EphemeralCat
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So I've had Nyreen for about a month now, and was wondering about her habits and if I should be at all worried in regards to eating. The underside of her body also looks a bit strange, so I figured you guys could all take a look at it and let me know what you think.
Here's the handy info sheet for you all!
About your leo:
- Sex: Friend who has experience in leos says she is almost 100% sure she is female, but she is still a juvenile so it's hard to tell.
- Age: Less than 1 year
- How long have you owned your leo: Approximately 1 months
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend): Pet store called "Mark's Ark," they're wonderful. I got my hedgehog Hamilton from there as well a year ago, and he's a healthy fellow!
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo: As she's gotten more comfortable with me, I try to handle her daily, so she gets used to me more and more.
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.: Nope, she's acting like her normal fairly active self.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.: Haven't owned her long enough to know of past problems, from what I've been told she's always been nice and healthy.
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal): Appear "normal," or at least, have continued to look the way they have this whole month.
- When was the last time he/she went: Two or three days ago when I switched out her repticarpet for a fresh one.
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
Two problems:
1. Nyreen is very hard to get to eat. 90% of the time she appears to have zero interest in her food, though on a good day I drop one in front of her and she actually appears interested. When I first got her, she ate the night I brought her home, but regurgitated her food. After that she didn't eat for about a week, then the next week she ate every night for four days. Then she lost interest in food the next two days, but on the second day turned white and ended up shedding that night, so I know that the loss of interest in food at that point was normal. After shedding she once again took zero interest in food for another week, then I got her to eat Friday 6/19/2015. To get her to eat, I first tried dropping a dusted mealie in front of her. She had no interest after licking it, and turned away. I removed the dusted worm and put in a regular one, which she immediately pounced on. After that I was able to get her to eat two dusted mealies. I had to leave for the weekend, but had a friend feed her Sat and Sun, though my friend informed me she wouldn't touch her food both days, and after lifting her hide up I noticed that she appeared to have regurgitated at least one or two of the worms. It has now been another week almost since she has eaten, and if we assumed that she actually regurgitated all the worms from her last feeding (it was hard to tell), then that would place it at two weeks since she last ate (apart from her shed that she consumed). I'm just super worried and wish she would eat regularly so I knew she was okay.
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2. Her stomach looks weird and has blue patches on it along with pink circles, and all around looks a tad abnormal. I never really looked closely at it until today when I started to get really worried about why she wasn't eating, so maybe it's always looked like this? I'll post a picture at the end of this post.
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size: 10 gallon
- Type (ex. glass tank): Glass tank with a wire cage topper.
- Type of substrate: Repticarpet
- Hides, how many, what kind: 3 hides, one normal hot hide, one cool hide, and one moist hide with paper towels as substrate.
B) Heating
- Heat source: UTH
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): Currently unable to get a reading because my thermometer broke, last time I checked it was around 86 on the hot side and maybe 70 or 80 something on the cool side, can't remember. I'll update you guys once I get a new way to read temps!
- What are you using to measure your temps: Probe thermometer
- Do you have any lights (describe): None on her cage, I have lighting for myself in the room and try to make sure some light gets in her tank during the day.
C) Cage mates: None
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much): Mealworms, whenever she will eat them. My place I get her food from is hopefully going to start carrying horned worms too, so I may introduce those if I can get her to start eating.
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect): I drop the worms with plastic tongs in front of her hide once they appear to grab her attention (though they rarely do). I leave a dish with 5 dusted worms in her tank and change them out after 12 hours when they start to get lethargic, she usually doesn't touch them.
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands): Exoterra Cal+D3, exoterra Cal
- What are you gut loading food with: I store the mealies in organic oatmeal and load them up with fresh fruits and veggies, usually including carrots, apples, potatoes, and a few kale leafs.
Here are a few pictures of her tummy, hopefully the lighting is good enough! Let me know if you need more pics. I hope she is okay. :C
Here's the handy info sheet for you all!
About your leo:
- Sex: Friend who has experience in leos says she is almost 100% sure she is female, but she is still a juvenile so it's hard to tell.
- Age: Less than 1 year
- How long have you owned your leo: Approximately 1 months
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend): Pet store called "Mark's Ark," they're wonderful. I got my hedgehog Hamilton from there as well a year ago, and he's a healthy fellow!
A) Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo: As she's gotten more comfortable with me, I try to handle her daily, so she gets used to me more and more.
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.: Nope, she's acting like her normal fairly active self.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.: Haven't owned her long enough to know of past problems, from what I've been told she's always been nice and healthy.
B) Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal): Appear "normal," or at least, have continued to look the way they have this whole month.
- When was the last time he/she went: Two or three days ago when I switched out her repticarpet for a fresh one.
C) Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on
Two problems:
1. Nyreen is very hard to get to eat. 90% of the time she appears to have zero interest in her food, though on a good day I drop one in front of her and she actually appears interested. When I first got her, she ate the night I brought her home, but regurgitated her food. After that she didn't eat for about a week, then the next week she ate every night for four days. Then she lost interest in food the next two days, but on the second day turned white and ended up shedding that night, so I know that the loss of interest in food at that point was normal. After shedding she once again took zero interest in food for another week, then I got her to eat Friday 6/19/2015. To get her to eat, I first tried dropping a dusted mealie in front of her. She had no interest after licking it, and turned away. I removed the dusted worm and put in a regular one, which she immediately pounced on. After that I was able to get her to eat two dusted mealies. I had to leave for the weekend, but had a friend feed her Sat and Sun, though my friend informed me she wouldn't touch her food both days, and after lifting her hide up I noticed that she appeared to have regurgitated at least one or two of the worms. It has now been another week almost since she has eaten, and if we assumed that she actually regurgitated all the worms from her last feeding (it was hard to tell), then that would place it at two weeks since she last ate (apart from her shed that she consumed). I'm just super worried and wish she would eat regularly so I knew she was okay.
((2. Her stomach looks weird and has blue patches on it along with pink circles, and all around looks a tad abnormal. I never really looked closely at it until today when I started to get really worried about why she wasn't eating, so maybe it's always looked like this? I'll post a picture at the end of this post.
Housing:
A) Enclosure
- Size: 10 gallon
- Type (ex. glass tank): Glass tank with a wire cage topper.
- Type of substrate: Repticarpet
- Hides, how many, what kind: 3 hides, one normal hot hide, one cool hide, and one moist hide with paper towels as substrate.
B) Heating
- Heat source: UTH
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): Currently unable to get a reading because my thermometer broke, last time I checked it was around 86 on the hot side and maybe 70 or 80 something on the cool side, can't remember. I'll update you guys once I get a new way to read temps!
- What are you using to measure your temps: Probe thermometer
- Do you have any lights (describe): None on her cage, I have lighting for myself in the room and try to make sure some light gets in her tank during the day.
C) Cage mates: None
Describe Diet:
A) Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much): Mealworms, whenever she will eat them. My place I get her food from is hopefully going to start carrying horned worms too, so I may introduce those if I can get her to start eating.
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect): I drop the worms with plastic tongs in front of her hide once they appear to grab her attention (though they rarely do). I leave a dish with 5 dusted worms in her tank and change them out after 12 hours when they start to get lethargic, she usually doesn't touch them.
B) Supplements (describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands): Exoterra Cal+D3, exoterra Cal
- What are you gut loading food with: I store the mealies in organic oatmeal and load them up with fresh fruits and veggies, usually including carrots, apples, potatoes, and a few kale leafs.
Here are a few pictures of her tummy, hopefully the lighting is good enough! Let me know if you need more pics. I hope she is okay. :C
