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hey, my collard as of late has been sleeping alot n not eating as mush n the whole time i have owned him he has been kinda skinny, you can see the pelvic bones easly n his eyes seem not as bright, i have flowing water, 110"f for basking temp, heat pad, feed him crickets, mealworms n use a vitamin supplement n he has full spectrem lighting..., so i dont know what is wrong with him , he digs at the cage corners alot also! hey could some one be a help n tell me what could be wrong! thnx
-WILL
Hi,
I'm no expert, but from what I've heard it sounds like parasites. I'm sure some one here will be able to answer your question more spucificly.
Good luck,
Morgan
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PHEve / Eve
and wild caughts are difficult to get to acclimate.
Some will just simply starve. But I would first have him checked for parasites/worms, when they have worms they will be lethargic, and not eat well /lose weight also.
If your seeing pelvic bones than do not let it go too long without having him checked, they go down quickly.
I sure hope he gets frisky and eats again real soon. Let us know how you make out.
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PHEve / Eve
Sounds like mine.
Mine used to dig in the corners a lot right before he got real sick.
I'd take a fecal sample to the vet the first chance you get, and get a syringe so you can feed him orally and fatten him up.
And remember the fecal sample has to be fresh.
my first lizard, walter the first, ate every single day and at the time i did not know it, but he was REALLY underweight. i thought everything was fine because he was eating, anyway he had a protozoan infestation and pretty much starved to death, even though he ate every day. anyway, you can always ask them to check for that too, althought i may just be part of the normal parasite check
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vonnie
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