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doublemom
at Thu May 1 21:35:33 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by doublemom ]
Chances are almost 100% that your new Uros are wild caught and have a high parasite load. The first thing to do is get a fecal sample (when they provide one to you) to a good reptile vet to be checked for parasites. You should be able to do this without having to actually take the Uros in, just the fecal in a baggie. Call the vet first to make sure this is okay.
If they were kept in a 10-gallon tank at the pet store, they did NOT have proper temps and therefore could not digest or regulate their body temps properly at the pet store. Wild-caught Uros will usually be skittish for weeks, sometimes even months, while they are adjusting to their new environment. Think of the stress that they have been under to this point being wild caught, transported in less than ideal conditions, and then kept in an extremely inadequate enclosure in a pet store. What they need from you right now is to be left totally alone, no holding them or trying to pull them out of their hides. Keep feeding them the proper diet of greens daily and just leave them alone. Check for parasites with a fecal exam, and give them time to acclimate. It may be weeks before you really get a good chance to observer them without hiding, the key is to be patient with them and provide them with a low-stress environment.
Hope this helps out... I have three Saharan Uros and all three have such different personalities. Give them time 
Andi
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RE: saharan's not eating - doublemom, Thu May 1 21:35:33 2008