So recently it kinda looks like Blaze's beard is bigger and more droopy. Does that just happen as they get older?
Also she seems to have had some digestion problems, she pooped in her cage a couple times this week and she usually doesn't do that. It was also more watery then normal. I wonder if she got too cold at night?
Do you notice blaze holding food in her throat when she eats instead of swallowing it? My Moro does this and it causes her beard to look droopy like that all the time. Its slowly be getting better though with me feeding her smaller amounts at a time.
Do you notice blaze holding food in her throat when she eats instead of swallowing it? My Moro does this and it causes her beard to look droopy like that all the time. Its slowly be getting better though with me feeding her smaller amounts at a time.
I don't know her wight, I don't have a good scale anymore.
She does hold hornworms in her throat sometimes, but she didn't have any today and I couldn't feel anything in there. I wonder if she just has got a big beard now? She does seem to like to puff, lol!
I'll be back tomorrow.
Do you notice blaze holding food in her throat when she eats instead of swallowing it? My Moro does this and it causes her beard to look droopy like that all the time.
I haven't looked much into female behaviors--no interest in breeding. Is this something to do with females holding onto food to feed to hatchlings (like birds)?
For weekly weighing-in, we've been using an inexpensive digital postal scale; it seems to be good to within a gram.
I'll looking into getting a new scale like that.
She does look fine and is acting normal, I wonder if it was just a couple of days she was too cold. It gets pretty cold in my drafty old house, even if we leave to heat at 60, there is still cold air leaks.
The neck wouldn't droop like that from the cold. It really only would be caused from holding food, fat deposits, or in rare cases, a growth. But it definitely doesnt look like a growth so I'm going with the other two options. Could you post a full body picture of her since you cant weigh her?
She does look fine and is acting normal, I wonder if it was just a couple of days she was too cold. It gets pretty cold in my drafty old house, even if we leave to heat at 60, there is still cold air leaks.
One word: insulation
Some rigid foam insulation (pink, blue, or white) will do wonders with holding heat in a reptile enclosure. You can put some on any of the sidewalls not used for viewing, and the top (most heat loss occurs through the top) as long as it doesn't stop ventilation. None needed under the floor.