Hello. I have a pair of uro. geyri. I had to send back the first female for another female due to a skin infection about 4-5 days after I first received them. My male was eating very aggressively at this point.
But upon arrival of the new female, I noticed that his eating habits have decreased at a steady rate and now he is very skinny. He used to eat crickets out of my hands but doesn't anymore and I have not seen him eat for the past couple of days. I am very worried about him.
As for the new female, she is eating very aggressively and has grown quite solid. I have them in a 3X2 vision with basking spot (which they share) at 115 degrees farenheit .
I am feeding them mustard greens, collard greens, romaine lettuce and nappa cabbage with a cricket or two each week.
I would appreciate some advice on how to get my male's apetite back. The place I purchased them said that they have been treated for parasites and they looked nice and healthy upon arrival.
Should I separate them? If so, which one should I take out of the vision? the male or the female?
I also tried to give the male a bath with shallow water but he just laid there.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated,
thanks!
Tristan
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Uro has stopped eating.... need some advice to increase apetite
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Have you taken a fecal sample to the vet? Even though they may have received a treatment for parasites doesn't necessarily mean they were eliminated. That can have a big effect on appetite. You might also try bumping up the temperature about 10 degrees to see if that helps (as long as they still will have a cooler side to retreat to - in the 80s).
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Torey
1.1 Uromastyx Geyri (Joe and Arthur)
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Sounds like she's dominating him.Is she acting aggressively towards him? It can be very subtle too.Things like taking the best basking spot, getting to the food first.Perhaps even just the stress of a new cagemate is affecting him?
Try separating them and see if his appetite picks up.You want to first look at what has changed from when he was fine till now, and the new Uro is a big 'ol flashing sign in my opinion.I'd try that first and if it's something else then you can work from there.It wouldn't hurt to get a fecal as was said to check for parasites too.
