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Skink not eating well, losing weight

buffysmom Apr 13, 2005 01:16 PM

My BTS has not been eating well over the winter. I figured it was just winter slow-down, but now it's spring & everyone else in the herp room is eating better, except Indigo. I offer a wide variety: various veggies, fruits, meats, greens, premium canned cat food, etc. The only thing he'll really eat lately (over the last 5 months or so) is worms, snails & eggs. I'm offering these rarely as I don't want him to restrict his diet to protein sources, as I know they will if given the chance. I'm currently feeding him once a week, down from daily & every other day last year, when he was eating better. He has lost 60 grams since I last weighed him in August 2004! He is an adult, but I don't know how old.
Any advice is appreciated. He appears healthy & is as active as he's ever been, spending most of his time buried in his carefresh substrate. His temps are in the 90's on the hot side & 70's on the cool side. He has 2 hides, a large water bowl & UV light. He is on the bottom floor of this cage I built.

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2.1 Corn snakes Snake Plissken, Jack Skellington & Abby
1.1 Hog Island Boas Harley & Isaboa
0.1 Albino Sonoran Gopher Snake Jasmine
1.3 leos, Yoda, Geo, Tang, Ginger
1.0 Blue Tongue Skink Indigo (Indy)
0.1 Pacman frog Buffy the Cricket Slayer
0.0.1 Sulawesi Red Toad Mr. Toad
1.1.3 firebelly newts Wayne Newton, Isaac Newton, Fig Newton, Olivia Newton John & Thandie Newton
1.1 cats Gus & Mena

Replies (4)

buffysmom Apr 13, 2005 01:17 PM

In that pic, that's him on the middle shelf (the bottom occupied shelf). He's now on the very bottom w/ snakes above him.
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2.1 Corn snakes Snake Plissken, Jack Skellington & Abby
1.1 Hog Island Boas Harley & Isaboa
0.1 Albino Sonoran Gopher Snake Jasmine
1.3 leos, Yoda, Geo, Tang, Ginger
1.0 Blue Tongue Skink Indigo (Indy)
0.1 Pacman frog Buffy the Cricket Slayer
0.0.1 Sulawesi Red Toad Mr. Toad
1.1.3 firebelly newts Wayne Newton, Isaac Newton, Fig Newton, Olivia Newton John & Thandie Newton
1.1 cats Gus & Mena

Tigergenesis Apr 13, 2005 02:35 PM

What is his basking spot temp at?
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1.0 Ball Python "Aragorn"
1.0 Bredl's Carpet Python "Strider"
1.0 Kenyan Sand Boa "Gimli"
1.0 Saharan Sand Boa "Frodo"
0.1 California Kingsnake "Gentoo"
1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake "Indigo"
1.0 Snow Corn snake "Chile"
0.1 Okeetee Corn snake "Amazon"
1.0 Crested Gecko "Willow"
0.1 Irian Jaya BlueTongued Skink "Phoebe"
0.1 Indonesian BlueTongued Skink "Piper"
0.1 Australian Cattle Dog/Pointer "Kira"

buffysmom Apr 13, 2005 03:05 PM

It runs from the low to mid 90's.
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2.1 Corn snakes Snake Plissken, Jack Skellington & Abby
1.1 Hog Island Boas Harley & Isaboa
0.1 Albino Sonoran Gopher Snake Jasmine
1.3 leos, Yoda, Geo, Tang, Ginger
1.0 Blue Tongue Skink Indigo (Indy)
0.1 Pacman frog Buffy the Cricket Slayer
0.0.1 Sulawesi Red Toad Mr. Toad
1.1.3 firebelly newts Wayne Newton, Isaac Newton, Fig Newton, Olivia Newton John & Thandie Newton
1.1 cats Gus & Mena

Zachariah Apr 19, 2005 10:58 PM

Sweet setup! And definitely, what are the basking spot temperatures? (I don't see any heat lamps??)

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