Though I don't have enough species matched up with mates, I have noticed the previous solare male I had was less interested when cohabitating with the females all the time, eventhough the female solare and even a female cornutum were game and interested in him. I had problems with him following hibernation though and he suffered from stomatitis.

I've been studying this lately and hadn't wanted to speak too soon, but I have noticed that with a few HLs in a slump and going on strike against food items, I got a reaction by using a laser pointer, or varying the prey size slightly. For just a short amount of time I noticed that my cornutum, which were less interested in Pogos, small dusted crickets, or even waxworms for a while, took eagerly to a couple of medium crickets, then got back on ants with a vengance a couple of weeks later. My hernandesi wouldn't touch anything without wings for weeks, but now she is back on crickets.

I have noticed part of the fragility of solare in captivity may be stomatitis infections due to recurring mouth injuries. They're jaw structure and scalation around the mouth seems to be a bit more fragile built and subject to damage from rubbing against tank walls and decor and such. I have treated a higher incidence of solare with mouth abscesses than the other species, and when they're having problems with this, they lose interest in eating much. Might check yours with a jewelers lens for damaged scales or swollen red areas around the teeth and gums.




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