3 month old eats very little

[nalani84]

Hi! Here is my background: viewtopic.php?f=44&t=195001

Although Seze is incredibly healthy and Mushu seems ok, I'm hoping to get a little insight on Mushu's eating habits. I feed both of them, several times every day and offer many worms at a time. But Mushu doesn't seem enthused each time. He used to be on tiny crickets and was the same way, but had a harder time catching them. Worms were a better choice. I've even resorted to very careful chicken baby food syringe feeding a few times (3), only when he didn't eat anything those days. I have raised baby animals in the past and am careful to go at an angle, no where near the windpipe. I have purchased 2 types of supplements to aid him in eating better. Nature Zone Appetite Plus and Reptaid organic herbal supplement. The Nature Zone one is strictly to help with appetite but the Reptaid helps with stress, appetite, immune system and even parasites. Both were highly reviewed online. Has anyone here had any experience with either of these? I'm eager to try one, but will steer clear if the consensus is that Mushu is just a baby that is growing at his own pace. Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

[icelore]

Is he pooping ok? And how long have you had him?

If he's defecating regularly, I'd say not too worry too much - he's just doing his own thing. If he gets hungrier, he will eat more. Of course, with eating smaller amounts, you have to make sure what he does get is good for him. I've had good results with Reptaid before.

 

[nalani84]

Yes he poops every day, if not every other day. He gets daily reptiworms (with a multivitamin every other day). You used Reptaid for appetite? What dosage was best? He is only 10g and I've had him for almost 3 weeks.

 

[nalani84]

Found this great discussion about Reptaid! Haven't had time to go through every post yet (got to page 7 so far) but it's interesting to read. Trying to find the post for proper dosage for a baby though... viewtopic.php?f=6&t=114920

 

[nalani84]

Update: I took Mushu to the vet for a fecal and found he had Coccidia! The vet said the count was at the lower end of the scale but still needed to be treated. She put him on Albon and he seemed totally fine during treatment. I know a lot of owners have had bad experiences with Albon but our vet said just to make sure he remained hydrated. He just finished his last dose yesterday and he seemed a lot more enthused about eating his slurry this morning. Hoping he starts eating his bugs again soon though!