Hi there. I've spent the past few weeks scouring these forums for information and they have been an invaluable resource, so thank you for that!
However, it seems like I still managed to mess up. I will preface this by saying that I know I am probably letting my new pet anxiety get to me, but I would appreciate any words of wisdom in the mean time. I took Daenerys home from the breeder two days ago -- she is a 3 month old female, and she pooped on the way home. The breeder has kept her on a diet of superworms and she loves them.
I had read to feed them as much as they will take in a 10-15 minute period. I wanted to have a bit of variety available, but I'm starting to think the butterworms I gave were too large, as she's now vomited twice and two of them came up totally undigested. The good news is, most of the superworms that came up were little pieces of chitin -- it looks like, for the most part, she kept those down. Her first meal, she ate 10 of each and still wanted more. I had to cut her off. She will not eat the greens I have offered her.
She took about 3 superworms yesterday morning and now she absolutely refuses to eat (since she vomited, I now know why). The trip home has been her only poop so far, and I am worried she might be impacted because of her big meal on day one. I am torn between wanting to make sure it doesn't get worse, wanting to make sure she eats her meals since she is young, and not wanting to stress her out because she just got home.
The thing is, she is not acting like she is sick at all. She had some blackbeard most of the day, but it's gone away now. She's still active and alert but refusing food, and my limited experience means that she could go downhill fast from that point. Should I leave her alone a bit longer and see if she poops? Should I try/start massage and soak? Do I need to take her to the vet ASAP (she has an appointment for the 7th and I was trying to dodge the emergency vet fee, but I also want to do the right thing).
She is in a 20 gallon exo-tera with a reptisun 10 uvb tube across the length of the tank, a basking temp of 105-110 (she seems to like it this hot -- she's not avoiding it) and a cool temp of about 85. Water and greens available 24/7
However, it seems like I still managed to mess up. I will preface this by saying that I know I am probably letting my new pet anxiety get to me, but I would appreciate any words of wisdom in the mean time. I took Daenerys home from the breeder two days ago -- she is a 3 month old female, and she pooped on the way home. The breeder has kept her on a diet of superworms and she loves them.
I had read to feed them as much as they will take in a 10-15 minute period. I wanted to have a bit of variety available, but I'm starting to think the butterworms I gave were too large, as she's now vomited twice and two of them came up totally undigested. The good news is, most of the superworms that came up were little pieces of chitin -- it looks like, for the most part, she kept those down. Her first meal, she ate 10 of each and still wanted more. I had to cut her off. She will not eat the greens I have offered her.
She took about 3 superworms yesterday morning and now she absolutely refuses to eat (since she vomited, I now know why). The trip home has been her only poop so far, and I am worried she might be impacted because of her big meal on day one. I am torn between wanting to make sure it doesn't get worse, wanting to make sure she eats her meals since she is young, and not wanting to stress her out because she just got home.
The thing is, she is not acting like she is sick at all. She had some blackbeard most of the day, but it's gone away now. She's still active and alert but refusing food, and my limited experience means that she could go downhill fast from that point. Should I leave her alone a bit longer and see if she poops? Should I try/start massage and soak? Do I need to take her to the vet ASAP (she has an appointment for the 7th and I was trying to dodge the emergency vet fee, but I also want to do the right thing).
She is in a 20 gallon exo-tera with a reptisun 10 uvb tube across the length of the tank, a basking temp of 105-110 (she seems to like it this hot -- she's not avoiding it) and a cool temp of about 85. Water and greens available 24/7