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Hi,

Have the Crocs started eating yet? My Spectacled has officially "gone off" food once more (happens once or twice a year, but still a bummer anyhow).

Rob

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I tried quoting your original post, but it didn't appear - so here it is:

Posted by: hammer at Tue Sep 27 06:24:19 2005 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]

I brought my two Siamese- Morelet morphs in for the winter and they seem very lethargic and not eating well.

The crocs are a year old, and spent the first winter in the house eating well and seemingly in very good health. In the summer I took them outside and housed them in a pond, where they ate like pigs and grew quite large given the short three months. I also have an alligator that is about 4.5 feet long that was in an adjacent pond. All three did very well.

I brought them all in about three weeks ago. They are in a large enclosure, partitioned off so the gator has about 80% of the space, with the crocs having the rest. This is new to the crocs. They can not see each other, since a plywood partition separates them. The lighting is good, humidity high with temps around 85. They both have ponds with a heater to keep water temps up. The gator is extremely active, eating great and living it up. The crocs have checked out. One has only eaten once mouse in three weeks (he used to eat two rats every other day) while the other, the dominant one, has eaten a few mice, but far less than the rats they use to eat outside.

My question is what am I doing wrong or will they eventually adjust?

Yes, they have....Thanks for the help and advice. The other day they each ate a half dozen mice each, and have been eating since, although not as much as they did outside. I trust they'll regain their full appetite soon.

I appreciate everyone's help....