mackaroni":h0fsfsin said:I'm extremely worried about fred. i have had him since july 2016 and i bought him fro petsmart with his sister. his sister died in october 2016 but I'm worried bc no matter what i give him to eat, he won't eat. he doesn't chase crickets anymore and doesn't go after worms. he just sleeps all the time. he has got extremely skinny and doesnt seem like he can hold himself up for very long. is there anything i can do to help him?
mackaroni":1z298joa said:on one end of his tank the temp says 88 (using fahrenheit) and the other says 80.. its usually a little warmer in there.
i think I'm using uva bulbs. they are mvb bulbs.
the bedding is a terrarium carpet.
i normally feed him small crickets and meal worms. there small crickets but a little bigger sized meal worm. i give him 6 or 7 crickets and 3 meal worms but since he hasn't eaten any i have put them in there and left them for 30 minutes or so and removed all of the ones he didn't touch. i feed him 2-3 times a day.
mackaroni":337jdofm said:i'm trying to schedule an appt for him at 4:30 today.. i bought him two new lights when i went out. one being a reptisun 10.0 uvb coil (its way more fluorescent than his others but idk if that affects him) and a repti basking spit lamp 75watts. i also bought a thermometer with a probe for better temp readings and a hammock so he can get closer to the lamps if he wants for basking. ill attach some images
mackaroni":ks40udb1 said:
mackaroni":2g8pzpje said:to get the lamps under the plywood/screen do i get lamp clamps and do it that way? and i got the vet to seem him... he's 5% dehydrated and they gave him carnivore care which is supposed to help bring his weight up and stop the seizures, hopefully. we go back in two weeks for a check up to see his progress.
mackaroni":1oznjfsr said:thank you so much for the advice. fred has been eating the carnivore care off a spoon willingly. i will get a syringe in case. i have extra plywood at home. all he did yesterday afternoon and through the night was stay in his swimming bowl full of timid water. i couldn't sleep i was so worried... lol. i have hopes he'll be ok. will keep you posted
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