatherback. The first day I got him, he ate one piece of greens but has not been interested in eating anything-not crickets, various worms, dubias, or any form of vegetable or fruit. I have resorted to mixing a disgusting concoction of worms, roaches, calcium, greens, and baby apple sauce in my Magic Bullet. He will drink that from a syringe eagerly and I feed him 3x a day.
I also occasionally give him a warm soak, either with electrolyte mix or not.
After having him for a week, I was an anxious new owner, but I wanted to take him to the vet to see if there were any issues he could see or tips to give. Anakin's exam went well and he appeared to be doing fine to the vet. He's too small to do a blood test on yet, he only weighs 1/2 a gram.
He is otherwise alert, active during the day, not stressed or dehydrated.
His tank is 40 gallon, hot side is about 100 and cool side in the 80's. I just got a new UVB bulb and his basking lamp is 150w.
By all I've studied and been told, he is physically, and guessing mentally, fine. I checked in with the breeder too and they said it sounded normal.
I just wanted to check to see if anyone else has had this issue-their hatchling not wanting to eat "real" food, how long this may last, why, and what anyone has done about it?
Thank you!!!
(My Uromastyx that I had before this recently died so I am extra paranoid-went to vet-no known cause)
I also occasionally give him a warm soak, either with electrolyte mix or not.
After having him for a week, I was an anxious new owner, but I wanted to take him to the vet to see if there were any issues he could see or tips to give. Anakin's exam went well and he appeared to be doing fine to the vet. He's too small to do a blood test on yet, he only weighs 1/2 a gram.
He is otherwise alert, active during the day, not stressed or dehydrated.
His tank is 40 gallon, hot side is about 100 and cool side in the 80's. I just got a new UVB bulb and his basking lamp is 150w.
By all I've studied and been told, he is physically, and guessing mentally, fine. I checked in with the breeder too and they said it sounded normal.
I just wanted to check to see if anyone else has had this issue-their hatchling not wanting to eat "real" food, how long this may last, why, and what anyone has done about it?
Thank you!!!
(My Uromastyx that I had before this recently died so I am extra paranoid-went to vet-no known cause)