puffsmama
Sub-Adult Member
Hi all--I brought my bearded baby home Sunday. They told me he was 4 weeks old. Sunday evening he ate 5 or 6 crickets. I left him to bask for two hours after that. Yesterday he ate a total of 10 crickets...small ones. They are the right size for him according to the distance between his eyes. He had a warm bath yesterday and several mistings. He also had a small poo yesterday...a bit smaller than a hamster poo. It was brown and white and solid.
Today he will not eat his crickets. I have tried twice now to get him to eat. I feed him in a small container so that the crickets aren't left to run around in his viv if he doesn't eat. He is very awake and alert and his color is very good. I'm just worried about him not eating today, but don't want to try to force feed him and stress him out. He also had a warm bath today that he really enjoyed. And I just noticed that he has some shedding skin on both sides of face right below his eyes. Should I take it off? or let it come off on its own?
please advise on the not eating today. I'm just wondering if it's the stress of being in a new environment catching up with him and if he just needs a day to really rest and be left alone, and yet I realize that babies need to eat 3 times a day due to their metabolism. Thank you all in advance for taking the time to read this and answer. I really love this little guy and want to do everything right for him.
Cindy
Today he will not eat his crickets. I have tried twice now to get him to eat. I feed him in a small container so that the crickets aren't left to run around in his viv if he doesn't eat. He is very awake and alert and his color is very good. I'm just worried about him not eating today, but don't want to try to force feed him and stress him out. He also had a warm bath today that he really enjoyed. And I just noticed that he has some shedding skin on both sides of face right below his eyes. Should I take it off? or let it come off on its own?
please advise on the not eating today. I'm just wondering if it's the stress of being in a new environment catching up with him and if he just needs a day to really rest and be left alone, and yet I realize that babies need to eat 3 times a day due to their metabolism. Thank you all in advance for taking the time to read this and answer. I really love this little guy and want to do everything right for him.
Cindy