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gusty pawn
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how long ago did you get her

teal light
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august

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apparently she wasnt even eating before that either

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she wasnt eating because of her ulcer but now idk why she isnt eating

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her ulcer is healed

gusty pawn
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ok so all of these things would be super helpful
~what are you feeding
~how often are you feeding
~is she currently eating
~pictures of your setup
~what supplements are you using
~what heating/lighting are you using

teal light
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-mealworms
-everyday but she just doesnt even want to eat
-no
-okay realizing, that may be the issue. im building her enclosure rn but i will send a picture after

  • calcium
  • halogen
gusty pawn
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ok so

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everything NQA ofc

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you should have 3 staple feeders

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mealworms can be one but you'll need at least 3

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it may be she just doesnt want mealworms

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althought tbf it doesnt sound like it

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I would cut back on how often you are offering if she's an adult to 2x a week, the stress may be contributing to her not eating

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iirc locusts & silkworms a lot of leos go crazy for and they have good nutritional values

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so you could try those to jumpstart her apetite

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you can also try "pinning" her feeders

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tw a little bit gruesome ||just poke the feeder with a pin so some of the guts n juice come out, makes them extra smelly and more appealing||

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@teal light a few follow up questions

  • calcium with d3 or without? any other supplements?
  • do you have UVB?
  • is your halogen on a thermostat?
  • if you have temps that would be super handy
  • are you still setting up her enclosure or is it just minor tweaks?
  • how are you offering food? bowl, tongs, in enclosure, out of enclosure?
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I'd like a picture of what she's in currently

gusty pawn
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how old?

teal light
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that i dunno, i was given her and was told no info

gusty pawn
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has she eaten at all since august?

teal light
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i dont think so

gusty pawn
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of her

teal light
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yes

gusty pawn
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top down including tail is best

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one like this

teal light
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i like the drawing

gusty pawn
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haha thank you

teal light
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like this?

gusty pawn
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that works!

teal light
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like from a birds eye view?

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okay

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she’s being moved to a new tank so i know she wouldn’t wanna eat even more

gusty pawn
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what size tank is she in right now?

teal light
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she’s getting very underweight too

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20, but i just bought a 40

gusty pawn
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so

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personally

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ID keep her in the 20 till shes eating

teal light
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wait really?

gusty pawn
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you are right moving her may stress her and make her less likely to eat

teal light
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the enclosure looks like a prison

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yeah

gusty pawn
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I'd make sure the 20 is suitable but Id hold off on moving her into another enclosure entirely

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do you have a picture of the 20?

gusty pawn
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@limpid basin how old does she look? poor girl hasn't eaten for a few months

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Cgriff breeds leos so when she's online she should be able to help out with age

teal light
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i bought her crickets today, so hopefully it’ll be a good fit for her

gusty pawn
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I'd add more clutter but imo a tank move may just add more stress

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a vet visit may be in order if she doesnt eat for much longer

limpid basin
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Do you know how much she weighs? No baby band and in my experience albinos lose their baby bands quite late

limpid basin
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Without knowing how big she is best I can guess is 6+ months

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She's lanky but that could be from age or it could be because she's not been eating / didn't have the best husbandry prior to coming to you

teal light
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oh this picture i just realized she was out of her cage LMFAO

teal light
limpid basin
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Infected?

teal light
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like it was moldy and had things eating this one shed hide

limpid basin
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If she was cohabbed she could be underweight from that. If you told me she was 6 months old for sure I'd say she looks healthy, but if she's 1.5+ years she needs feeding up a bit. It's tough in this sort of situation!

teal light
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yeah honestly i have no info on her

gusty pawn
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and still hasnt so itll be hard to get her weight up until shes eating

teal light
gusty pawn
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hornworms, bsfl, silkworms and locusts a lot of leos like

limpid basin
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Again, time of year renders that relatively normal if she's fully grown and worrying if she's not! If you could grab a weight on her and potentially get her looked over by a vet that would probably be best!

teal light
teal light
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nvm she’s really active after i put her in the new place

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unless that’s usually what’s supposed to happen

teal light
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KANSNWNFN she finally ate a cricket

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it’s only one but it’s progress. now i’ll feed her again tm