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I went to the Daytona Reptile Expo and picked up two baby condros one is 6 months (feeding fine) the other is about 9 months and appears to be a male it has never been probed or popped as far as I know but by the length and thickness of the tail I would say it is a male. but it hasn't eaten since I got it from the show... I have tried every Friday since the show and nothing I have tried fuzzies and even a baby finch, but nothing he has the typical bad attitude that condros have but no feeding. I have them housed together I mist it down twice a day, I'm not sure who I got them from ( I forgot to grab the guys card) but he was a 19 year old kid that has been keeping them for I think he said like 6 or 7 years. The main thing I'm worried about is that it looks like it is a little skinny and there are no herp vets around where I live so I couldn't take it anywhere. and the last vet I went to for a reptile I knew more than the Vet did about what was wrong with my snake.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Brandon Sawyer

Did you ask the seller if this baby was a established eater? If it was, I wouldn't worry too much. The stress of the show, and being in a new environment may be too much for the little guy. However, the most glaring problem (and quite possibly causing the stress that won't allow your little on to feed) is th efact you are maintaining both of your Chondros in the same cage. You need to get them into individual caging. Also make sure all of the proper caging/care details are met (humidity, temp, cleanliness, and size). I know when I got my first GTP I didn tthink about the last one, and I had a 6 month neo in a 24 inch cube cage, and it wouldnt eat. Well I bought Greg Maxwell's first book and realized my caging was too big, and moved the little one into a rubbermaid container and he ate within a week. So I would say move them into their own size appropriate caging and take it from there.

I think what uncherp mentioned about your husbandry is very good. Keeping then together is not helping your non-feeder situation. Why do you say they have the "typical" chondro bad attitude? Personally, I think that is a misnomer but if they are a bit snappy, you can use that to your advantage when it comes to feeding time. I find that most people new to neonate chondros aren't aggressive enough in their attempts nor do they try for long enough during a feeding session. Take a look at my feeding videos and see if they help with your technique:

http://southernchondros.com/feeding_video.shtml

Kim Burge
Southern Chondros

Southern Chondros