You never mentioned how long ago they hatched?. Many times it can take several weeks after their first shed for them to really become good and hungry because they have a good reserve of yolk to give them a good head-start in life. Also, depending on where you are in the country, any cool weather that might shown up in your area could be telling them to focus on brumating instead of going in search of a meal. It really all depends on a lot of things and there environment, even their bloodline's predisposition for brumation preferences could play a part in this.



If it has already been several weeks after they hatched, and you cut open a freshly killed sceloporus and smear the pinks in the guts, and they still have no interest in eating, you might want to consider cooling them down good for the fall/winter into the mid 50's so they can conserve what body weight they have. Then later on when they are warmed up again, they might start eating well. This can sometimes be pretty typical of pyro and zonata hatchlings.



Maybe some others can offer some other suggestions too.



Good luck with them!..







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