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04-May-08, 10:54 PM
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1 of my spiney tails is not eating! i got him 2 weeks ago and i have not seen him eat yet, he looks like he's lost wieght and his tail is slowly thinning out. what shoud i do? can you force feed? |
04-May-08, 11:27 PM
| | | | no. you could hurt it. spot didn't eat to so we tride another food maybe you should to. |
04-May-08, 11:40 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 23 | | | | Is it an old or young specimen? What temperature is its surrounds? Have you been supplying UV to it?
I would certainly not attempt to force feed. Generally as the weather cools you should find that the gecko reduces its amount of feed, though two weeks is an awefully longer time for a gecko not to eat (from my experience), but having said that we need to know more before any specific help or assistance can be offered.
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05-May-08, 09:31 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: South West Gender: | | | | he looks full grown, there is no uv. i thought being nocturnal they didnt need uv? i dust the crickets with gutload. the temp ranges from 25-30 at the moment via a heatlight.
today his colour in his tail is pail! so ive put him in a seperate container for the night with sand leaves etc. and some crickets(i counted them to c if he'd eat any) and tomorow ill be able to buy some woodies.
i dont know what else to do |
06-May-08, 04:53 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | Your supose to feed the crickets the gutload , not dust them. |
06-May-08, 05:28 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: WA Age/Gender: 25  | | | | Is it wild caught? |
06-May-08, 09:42 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: South West Gender: | | | | sorry thats what iv been doing, i put the gut load on some carrot and abit around the box every second feed.
id say it was wild caught, im trying some woodies aswel tonight. i want to try moths aswel but not many around this time of year here |
06-May-08, 10:07 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Wollongong Age/Gender: 23 | | | | How big is the food you are offering?
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06-May-08, 10:42 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-08 Location: WA Age/Gender: 25 | | | | It might be stress. He also might be eating while you aren't watching, some time wild caught geckos can be a bit shy. |
07-May-08, 07:25 AM
|  | Seller | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhat Ashamed To Say On This Site Now! Age/Gender: 24 | | | | what species of spinytail is it? could be heat stress from the globe?
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07-May-08, 07:32 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Perth Age/Gender: 22 | | | | southwest spiny tails are slowing down now its getting quiet cold here if you want to try feed him keep it warmer then normal and make sure hides,climbing spots and food is always stocked |
07-May-08, 09:26 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Hornsby Age/Gender: 33 | | | | try different foods, i hadnt seen one of my amyae eat for 8 days, till i dropped some cricket in and it smashed them
i range between roaches, freshly shed mealworms (the pure white soft ones) and crickets.
Double check your temps.
if your really worried and have the stomach fro it blend some insects and put a drop of teh gunk on its nose, it will most likely lick it off, at least it will keep him alive and give him a chance to start eating on his own....
and dont forget to add a pinch of calcium!!
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