Female dragon that is almost 5 months old has decreased appetite

[LarryTheLizard]

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I buy from them when I order Alex treats or fresh blood for the roach colony. BSFL might catch her interest too and are much cheaper. Always great service and communicative when needed.
Got a heads up that a hurricane might delay my order. Actually got it a day early even with the airport closure down there lol
My usual mail lady makes sure to knock on the door and hand them to me telling me to tell Alex enjoy after she met her

That’s literally so awesome

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

How is your girl doing now? The Strongid is very effective for Pinworms. That is likely a big reason why her appetite was reduced.
You can give some probiotics if needed & bee pollen is really good also for helping increase the appetite & boost the immune system.

Tracie

 

[mshaverly]

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I buy from them when I order Alex treats or fresh blood for the roach colony. BSFL might catch her interest too and are much cheaper. Always great service and communicative when needed.
Got a heads up that a hurricane might delay my order. Actually got it a day early even with the airport closure down there lol
My usual mail lady makes sure to knock on the door and hand them to me telling me to tell Alex enjoy after she met her

Thank you. She doesn't care much for BSFL. Today she would not go near the dubia roach. She did eat five silk worms, three mealworms, four hornworms. I did give her a little reptaBoost.

 

[mshaverly]

Hello,

How is your girl doing now? The Strongid is very effective for Pinworms. That is likely a big reason why her appetite was reduced.
You can give some probiotics if needed & bee pollen is really good also for helping increase the appetite & boost the immune system.

Tracie

Today she ate no dubia roaches. Did eat 5 silk worms, 3 mealworms, 4 hornworms. Did not eat her greens. I finally gave her a little ReptaBoost with a syringe. Will take a fecal sample in around Friday to recheck to make sure the pinworm count is down. Any suggestions? Thought i might try a few crickets again.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Thank you. She doesn't care much for BSFL. Today she would not go near the dubia roach. She did eat five silk worms, three mealworms, four hornworms. I did give her a little reptaBoost.

If she's not a fan of BSFL she probably won't go for marshmallows lol (wax worms) But they are cheap. If she's liking the mealworms and such great. She should eventually go back to eating roaches etc... when she's feeling better. Might ignore them for a bit in favor of the treats hidden among them. But Alex does that anyway lol
Definitely try crickets. Another thought, have you tried hand feeding her roaches etc? Might take them from you instead of the bowl.

 

[mshaverly]

If she's not a fan of BSFL she probably won't go for marshmallows lol (wax worms) But they are cheap. If she's liking the mealworms and such great. She should eventually go back to eating roaches etc... when she's feeling better. Might ignore them for a bit in favor of the treats hidden among them. But Alex does that anyway lol
Definitely try crickets. Another thought, have you tried hand feeding her roaches etc? Might take them from you instead of the bowl.

Oh yes! Very spoiled. And wants it on a silver platter.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

At least silver tongs for the super worms lol
I don't hand feeding those. Bity acid spitting monsters lol For them I'm guessing it tastes like sour patch pop rocks or something. Sometimes she does that "OH! BITTER BITTER" face with the mean ones lol

 

[LarryTheLizard]

At least silver tongs for the super worms lol
I don't hand feeding those. Bity acid spitting monsters lol For them I'm guessing it tastes like sour patch pop rocks or something. Sometimes she does that "OH! BITTER BITTER" face with the mean ones lol

Pffff XD

 

[mshaverly]

So Meleys is back to not wanting to eat again. Every morning I make her a salad with greens. I also offer her a variety of insect throughout the day. (dubia roaches, crickets, hornworms, silkworm, mealworms, and wax worms) I let her have only one hornworm. She will eat about six small silkworms and an occasional wax worm. She refuses everything else including the salad. I don't feel like six small silkworms, one medium hornworm and a small wax is sustaining her at 5.5 months old. So I have been syringe feeding her 12 scoops of ReptaBoost mixed with 6 ml of water each day. She hates that I am syringe feeding her but seems to like the taste of the ReptaBoost. Do you have any other suggestions?