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marcus0002
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Hi. I have had these 2 Athertons since August. It took a long time to get them feeding, turns out they don't like quail very much, they usually take rats no worries. The bigger one has ( I was told he's male) Eats 2 rats every two weeks no worries and is in good condition. He strikes most of the time and can be a handful.
The female on the other hand never strikes, and will only eat when you leave the rat in the enclosure with her. She hasn't stopped eating, but refuses most of the time. She hasn't eaten since the 30th of march, and before that eat every week of march straight after her shed. Before March she hadn't eaten or shed since December.
No is is getting noticeably slim and there is a bulge in her abdomen. I was thinking maybe an impaction but then she took a dump on my kitchen floor last week.
He behavior is normal, shes moves between her hot spot under the heat panel and the shelf below and the hides in the cold on the floor.
I'm thinking is there something to worry about? or is she just a fussy feeder? As I said she hasn't stoped eating, she just doesn't eat very often. She housed in the same enclosure as the big boy and he's eating fine.
Size comparison now
and in august
Their enclosure. It has sugercane mulch as substrate now.
the bulge on her
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Feed and shed records for both since I bought them
Shed 5 August 2013
Offered One large rat each 9.8.13 refused
Large rat 17/8/13 refused
Large Rat 5/9/13 Refused
3 week old quail 1x male ate female refused 29/9/13
3 week old quail 1x male ate 30/9/13
Male first sign of shed 2/10/13
Male shed 8/10/13
Male 2 three week old quail 8/10/13
Male 2 three week old quail 15/10/13
Male 2 three week old quail 17/10/13
Female first sign of shed 22/10/13
Male 1 three week old quail 3 one week old quail
Female shed 28/10/13
Male 2 Adult quail female refused 29/10/13
Male 2 Adult quail female refused 3/11/13
Male 2 Adult quail female refused 10/11/13
Male 1 Adult quail left in enclosure wouldn't strike female refused 17/11/13
Male first sign of shed 17/11/13
Female 1 three week old quail + attempted but couldn't swallow 1 pigeon 24/11/13
1 large rat each 30/11/13
Male 2 large rats female refused 9/12/13
1 adult quail each 14/12/13
Male 1 large rat + one adult quail female refused 21/12/13
refused 1 adult quail each 28/12/13
Refused 1 adult quail each 4/1/14
Refused three week old quail each 11/1/14
Refused one 3 week old quail each 18/1/14
Male first sign of shed 3/3/14
Female first sign of shed 4/3/14
Both shed 13/3/14
2 medium rats each 13/3/14
2 medium rats each 23/3/14
1 medium rat each 30/3/14
Male 2 medium rats female refused 5/4/14
Male 2 medium rats female refused 3/5/14
Male 2 medium rats female refused 10/5/14
The female on the other hand never strikes, and will only eat when you leave the rat in the enclosure with her. She hasn't stopped eating, but refuses most of the time. She hasn't eaten since the 30th of march, and before that eat every week of march straight after her shed. Before March she hadn't eaten or shed since December.
No is is getting noticeably slim and there is a bulge in her abdomen. I was thinking maybe an impaction but then she took a dump on my kitchen floor last week.
He behavior is normal, shes moves between her hot spot under the heat panel and the shelf below and the hides in the cold on the floor.
I'm thinking is there something to worry about? or is she just a fussy feeder? As I said she hasn't stoped eating, she just doesn't eat very often. She housed in the same enclosure as the big boy and he's eating fine.
Size comparison now
and in august
Their enclosure. It has sugercane mulch as substrate now.
the bulge on her
- - - Updated - - -
Feed and shed records for both since I bought them
Shed 5 August 2013
Offered One large rat each 9.8.13 refused
Large rat 17/8/13 refused
Large Rat 5/9/13 Refused
3 week old quail 1x male ate female refused 29/9/13
3 week old quail 1x male ate 30/9/13
Male first sign of shed 2/10/13
Male shed 8/10/13
Male 2 three week old quail 8/10/13
Male 2 three week old quail 15/10/13
Male 2 three week old quail 17/10/13
Female first sign of shed 22/10/13
Male 1 three week old quail 3 one week old quail
Female shed 28/10/13
Male 2 Adult quail female refused 29/10/13
Male 2 Adult quail female refused 3/11/13
Male 2 Adult quail female refused 10/11/13
Male 1 Adult quail left in enclosure wouldn't strike female refused 17/11/13
Male first sign of shed 17/11/13
Female 1 three week old quail + attempted but couldn't swallow 1 pigeon 24/11/13
1 large rat each 30/11/13
Male 2 large rats female refused 9/12/13
1 adult quail each 14/12/13
Male 1 large rat + one adult quail female refused 21/12/13
refused 1 adult quail each 28/12/13
Refused 1 adult quail each 4/1/14
Refused three week old quail each 11/1/14
Refused one 3 week old quail each 18/1/14
Male first sign of shed 3/3/14
Female first sign of shed 4/3/14
Both shed 13/3/14
2 medium rats each 13/3/14
2 medium rats each 23/3/14
1 medium rat each 30/3/14
Male 2 medium rats female refused 5/4/14
Male 2 medium rats female refused 3/5/14
Male 2 medium rats female refused 10/5/14