corinthian
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hi all.. i'm not sure i'm posting this in the right place so mods feel fee to move... i also think i know what answers i'll get but i need some reassurance as the title says...
first off - this is widget
and this is his/her story.. we rehomed him from the sspca (an animal charity here in scotland). he had been removed from his previous owners after a week, had been sold by a pet shop too young with a sibling nip to his tail... due to bad husbandry and inexperience his tail got infected and had to be removed, he was on critical care for two weeks at the sspca and after gettin a clean bill of health we took him in last thursday (9 days ago)... we don't know an exact age but estimate about 15 weeks and he's about 4-5 inches
his set-up is perfect, correct temps, uv, on tile etc
for the 1st two days with us he was a proper wee pig, eating 10-15 small crix twice a day and even plenty of greens, i know it's relocation stress but for the last week he's eaten maybe one or two crickets each feeding and a nibble of greens at most... when i bath him he'll lick drops of water off my finger and he's still poopin everyday so i know he's not dehydrated or impacted.. it's just worrying and a wee bit stressful that he won't eat.. i know i should give him time but how much more before i should be getting seriously worried? with all he's been through already i don't want to take the risk of him getting too weak or losing any weight..
i think it's stressing me so much because our other beardie corinthian (who we got as an adult) would actually eat til he burst if we let him so i've never had this kind of experience before..
on the upside, he's very happy to be handled for short periods and his colours always lighten up as soon as he's out the tank, loves a wee explore around the sofa and the last two nights has been happy to snuggle on me for a bit til he falls asleep..
sorry this is so long-winded but as i say, i just need some reassurance! thanks for looking
emma
first off - this is widget
and this is his/her story.. we rehomed him from the sspca (an animal charity here in scotland). he had been removed from his previous owners after a week, had been sold by a pet shop too young with a sibling nip to his tail... due to bad husbandry and inexperience his tail got infected and had to be removed, he was on critical care for two weeks at the sspca and after gettin a clean bill of health we took him in last thursday (9 days ago)... we don't know an exact age but estimate about 15 weeks and he's about 4-5 inches
his set-up is perfect, correct temps, uv, on tile etc
for the 1st two days with us he was a proper wee pig, eating 10-15 small crix twice a day and even plenty of greens, i know it's relocation stress but for the last week he's eaten maybe one or two crickets each feeding and a nibble of greens at most... when i bath him he'll lick drops of water off my finger and he's still poopin everyday so i know he's not dehydrated or impacted.. it's just worrying and a wee bit stressful that he won't eat.. i know i should give him time but how much more before i should be getting seriously worried? with all he's been through already i don't want to take the risk of him getting too weak or losing any weight..
i think it's stressing me so much because our other beardie corinthian (who we got as an adult) would actually eat til he burst if we let him so i've never had this kind of experience before..
on the upside, he's very happy to be handled for short periods and his colours always lighten up as soon as he's out the tank, loves a wee explore around the sofa and the last two nights has been happy to snuggle on me for a bit til he falls asleep..
sorry this is so long-winded but as i say, i just need some reassurance! thanks for looking
emma