hi all, we have a little baby beardie, about one, no more than two months old.
we've only had her a couple of weeks, and she seems completely disinterested in food.
the most i've seen her eat in one sitting is two crickets.
we try feeding her every day, with moving crickets, dead crickets, half dead crickets, and she doesn't seem interested. I've tried putting her in her food bowl, waving them in front of her with tongs, rubbed them along her chin, down her back, across her foot to try and get a reaction, but nothing. she just sits there with her eyes closed.
its starting to become very worrying, because shes obviously not getting enough nutrients, and is becoming skinny
so what can we do? she seems to be pooing as normal, and will move from her basking lamp and heat rock to various positions in the tank, but once she finds a spot, she'll just sit there for hours, then move to a different spot, and stays there for ages.
i've read that feeding applesauce from an eyedropper can be used, just to make sure they're hydrated enough, so will probably do this tomorrow. and what about force feeding? can anybody give us hints on how this can be done?
we've only had her a couple of weeks, and she seems completely disinterested in food.
the most i've seen her eat in one sitting is two crickets.
we try feeding her every day, with moving crickets, dead crickets, half dead crickets, and she doesn't seem interested. I've tried putting her in her food bowl, waving them in front of her with tongs, rubbed them along her chin, down her back, across her foot to try and get a reaction, but nothing. she just sits there with her eyes closed.
its starting to become very worrying, because shes obviously not getting enough nutrients, and is becoming skinny
so what can we do? she seems to be pooing as normal, and will move from her basking lamp and heat rock to various positions in the tank, but once she finds a spot, she'll just sit there for hours, then move to a different spot, and stays there for ages.
i've read that feeding applesauce from an eyedropper can be used, just to make sure they're hydrated enough, so will probably do this tomorrow. and what about force feeding? can anybody give us hints on how this can be done?