I definitely would not force-feed again as that will most likely delay any chance of him feeding voluntarily. I would also not handle or remove him from the cage except for cleaning purposes until he feeds again. The warm end could be a little high in temp for this green and could be affecting the rest of the cage temps. You might try lowering the warm end down to the low 80’s for a while to see if that helps any. Not all males do this, but some occasionally go off feed for extended periods during the winter months for no apparent reason. In some cases this could be attributed to natural reproductive cycling because it is typically only seen with mature males, but not always. I have also noticed that the period can be variable with the same male, some years going off feed for more months than other years. I wouldn’t get overly concerned at this point as long as his weight doesn’t change much. However, if you see a dramatic weight loss, or it gets close to a year, that would definitely be a concern and you should be trying to determine what environmental parameters could be adversely affecting this male. One question I have would be what is the longest period of time he has gone off feed before this one?



Kelly

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