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Feeding
5wk Hatchling - Need Advice
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[QUOTE="SenditJase, post: 2017399, member: 117647"] Hi all, I'm new to this forum, but have found through observing these past few weeks, that a lot of you are absolute legends - so thanks! I understand that this may have been discussed before, but, I thought I'd ask specifically to my age and circumstances. About 4 days ago on the 1/3/23 (AEST-Melb Time) I brought home a 5 wk old hatchling. I have set it up with a basking spot that reaches temperature (I notice it frequently gaping) and the options for shade and cool spots - it is a 3ft enclosure. I just have a few concerns since bringing it home: Feeding: - Days 1 and 2 it ate about 6 medium crickets. - Day 3 it ate 6, yesterday it ate 7. I was told to feed medium crickets by the pet shop so that's what I have been doing. I notice it's not the ferocious eater I was expecting. Would this be a safe number of crickets? They seem quite large? I have provided it a finely shredded/chopped salad every day since bringing it home; kale, carrot and zucchini, but it just looks at it and ignores it. I have tried many different methods, cutting it even smaller, wetting it, trying a smaller container in the natural sun, moving it around, placing a small feeder insect under it to keep it moving, but nothing - not even a nibble - not even a lick of the tongue to taste. Would it be safe to assume that it is still within its insectivore period? I am worried that if I do something wrong, it won't get the nutrition it needs and I'll end up devastated down the line. I am also trying to make sure that salad is all I offer in the morning, leaving it in the enclosure all day every day, changing it daily, and then offering several small meals of crickets (whatever it'll eat - I stop when it runs away from the food). The last concern I had is in regard to activity; I made an artificial tree that it seems to absolutely love and feel secure in, but I notice that it never comes down from it. It doesn't roam the ground of the enclosure, nor does it ever inspect the food bowl - and since getting it, it has never gone near it's water bowl either. Is this new home jitters? I have given it a few baths this week to ensure hydration - and it has had a bowel movement 2/3 times I've done it, and seems to be okay with baths which is why I have done it near daily or daily. I did so much research and prepared everything as much as I could before hand - but I am starting to feel a bit defeated at it's lack of appetite (though it could just be full) and activity. It repositions and moves around the tree regularly, and when I sit in the sun with it, it readily climbs all over me - so lethargy isn't a concern. Any advice is appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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