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i raised my asians temps up to 105 last night and its been 2 days since i held her last. ive also threw 1 live mouse and one dead mouse in her cage and she hasnt even looked at them...
please anymore advice on wat i should do????
cody

If I recall you had alot more that needed to be adjusted. First thing would of been to not buy a wild caught monitor that you were not ready for.

When you say you raised the temps what temps ambient air temps or basking surface? If thats your air temps then thats to high.

no just the basking spot
cody

Cody,
Seriously, I think you need to totally leave your monitor alone for a few days. That means no peering at it and no trying to feed it for a few days. Give it some time to adjust. At 1 1/2ft long, I assume it was healthy when you got it. It didn't look like it was starving to death in the pics you posted.

I hope you mean that you've got the surface temp of the basking site up to 105 and not the ambient temp on either end of the cage. 105 isn't quite the same as 130. Specific numbers are mentioned for a reason, unless otherwise noted. (Smile! I'm not trying to be Mr Smarty Britches, just trying to get you to pay attention to details. They can make ya or break ya. )

Whatever you do, if you can't stop worrying about it not eating over the next several days, don't depend on us forum members, take it to a Vet or the breeder you got it from. That might be your best bet, anyway.

Hang in there!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

ok well i just saw her eat it finally!!!!!!! yay!! lol well thanks for the advice if anyother problems occur ill be sure to let u guys kno ok
once again thank you guys so much

Ha! Ha! I know you've got to be relieved. I'm happy for your monitor, and you, too, of course.

Later!
HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American

yeah whew i was starting to wonder there lol

one or two bites of food doesn't mean diddley.

i am going to take a wild guess and say your husbandry specs are still not where they need to be.

105F for a basking spot might indeed spur a bite of appetite, but you are going to have a dead (or small, non thriving) monitor if you don't get your setup where it needs to be.

low to mid 80's for a daytime ambient, 130F for a basking spot, a proper substrate, hiding spots, hydration, diet, etc.

it is not a guessing game.
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robyn@proexotics.com

Pro Exotics Reptiles

I forgot to mention never leave a live rodent in any reptile's cage overnight, or unattended, for that matter.
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Due to political correctness run amuck,
this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:
Appalachian American