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hey everyone i havent posted here in a bit, and sadly i wish it was on better circumstances but my one Lizard Steve, just doesnt seem to eat ever. he is very thin compared to my other lizards, and it is worrying me. im gettting ready to put these guys down for brumation, and he just worries me becuase he is so underweight. The think is he doenst seem to be out of energy and is quite active and everything. hes not lethargic or anything. idk if hes eating, but maybe not alot, or if hes starving slowly. all i know is im worried and i dont want to put him into hybernation if he isnt healthy. anyone have any ideas on what i should do? my other 4 lizards are fine. its just him.
Thanks everybody,
Guy
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Guy LoPresti
2.2 collared lizards (Lizzy,Stevie 2,Ike,Adrien)
1.1 firebelly toads
1 baby emperor scorpion (ceasar "caligula" )
( if you know what caligula means you'll get it)
4 dogs (groucho charles bugs Gracie)

Hi Guy, I don't know what the problem is, but... A very thin lizard should not be brumated. You may have to keep him up a bit longer and try and beef him up.
Maybe you should seperate him, put him in a smaller tank for awhile and that way it is easier to monitor what he is eating/ IF he is eating.

Have you had a fecal done on this guy? Maybe you should consider it if he has never been treated for internal parasites.
Obviously if he is real thin/ losing weight, somthing is not right somewhere, even if he is still active, they can go down hill fast. Like I said I would seperate, and monitor him closely for a few days. If you can't brumate him this winter, than theres always next year.
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PHEve / Eve

Do you have Steve in with another male lizard?

If you do have him with another male lizard that might be one problem that can happen, especially if the other male is bigger than Steve.

I would do as Eve suggests, get a fecal work-up done on him and don't brumate him this year. I would seperate him from the rest and monitor him, plus I have seen some suggest certain babyfoods for skinny lizards.

Is that a good idea Eve??

i never did get a fecal done on him, but maybe i should.i think your right boost about the another male lizard cuz he shares the tank with another male and my female. i dont hae a choice right now cuz im waiting on the new enclosure, my moms getting all elaborate with it, and ive ben presuuring her to get going ( this was a birthday present btw)but its at a bit of a standstill. but i will seperate him. the others are gonna be down in two weeks, so i can focus on him and get him healthy. I thought that over crowding could be the problem, and i think it is, so may seperate him for a while. its my fault for over crowding the guys, and not getting a move on the new enclosure. however everyone else is fine, cept him, so i think it could be the other male. he looked good during the summer, but hes steadily declined since then. I thought he could have been going to brumation, based on his biological clock, and stopped eating, but hes still going, every day. he likes wax worms so im gonna feed him those to fatten im up.
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Guy LoPresti
2.2 collared lizards (Lizzy,Stevie 2,Ike,Adrien)
1.1 firebelly toads
1 baby emperor scorpion (ceasar "caligula" )
( if you know what caligula means you'll get it)
4 dogs (groucho charles bugs Gracie)

Feed him some wax worms, but the best weight gain is the healthy kind, so keep up with the crix, and silks or horn worms would be good, too. Wax worms are very fatty, and you never want to feed those exclusively.

The fecal is a very good idea too. But once you get the new enclosure, are you going to put the two males back in with that one female? That sounds like a recipe for disaster, for her and for them once breeding season starts. The best combo is one male to a female or two or three. Two males will stress one female out big time and will fight with each other. Just a thought.

my plan was to get more females. not sure if you remembeer but the enclosure we had in mind ws big enough for ten lizards. i thought a large female to male ratio would help that out. but if you think that is a bad idea let me know. thats been my plan, for a while and when i have the cash to do it i will, but i gotta focus stevie at the moment.
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Guy LoPresti
2.2 collared lizards (Lizzy,Stevie 2,Ike,Adrien)
1.1 firebelly toads
1 baby emperor scorpion (ceasar "caligula" )
( if you know what caligula means you'll get it)
4 dogs (groucho charles bugs Gracie)

Well, I really haven't tried such a thing, so maybe Eve can answer that.

I hope he gets better really soon. BTW, there is a product called ReptiAid that is a formula for sick or anorexic reptiles. It has lots of nutrients, protein, electrolytes, and an appetite stimulant. I use it on all of my thin or anorexic rescues and it works great. If he doesn't eat well on his own, this might be a good thing to try.

ohh wow, thankyou i will try it!!
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Guy LoPresti
2.2 collared lizards (Lizzy,Stevie 2,Ike,Adrien)
1.1 firebelly toads
1 baby emperor scorpion (ceasar "caligula" )
( if you know what caligula means you'll get it)
4 dogs (groucho charles bugs Gracie)