flagyl works best as a three dose course over a 21 day period but I wouldn't suggest meds without a fecal. Bill's suggestion of pro-biotis is a good one.

You might need to look at the environment too. A proper gradient is necessary, cool to hot. Also it could be a nervous reaction. A good hide on each side of the thermal gradient can help that.

I would suggest a rest for the animal and then feed it small meals either weekly or every five days. The idea is for it to be small enough for the animal to digest completely before you offer it another meal. GRADUALLY increase the size of the meal until you see the animal putting weight back on then keep it at that level until you see a return to health.

After an animal has had this its my experience that they don't take to heavy feeding again. my take is that the cause was a mismatch between environment and feeding regimen. keep in mind that not all animals will tolerate nor do all conditions support such heavy feeding. In my experience 2 small rats is a LARGE meal for a bairds. I've have very good luck with feeding a single jumbo mouse every 5 - 7 days. At that feeding level with my conditions my animals achieve a weight that is just a bit more than you would expect for a wild animal.

Anyway just some thoughts. Good luck that is a beautiful animal!
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