i just got a female adult who looks healthy she was givin to me by a guy because she was mean but she is not as mean as he said any way its been 3 days and she wont eat mealies or crickets i cant figure it out she is fat and healthy . the guy said he fed her crickets but she just ignores them any help would be appreciated thanks.
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wont touch mealies and just ignor crickets
JRO18
Jun 16, 2005 01:04 PM
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cherribomb
Jun 16, 2005 01:57 PM
Wait a week for her to de-stress (moving stresses them out and they won't eat). Then if she's still not eating, start to worry and repost an update.
Just stick a bowl of meal worms in with her and keep it there(replace them with gutloaded ones every day). Remove any loose crickets that will bug her if she's not eating them. She may eat at night when she's awake and you're sleeping.
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AlteredMind99
Jun 17, 2005 11:06 AM
I agree, any new animal needs some serious destressing time. Leave her alone completely, if youa re handling her at all, stop. Dont even stare at her a lot, as this can make them nervous too. Leave her for several days before attempting to feed. It may take as long as a week before she feels confident enough to start eating.
I would recomend running a routine fecal when she poos as well. especially since she is new and has just undergone a lot of stress.
good luck
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