Ophiophilist
Hatchling Member
I hate having to make this post, but I don't know what else to do but go to a vet, and I guess that's the next option – though I feel like there's something simple going on here and I'm just not figuring it out.
Iroh has not eaten since Monday (today is Friday). He ate a huge meal of about 80 large crickets Monday. I feed dubia as a staple, but only had a few left and had to go with crickets. (Additionally it's been a week and my dubia order has not shown up, nor is the company responding to my requests for information as to why my order is still pending. Really disappointed in them.)
He stuffed his face and then did not eat and did not poop Tuesday. He had a huge poop and passed urates Wednesday, but did not eat. He had another huge poop Thursday, but did not eat. His poops are well-formed and appear normal. I have been bathing him regularly and giving him water with electrolytes, acidophilus+, and offering salad and bugs (superworms, crickets, a few leftover dubia) and he's ignored it all.
Additionally he seems very lethargic and sleepy. He was cage surfing and headbobbing furiously a few weeks ago, but that's stopped and now he hardly moves. He doesn't seem to want to bask much and instead hangs out in his hammock out of the direct basking light.
I sent off a fecal sample Monday for testing, I also texted and emailed the breeder asking for info a few days before that because he seemed off, but I haven't heard back.
The pertinent information: male, 17", 380 grams, almost 8 months old, staple diet of turnip and mustard greens, butternut squash, offered fruit and bearded dragon bites as treats, staple of dubia except for the big meal of crickets Monday. Feeders are dusted every feeding with Repashy Calcium Plus which is calcium and multivitamins in one meant to be fed every feeding. He's in a 40 gallon tank with tile, 24" Reptisun 10.0 tube UVB changed last month, heat bulb is a 50 watt Zoomed basking bulb, temps are 105 basking spot, mid to high 70s on the warm spot, temps tested with a digital probe thermometer and a temp gun, he has a CHE turned on at night to keep him warm. He gets regular baths and water with electrolytes dripped on his nose. He is still drinking that way.
He's been slowing down on his eating and suddenly stopped eating greens altogether in the last month or so, but he's never stopped eating entirely before, and I don't know what to make of it. I'm hoping he's just eaten too much to process at one time and is trying to empty his belly before eating more, but it also sounds a lot like brumation and he's just not old enough for that.
I will report back if he eats or poops today or if I hear back about the test results or from the breeder.
Iroh has not eaten since Monday (today is Friday). He ate a huge meal of about 80 large crickets Monday. I feed dubia as a staple, but only had a few left and had to go with crickets. (Additionally it's been a week and my dubia order has not shown up, nor is the company responding to my requests for information as to why my order is still pending. Really disappointed in them.)
He stuffed his face and then did not eat and did not poop Tuesday. He had a huge poop and passed urates Wednesday, but did not eat. He had another huge poop Thursday, but did not eat. His poops are well-formed and appear normal. I have been bathing him regularly and giving him water with electrolytes, acidophilus+, and offering salad and bugs (superworms, crickets, a few leftover dubia) and he's ignored it all.
Additionally he seems very lethargic and sleepy. He was cage surfing and headbobbing furiously a few weeks ago, but that's stopped and now he hardly moves. He doesn't seem to want to bask much and instead hangs out in his hammock out of the direct basking light.
I sent off a fecal sample Monday for testing, I also texted and emailed the breeder asking for info a few days before that because he seemed off, but I haven't heard back.
The pertinent information: male, 17", 380 grams, almost 8 months old, staple diet of turnip and mustard greens, butternut squash, offered fruit and bearded dragon bites as treats, staple of dubia except for the big meal of crickets Monday. Feeders are dusted every feeding with Repashy Calcium Plus which is calcium and multivitamins in one meant to be fed every feeding. He's in a 40 gallon tank with tile, 24" Reptisun 10.0 tube UVB changed last month, heat bulb is a 50 watt Zoomed basking bulb, temps are 105 basking spot, mid to high 70s on the warm spot, temps tested with a digital probe thermometer and a temp gun, he has a CHE turned on at night to keep him warm. He gets regular baths and water with electrolytes dripped on his nose. He is still drinking that way.
He's been slowing down on his eating and suddenly stopped eating greens altogether in the last month or so, but he's never stopped eating entirely before, and I don't know what to make of it. I'm hoping he's just eaten too much to process at one time and is trying to empty his belly before eating more, but it also sounds a lot like brumation and he's just not old enough for that.
I will report back if he eats or poops today or if I hear back about the test results or from the breeder.
