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03-Jul-07, 09:22 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | |  Spencer Not hungry
My new little Spencer will not eat.He shows no interest in food at all,crickets,woodies.pinkie mice,chicken mince.How long can he go without food?
He has a hot spot at one end of the cage(60c daylight hr's) and 30c at the other end,should i crank up the temp at the cold end.
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03-Jul-07, 10:35 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: in the bushes Gender:  | | | | how long have u had him for ? hes probaly just getting settled into his new home
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03-Jul-07, 10:40 PM
|  | Seller | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhat Ashamed To Say On This Site Now! Age/Gender: 24 | | | | temps sound good.... let him settle, how longs it been?
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03-Jul-07, 10:46 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Sydney Age/Gender: 20 | | | | could cold nights mean he is brumating, it is the middle of winter.
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03-Jul-07, 11:07 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | I got him on thursday and he ate a pinkie mouse and a couple of crickets not long after putting him in his cage.
i have his cage in the lounge room.is this a bad idea,i would like to look at him as often as i can.
How long does it take for them to settle in,i got the impression that they were pigs that love food. 
I know i am being paranoid but!  he is amazing to watch. |
04-Jul-07, 07:58 AM
| | Seller | Join Date: May-06 Location: Somewhat Ashamed To Say On This Site Now! Age/Gender: 24 | | | | since he is in a high traffic area he could be a little stressed if he is not used to it.... try placing a towel over his enclosure so he cant see what is going on around him to ease his mind!
even try placing the towel over 2/3rds of the enclosure to give him the option to hide or see out.?
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04-Jul-07, 09:15 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | Thanks mate,i will give the towel a go.
Any idea how long it could take him to settle in? |
04-Jul-07, 10:38 PM
|  | Impatient Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | | All depends on the specific animal...
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04-Jul-07, 10:43 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-07 Location: in the bushes Gender: | | | | my water dragon was in my loung room for a while and he went of his food so i moved him into my bedroom and gave him a good week in peace and quit and he perked up again |
04-Jul-07, 11:20 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | I was hoping on having him in the lounge room as a feature peace,but I think i might move him into the snake room,it's nice and quiet in there.
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12-Aug-07, 09:44 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | My little spencer is still not eating  ,any idea's anyone is there something more i can do for him.Or should i just wait until the weather warms up.
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12-Aug-07, 09:54 PM
|  | Jellybean Club Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Hobbiton, Middle Earth. Gender: | | | | post some pics of your enclosure, if it's glass it's not ideal unless you live in the northern half of oz. My spencers cold end is 30 - 38 deg. first year on live insects, then rodents. I'd rate Spencers as one of the most heat absorbing reptiles in Oz.
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12-Aug-07, 10:07 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane, Toowong Age/Gender: 20 | | | | It never ceases to amaze me that monitors need such high temps!!!! As I have no idea abut any monitors locations (except Lacies 'cause they drink from my pool) - does it really get to 60 degrees in their home range?
If so - how high is the hotspot in a Lacie's enclosure?
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12-Aug-07, 10:12 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | | I have moved him into a top opening snake cage so he will not be disturbed as often,i have given him so much time on his own thinking he may be stressed.
His temp are up high just like yours.
I have noticed he spends most of his time in 35c heat never spends time in hot parts of the cage.
I don't have a pic,lent out the camera.
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12-Aug-07, 10:14 PM
| | Jellybean Club Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Hobbiton, Middle Earth. Gender: | | | | Spencers live in the cracked clay pans of central Qld & NT, the ground temp is blistering. Lacies need nothing like that, but can handle a wide range of temps as they have a much larger distribution than Spencers.
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