New Little Lady

[Ramla]

Adopted this little girl from a big box store, I know, generally not condoned but she was in with two larger ones and not getting any food and she just pulled my heart strings. New to this hobby though so a few questions. One is she just a normal or a morph of some kind?

I know she is very young but don't have an age for her. Is there a way to determine this?

I purchased 15 small crickets, wasn't really expecting her to eat due to stress, but she downed 7 in a few hours (I added 2-3 at a time). What else should I feed her, is there something more nutritious?

I'm sure I'll think of more as the day goes on.... Thank you everyone!

 

[Ramla]

 

[Josh2]

Not sure on the morph. There's no real way to tell her age either because she could be stunted from lack of food. She looks relatively young though. How's she doing under your care?

 

[acpart]

At the moment she looks like a normal, but as she matures she may lose all her body spots (making her a super hypo) or most of the body spots (hypo). Time will tell. She looks pretty healthy at the moment.

Aliza

 

[Ramla]

She is doing amazingly well. Up to 13 grams already. She now has two friends as well and is just the sweetest little girl.

 

[laurahlove]

Pictures?

 

[Josh2]

Glad to hear she's doing well!

 

[Ramla]

Chunky girl Ramla.

 

[Ramla]

18 grams as of today.

 

[Josh2]

She looks great!

 

[Ramla]

Yea my only worry is she is a piglet for sure, she is gaining weight very well. The other one is slowly gaining weight, she is about 10 grams. The rescue though has not gained anything in the month that I've had him. He is still six grams. He doesn't show any interest in food. I've done crickets, wax worms and now meal worms. It's not that the other two eat it all before him he just doesn't show interest.

 

[Ramla]

I tried isolating him during feeding time and I think that just stressed him out.

 

[laurahlove]

Isolating him as in taking him out? If so, try taking the other two out, see if he will eat then.

 

[Ramla]

Yes I was putting him in his own little container with a few meal worms. I'll have to try taking the two girls out. Getting worried about him...

 

[Amanda1]

He could be getting bullied by the girls. Maybe he needs a separate enclosure.

 

[Ramla]

I've kept an eye on them and he isn't being bullied that I can tell. They literally ignore him.