HELP - I created a monster! Hi, I'm new here and am in need of some reasonable advise. I've got a 10-11 month old boy that has been suffering from parasites since November. We've seen a vet many times and are currently finishing his third round of meds. Next fecal exam is scheduled in about 2 wks. - but this isn't really my problem. See, I've created an issue with feeding. When my guy got sick, he went off crix completely! I have managed to keep him eating supers (here's where the problem starts) but now THATS ALL HE WILL EAT!! Despite the fact I give him salad daily (todays mix was chard, beet & mustard greens sprinkled w/red bell pepper and pumpkin), he has not eaten a single bite of salad in over 2 months! Before that, he only ate a piece or two a day, starting about mid-October thru December.
I bought him as a hatchling of about 4-5 weeks old. He ate everything in sight, including his greens and 75-100 crix a week until he got sick in mid-October. Now I'm stuck with a guy who refuses to eat anything ON HIS OWN except superworms. In December I resorted to feeding him jar baby food (spring greens and fruits) via a dropper - which he is happy to consume but only 4-5ml everyother day or so!....in addition to his 20-25 supers per wk. (which are dusted)
His lighting is good. PowerSun 10.0 w/UV AND a ReptiGlow 10.0 UV tube (both bulbs are only 2.5 months old). Viv cool side digital temp reads 82F / hot side is 103F. He gets a soak in the tub every day for 15-20 minutes. He is on a 11/13 hr. light schedule. He gets outside viv time (playtime) of about 2-3 hours per day. He is 16.5" long, about 360ish grams. He is NOT a special breed, just your average run-of-the-mill guy (nothing fancy). He is very sweet - not moody AT ALL; he likes lots of attention and will let you kiss and huge on him as much as you want....very laid back.
QUESTION IS: How do I get him to eat his veg on his own???? (I simply can't keep doing the baby food thing). Also, how do I get him back on crix? I bought 5 last wk hoping he'd get interested since I think the meds are making him feel better (he's more active) but they died in the viv after about 7 days...he never ate a single one!!
HELP
I bought him as a hatchling of about 4-5 weeks old. He ate everything in sight, including his greens and 75-100 crix a week until he got sick in mid-October. Now I'm stuck with a guy who refuses to eat anything ON HIS OWN except superworms. In December I resorted to feeding him jar baby food (spring greens and fruits) via a dropper - which he is happy to consume but only 4-5ml everyother day or so!....in addition to his 20-25 supers per wk. (which are dusted)
His lighting is good. PowerSun 10.0 w/UV AND a ReptiGlow 10.0 UV tube (both bulbs are only 2.5 months old). Viv cool side digital temp reads 82F / hot side is 103F. He gets a soak in the tub every day for 15-20 minutes. He is on a 11/13 hr. light schedule. He gets outside viv time (playtime) of about 2-3 hours per day. He is 16.5" long, about 360ish grams. He is NOT a special breed, just your average run-of-the-mill guy (nothing fancy). He is very sweet - not moody AT ALL; he likes lots of attention and will let you kiss and huge on him as much as you want....very laid back.
QUESTION IS: How do I get him to eat his veg on his own???? (I simply can't keep doing the baby food thing). Also, how do I get him back on crix? I bought 5 last wk hoping he'd get interested since I think the meds are making him feel better (he's more active) but they died in the viv after about 7 days...he never ate a single one!!
HELP