Hello,
I recently purchased a baby from a local reptile store. She is 6 weeks old tomorrow.
Her enclosure:
20 gallon
10.0 reptisun bar
75watt heat lamp
Paper towels as substrate
Water dish (took out water dish yesterday thinking there may be humidity causing symptoms. No change in behavior.)
(Don’t have current temps, as I am waiting for the temp gun to come in the mail)
Her first week home:
She ate great. Ravenous appetite
Left her alone. Only went in her tank to drop crickets, provide greens, and change paper towels. When I noticed she wasn’t going in her water dish to hydrate I placed her in it. But left her alone if she wanted out.
The past three days (starting exactly one week in new home)
Will not eat crickets when I put them in her tank.
Have given her a bath every day thinking she was dehydrated.
Today:
Looks very thin. Sunken in towards hips and belly.
She ate two dubia roaches. Refused crickets.
Gave her two baths.
While handeling her over the past three days (which has only been to give her a bath):
She vibrates.
While handeling her today:
Vibrating, head shaking, whole body shaking. This was all taking place from the time I picked her up for her bath, during her bath, and after her bath.
(Gave her two baths today because the woman I bought her from said she is dehydrated. When I called her back to let her know about the shaking she said it was due to dehydration.)
Also...she has had bowel movements everyday. They are solid, and have a ring of moisture around them. Not sure if the ring of moisture is just because it’s on paper towel or not.
Thanks for all of the help!
I recently purchased a baby from a local reptile store. She is 6 weeks old tomorrow.
Her enclosure:
20 gallon
10.0 reptisun bar
75watt heat lamp
Paper towels as substrate
Water dish (took out water dish yesterday thinking there may be humidity causing symptoms. No change in behavior.)
(Don’t have current temps, as I am waiting for the temp gun to come in the mail)
Her first week home:
She ate great. Ravenous appetite
Left her alone. Only went in her tank to drop crickets, provide greens, and change paper towels. When I noticed she wasn’t going in her water dish to hydrate I placed her in it. But left her alone if she wanted out.
The past three days (starting exactly one week in new home)
Will not eat crickets when I put them in her tank.
Have given her a bath every day thinking she was dehydrated.
Today:
Looks very thin. Sunken in towards hips and belly.
She ate two dubia roaches. Refused crickets.
Gave her two baths.
While handeling her over the past three days (which has only been to give her a bath):
She vibrates.
While handeling her today:
Vibrating, head shaking, whole body shaking. This was all taking place from the time I picked her up for her bath, during her bath, and after her bath.
(Gave her two baths today because the woman I bought her from said she is dehydrated. When I called her back to let her know about the shaking she said it was due to dehydration.)
Also...she has had bowel movements everyday. They are solid, and have a ring of moisture around them. Not sure if the ring of moisture is just because it’s on paper towel or not.
Thanks for all of the help!