PogoLover
Juvie Member
I have had Pogo for 8 days. When I got him/her, he was about 7" and 10g. He was eating five dusted crickets a day (smaller than space between eyes) for the first couple days, and mustard greens, and an occasional dragon pellet. He was active and pooping once a day - healthy looking. He even drank from his water dish, and in his bath.
His food intake has gotten progressively smaller each day I have had him. Yesterday, he would not eat anything at all, and today, so far, nothing. The crickets and pellets being offered are the same as he was getting at the pet store (so there was no major change in diet). This morning, I cut the screen out of the top of the cage to make sure he was getting enough UVB (Reptisun 10.0 T8 tube). He basks around 6" from it and I have a reflective fixture, so that should give him enough. He has not perked up.
I should note several days ago he also started shedding around the nose and jaw area (with healthy scales underneath), but other than that does not appear to be shedding elsewhere.
He has lost weight - he is now only 8.5g (was 10g one week ago). I ordered small dubias to see if maybe he would eat those, but they won't be here until Tuesday.
Finally, he pooped yesterday, but it was almost like a clear jello with a little bit of urate and it smelled like poo - not horrendous, but not nice either. Prior to yesterday, when he was still eating a little, his poo looked normal (from the pics I have seen).
He has a 50 gal viv, temps are within the correct range, he has a few dark or shady spots to get out of the light/heat, and multiple levels/temps to sit at. I have a probe thermometer on the cool side, and I check temps all over the cage with a temp gun.
I know sometimes they don't eat due to relocation stress or shedding, but he is going down hill fast and when you are that small, there is not a lot of room for hunger strikes.
His food intake has gotten progressively smaller each day I have had him. Yesterday, he would not eat anything at all, and today, so far, nothing. The crickets and pellets being offered are the same as he was getting at the pet store (so there was no major change in diet). This morning, I cut the screen out of the top of the cage to make sure he was getting enough UVB (Reptisun 10.0 T8 tube). He basks around 6" from it and I have a reflective fixture, so that should give him enough. He has not perked up.
I should note several days ago he also started shedding around the nose and jaw area (with healthy scales underneath), but other than that does not appear to be shedding elsewhere.
He has lost weight - he is now only 8.5g (was 10g one week ago). I ordered small dubias to see if maybe he would eat those, but they won't be here until Tuesday.
Finally, he pooped yesterday, but it was almost like a clear jello with a little bit of urate and it smelled like poo - not horrendous, but not nice either. Prior to yesterday, when he was still eating a little, his poo looked normal (from the pics I have seen).
He has a 50 gal viv, temps are within the correct range, he has a few dark or shady spots to get out of the light/heat, and multiple levels/temps to sit at. I have a probe thermometer on the cool side, and I check temps all over the cage with a temp gun.
I know sometimes they don't eat due to relocation stress or shedding, but he is going down hill fast and when you are that small, there is not a lot of room for hunger strikes.