Hi all,
My cheeky hasn't been eating much over the last 6 weeks. He is 18 inch and weighs 510 grams, is about 20 months old.
He has been to the vet and had a good check over, bloods, xray and fecal and apart from being a bit dehydrated from not eating the vet was very happy with him, he isn't losing weight and even put on 20 grams over 6 weeks. The vet gave him a fluid and vitamin shot and we giving him an extra bath a week.
The lighting and setup is fine, temps under basking 40c and cool end 25c, uv is replaced every 6 months, kept on tile so no impaction risk. Only goes to toilet once a week but the fecal was fine.
He has always been a fussy eater as when we got him he was 4 months but the previous owners didn't feed him well so was very malnourished, but he still had a decent appetite. The last 6 weeks he has probably been eating about 6 adult locusts over a week, not even interested in wax worms which were his treat. He has seemed a bit lazy as seems to take a bit longer getting out the hide in morning but he is still fairly active and seems happy so don't think it's brumation. He has never been a lover of greens and only has the occasional nibble, he eats a bit of melon and apple if I hand feed a few times a week but that's it. I know melon doesn't have much nutritional value but at least it's fluid and I can get his calci powder and vitamin into him that way.
I know they slow down with eating as older but has anyone been through this and is it normal, any tips?
Anyone ever used vetark reptoboost? I have read it's good to get them eating and give them a boost. He doesn't drink water but he will usually drink a bit if I drip it on his mouth so will try that as don't think he will take from syringe. I believe you can also add it to the bath.
Any tips or advice would be good.
Cheers
Neil
My cheeky hasn't been eating much over the last 6 weeks. He is 18 inch and weighs 510 grams, is about 20 months old.
He has been to the vet and had a good check over, bloods, xray and fecal and apart from being a bit dehydrated from not eating the vet was very happy with him, he isn't losing weight and even put on 20 grams over 6 weeks. The vet gave him a fluid and vitamin shot and we giving him an extra bath a week.
The lighting and setup is fine, temps under basking 40c and cool end 25c, uv is replaced every 6 months, kept on tile so no impaction risk. Only goes to toilet once a week but the fecal was fine.
He has always been a fussy eater as when we got him he was 4 months but the previous owners didn't feed him well so was very malnourished, but he still had a decent appetite. The last 6 weeks he has probably been eating about 6 adult locusts over a week, not even interested in wax worms which were his treat. He has seemed a bit lazy as seems to take a bit longer getting out the hide in morning but he is still fairly active and seems happy so don't think it's brumation. He has never been a lover of greens and only has the occasional nibble, he eats a bit of melon and apple if I hand feed a few times a week but that's it. I know melon doesn't have much nutritional value but at least it's fluid and I can get his calci powder and vitamin into him that way.
I know they slow down with eating as older but has anyone been through this and is it normal, any tips?
Anyone ever used vetark reptoboost? I have read it's good to get them eating and give them a boost. He doesn't drink water but he will usually drink a bit if I drip it on his mouth so will try that as don't think he will take from syringe. I believe you can also add it to the bath.
Any tips or advice would be good.
Cheers
Neil
