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05-Jul-07, 10:53 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | |
I have a stupid question?
When monitors are getting ready to shed do they go of there food.My little spencer will not eat at all and will not come out of his hide,his body colour has become darker.
Snakes are so much easier to keep.  |
05-Jul-07, 11:27 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-04 Location: NSW Age/Gender: 27  | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dodgie  I have a stupid question?
When monitors are getting ready to shed do they go of there food.My little spencer will not eat at all and will not come out of his hide,his body colour has become darker.
Snakes are so much easier to keep. |
I think monitors are easier to keep, you can feed them anything and I have never come across a monitor that’s a fussy eater. My lacey’s still eat while they shed but that’s in the warmer months, maybe it’s a bit to cold for him to be interested in food.
And its not a stupid question, your just concerned and its alright to ask!! |
05-Jul-07, 11:37 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | His temps are up ok,60c basking spot and 30c at the other end of the cage and cooler in other parts of the cage.
Thanks for you reply mate.  |
05-Jul-07, 11:58 AM
| | | | my spencers goes weeks without wanting to eat then eats tones in one go , apparently this is normal.... |
05-Jul-07, 12:06 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | Is he a juvie.
I got the impression i had to keep his food intake up as a baby.
Thanks mate. |
05-Jul-07, 12:23 PM
|  | Yes, that Hix Moderator | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Sydney | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dodgie His temps are up ok,60c basking spot and 30c at the other end of the cage and cooler in other parts of the cage.
| 60°C in the basking spot? No wonder he's darker - he's getting a tan! 
Hix
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05-Jul-07, 01:00 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Kellyville, Sydney Age: 24 | | | | If the temp is truly 60 degrees and he has plenty of hides and everything is right he should be eating (and eating and eating)
If little monitors are kept hot they will eat non-stop, I would check your basking site temp again?
Post up a pick of your whole enclosure? |
06-Jul-07, 02:22 PM
| | | | could it just be his annual cycle?
I find that with some herps that even if you keep the temps up durin the cooler months some still do go into brumation, because they still know that they should be hiding at this time of the year because of the photoperiod that you giv them and instinct |
06-Jul-07, 03:20 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Kellyville, Sydney Age: 24 | | | | Ozrocks you are correct, but all monitors will feed all year round in their first year.
I have never had a hatchie of any species of monitor not feed throughout the first year.
Small monitors have an extremely strong food instict and are very oppurtunistic predators. |
09-Jul-07, 11:02 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | Sorry about the slow reply,been busy.
I have moved him into the snake room(on wednesday night) so he has lots of peace and quiet.
Would it be worth handling him a little bit each day? then he may work out i am the meal ticket not the bad guy.
His temps are good,lot's of hiding places,sand substrate,small water bowl,darkness at night time.
I can't realy think of anything else i can do for him?except for leave him and wait. 
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09-Jul-07, 11:07 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-07 Location: Brisbane, Toowong Age/Gender: 20 | | | | Sixty degrees?!?! I didn't realise monitors needed such high temps!! |
12-Jul-07, 01:53 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Kellyville, Sydney Age: 24 | | | | What are you trying to feed him dodgie?
A good food for little fellas is Kangaroo mince (petfood section of coles) mixed with raw egg and vitamin/calcium powder.
It is very strong smelling/tasting and wont be refused.... |
12-Jul-07, 05:55 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | I just got in and offered him someTurkey meat on a plate and he ate it  but very  just a little bit but that is better than nothing.Looks like he likes Turkey(s) we may end up good mate's .
I have offered him pinkie mice and rats,beef mince,chicken mince,jellymeat (catfood) crickets and woodies but no go.I will have ago with the Roo meat and egg soon but just at the moment i will stick with Turkey meat.
When should i offer him another feed?tomorrow.
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12-Jul-07, 06:06 PM
|  | Jellybean Club Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Location: Hobbiton, Middle Earth. Gender: | | | | I keep mine with a day time cold temp of 35 - 40 deg, the 100w Par38 is cooking at the hot end, the ceramic is on 24/7 during winter to keep night temps at above 25. My spencer eats like a demon, with a preference to mice.
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12-Jul-07, 06:40 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-07 Location: Behind you | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JasonL I keep mine with a day time cold temp of 35 - 40 deg, the 100w Par38 is cooking at the hot end, the ceramic is on 24/7 during winter to keep night temps at above 25. My spencer eats like a demon, with a preference to mice. |
Have they eaten flatout from the word go,how often do you feed yours. | | |
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