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Problem feeder

stilltraining Apr 23, 2005 12:35 AM

Back in december I purchased a baby beardie from my local pet shop, as well as a bloodxflame cross from a breeder. Originally, I had the two of them together. I started to notice that Ruff, the morph, was consistently stressed out and decided it would be best to seperate them. After doing so, Alexis, the normal, stopped eating. She'll nibble at lettuce, won't even go near worms, and might it a cricket or 2 every couple of days. When they were together, ruff barely got to touch the lettuce, and she's tear into the crickets like there was no tomarrow. I tried placing them back together, but she still wouldn't eat and it just stressed him out again. I have noticed she's been drinking a lot more water than usual, with me misting her almost everyday. Does anybody have any ideas?

Chris
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0.0.1 Senagel Chameleons-Bud
0.1.0 Red-tail Boas-Xena
1.0.1 Bearded Dragons-Ruff and Alexis
1.0.0 Ball Pythons-Donnie
0.1.0 Carpet Pythons-Lindsey
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Replies (5)

sunbirdx Apr 23, 2005 01:50 AM

Are you giving her baths frequently? How often is she pooping?

stilltraining Apr 23, 2005 10:04 AM

I've been misting her for long periods daily, and until she stopped eating she was regular...but nothing going in, means nothing coming out.
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0.0.1 Senagel Chameleons-Bud
0.1.0 Red-tail Boas-Xena
1.0.1 Bearded Dragons-Ruff and Alexis
1.0.0 Ball Pythons-Donnie
0.1.0 Carpet Pythons-Lindsey
0.0.1 Savanah Monitors-Izzy

Nicoleo Apr 23, 2005 03:19 PM

Are you sure that she isn't gravid? My female quit eating a week before she laid her eggs so that might be the problem. They don't seem to like having a full stomach when they're gravid since it makes them very uncomfortable.

stilltraining Apr 23, 2005 09:32 PM

We got back from visiting friends today and alexis, sadly, has passed away. This just hasn't been a good year for us I guess...
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0.0.1 Senagel Chameleons-Bud
0.1.0 Red-tail Boas-Xena
1.0.1 Bearded Dragons-Ruff and Alexis
1.0.0 Ball Pythons-Donnie
0.1.0 Carpet Pythons-Lindsey
0.0.1 Savanah Monitors-Izzy

lele Apr 23, 2005 09:44 PM

I can add no light to your mystery, but am very sorry that you losat Alexis. I hope you can figure out what happened to help ALL of us in the future...my heart goes out to you ;(

lele
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