Do you have any veges on hand and a blender? You can blend some dark leafy greens along with squash or green beans or bell pepper etc along with some water. Run it through a sieve to get the big pieces out, then run it through a clean dish cloth or similar to firm the rest up so it's about the same consistency as baby food (if you're using a syringe - it doesn't matter much otherwise). These mixes store well in the fridge so you can make them in batches.
Do you have any veges on hand and a blender? You can blend some dark leafy greens along with squash or green beans or bell pepper etc along with some water. Run it through a sieve to get the big pieces out, then run it through a clean dish cloth or similar to firm the rest up so it's about the same consistency as baby food (if you're using a syringe - it doesn't matter much otherwise). These mixes store well in the fridge so you can make them in batches.
Hello! thanks for the quick reply and tip, I do not have leafy greens! (We don't use them at home) I have at hand: potato, carrot, zucchini, cucumber, tomato, banana, green pepper, peach and a chunk of frozen butternut squash
First try cutting a bit of zucchini like this and see if she can handle some on her own.
If she can handle a little, great! Give it some time and offer a little more.
Otherwise, i'd blend a small batch of zucchini with some butternut squash, a little bit of bell pepper, and a relative tiny bit of carrot. All total you probably don't want more than a handful of ingredients then add a little bit of water at a time until you have the consistency you want (These are watery on their own so you probably won't need much).
First try cutting a bit of zucchini like this and see if she can handle some on her own.
If she can handle a little, great! Give it some time and offer a little more.
Otherwise, i'd blend a small batch of zucchini with some butternut squash, a little bit of bell pepper, and a relative tiny bit of carrot. All total you probably don't want more than a handful of ingredients then add a little bit of water at a time until you have the consistency you want (These are watery on their own so you probably won't need much).
Great! That's the way I cut the zucchini when I fed her yesterday, I had to open her mouth but she did eat it without spitting or vomiting
I will make the recipe and update tomorrow, good night and thanks!
Update: She is very active, running around and crawling, her color is a prettier golden, not dark and gray anymore, she loves climbing the box and going inside of it too, and most importantly shes loving the veggie mix blend and shes eating on her own!!
Excellent! Those are all really great signs =). Just keep going slow and steady. Smaller meals at a time and I think she'll have a very good chance at bouncing back.
Glad to hear that you're helping this dragon out so nicely. Very good signs so far, drinking + becoming active. What type of insects do you have on hand ? You can feed him a few medium insects per day since his activity level is strong, he'l need the protein. As was mentioned, just a small meal, esp. with insects.
That is excellent you have gotten her to start eating on her own, amazing! She sure looked
happy there, with her veggie mix that you made her. I hope that she continues to do better,
bless her. I'm sure that she will start to gain some weight here also. Her eyes look much
happier & improved from the initial pictures that you posted on here of her.
Great job, she will hopefully continue to get better. Keep us posted on her.
You don't really need all baby food. She is well hydrated now and can eat regular cut greens [ small pieces ] as well as small insects a few at a time. She's ready for real food, just in small amounts.