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Squirt's eye problems cleared themselves up the day after I last posted. Thank you for all the help. But she's still not eating. And she's digging under things in her cage and hiding under the sand. Do you think she's tryin the hibernate? Any ideas on what I should do or how I should feed her? I don't know if she has eaten anything lately, she could have eaten some crickets when I was at work. She's a bit thin, but not terrible.

Any ideas would be helpful, thanks!!!!

Have you covered the basics including cage temperatures and worming the lizard? As long as both of those have been given attention and nothing else seems to be wrong (like infection, for example), then you may try hand feeding to put some weight back on. I use a prescription canned dog/cat food mixed with a small amount of water, calcium and vitamins. I put the thick liquid mixture in a syringe and let my lizards lick the drops off the end. I use this only for sick or anorexic lizards that need an extra boost. Just make sure yours isn't really sick; I might recommend a trip to the vet to rule anything out.

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