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My two month old B&W hasn't eaten since I brought him home (last Sunday) and all he does is hide... I've offered him turkey, lean beef, chicken heart (which he ate a couple bites of the first day and then nothing), gizzards, fuzzies, pinkies, crickets, superworms and egg. No interest in anything. I've mixed some of the ground meat with cod liver oil and he seemed slightly interested but ignored it.
What gives. Should I just leave him completely alone with no contact for two weeks or keep offering him food. I hate wasting food.
For those who don't know, I had in imported Red who hid constantly and ate rarely for almost TWO YEARS. I rehomed her and aquired a captive baby who was eating perfectly at the breeders... Now he's hiding and not eating. I'm so upset and depressed. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I don't know why tegus and other lizards seem to hate me.
His ambient temperature on the warm side is in the mid 80s, his cool side is in the mid 70s and his basking spot is 101-104F. He's on coco husk chips, ecoearth and sphagnum moss. As far as I know, he was only offered a turkey mixture at the breeders which he ate fine. He's never had whole prey before. I've offered both and he's ignored both.
I don't know what to do. I always hear about how voracious they are when it comes to food and now I've had two who seem less than thrilled when offered it.
What gives. Should I just leave him completely alone with no contact for two weeks or keep offering him food. I hate wasting food.
For those who don't know, I had in imported Red who hid constantly and ate rarely for almost TWO YEARS. I rehomed her and aquired a captive baby who was eating perfectly at the breeders... Now he's hiding and not eating. I'm so upset and depressed. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I don't know why tegus and other lizards seem to hate me.
His ambient temperature on the warm side is in the mid 80s, his cool side is in the mid 70s and his basking spot is 101-104F. He's on coco husk chips, ecoearth and sphagnum moss. As far as I know, he was only offered a turkey mixture at the breeders which he ate fine. He's never had whole prey before. I've offered both and he's ignored both.
I don't know what to do. I always hear about how voracious they are when it comes to food and now I've had two who seem less than thrilled when offered it.
