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You're suggesting he needs a 6x3x3 for a hatchling? That sounds unnecessary.

When I had my Savannah she wouldn't eat if there was any movement outside of her enclosure for the first few months. If she was hunting some roaches or crickets and something happened she would freeze up and watch everything going on. She became more bold with age.

I started bin feeding her after awhile - and it took her about 30 minutes to begin catching food after placing her in the bin, though I only started doing this when she was more tolerant of handling.

My personal experience is to give a lot of privacy while they're eating. Young Savannah's appetite should be essentially insatiable, and their insect consumption should be nearly nonstop.

Also, I have heard that most imported sav's are collected as eggs and hatched to be sold. That being said, you may want to have a check up to exclude any parasites. However, I would be weary of jumping on the antibiotic bandwagon and try to clear up any husbandry issues first.

As a note for the future - many bosc's have health issues with weight and gout. Offering rodents is fine, but remember they really shouldn't be the staple of an adult's diet as you run a risk of your Bosc getting gout

<blockquote data-quote="Tannaros" data-source="post: 131164" data-attributes="member: 4017">You're suggesting he needs a 6x3x3 for a hatchling? That sounds unnecessary.When I had my Savannah she wouldn't eat if there was any movement outside of her enclosure for the first few months. If she was hunting some roaches or crickets and something happened she would freeze up and watch everything going on. She became more bold with age.I started bin feeding her after awhile - and it took her about 30 minutes to begin catching food after placing her in the bin, though I only started doing this when she was more tolerant of handling.My personal experience is to give a lot of privacy while they're eating. Young Savannah's appetite should be essentially insatiable, and their insect consumption should be nearly nonstop.Also, I have heard that most imported sav's are collected as eggs and hatched to be sold. That being said, you may want to have a check up to exclude any parasites. However, I would be weary of jumping on the antibiotic bandwagon and try to clear up any husbandry issues first.As a note for the future - many bosc's have health issues with weight and gout. Offering rodents is fine, but remember they really shouldn't be the staple of an adult's diet as you run a risk of your Bosc getting gout</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tannaros, post: 131164, member: 4017"] You're suggesting he needs a 6x3x3 for a hatchling? That sounds unnecessary. When I had my Savannah she wouldn't eat if there was any movement outside of her enclosure for the first few months. If she was hunting some roaches or crickets and something happened she would freeze up and watch everything going on. She became more bold with age. I started bin feeding her after awhile - and it took her about 30 minutes to begin catching food after placing her in the bin, though I only started doing this when she was more tolerant of handling. My personal experience is to give a lot of privacy while they're eating. Young Savannah's appetite should be essentially insatiable, and their insect consumption should be nearly nonstop. Also, I have heard that most imported sav's are collected as eggs and hatched to be sold. That being said, you may want to have a check up to exclude any parasites. However, I would be weary of jumping on the antibiotic bandwagon and try to clear up any husbandry issues first. As a note for the future - many bosc's have health issues with weight and gout. Offering rodents is fine, but remember they really shouldn't be the staple of an adult's diet as you run a risk of your Bosc getting gout [/QUOTE]

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