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Colonel SB
07-25-03, 07:52 AM
Well my little male patternless is not doing so great anymore...First a little background I picked him up at a pet store because he was lookin a little skinny...Anyways he's been de-wormed by my vet and I took him back yesterday and this time no worms yay, but he is eating like crazy and still not gaining weight it looks like he is loosing weight :( grrr this is very frustrating I'm gonna weight him tonight & see how he's doing. I weight all my leo's every friday :) Thanks for listnin.
Mr. Gray
07-25-03, 09:53 AM
i will listen as long as you talk
MartinW
07-25-03, 10:03 AM
Pets can be so stressful sometimes! Especially if there's a problem you don't know how to treat. I've spent so much time worrying about my leos! I hope your's is alright.
Martin
ThEmAdHaTtEr
07-25-03, 10:30 AM
Ahh that sux man, Hopefully he can start gaining weight and doing a lot better. Good luck! Maybe a few wax worms?
Emily-Fisher
07-25-03, 10:55 AM
In the meantime, you should hand feed him a special diet. If you want me to tell you how and what, send me a PM. Well, all I can say is that I hope that he gets better :( In your hands, I'm sure that he will, though.
The_Omen
07-25-03, 11:01 AM
Are you properly guttloading your feeder bugs?
If not, then the bugs are basically empty shells of nothing special.
I've been through this problem. Good luck, and keep records on his food intake, type of food, etc. Keep us updated!
Colonel SB
07-25-03, 06:52 PM
Yeah he gets all sorts of incest's circkets, mealies, wax worms...Silkworms soon. They are gut loaded and dusted just to be on the safe side. Right now I am twezer feeding him everyday! I am deffinatly not going into anymore pet stores I always end up with a rescue.
Tim and Julie B
07-25-03, 09:32 PM
Usually takes a while after de-worming for them to begin to gain weight. It takes such a toll on them that even once they start eating, it doesn't mean that they can recover 100%. But, if he is eating on it's own then that's a huge step in the right direction. Good to here he's worm free!:D
No kidding, Tim & Julie - I'm still waiting for my baby to eat on her own... and it's been well over a month since she's been dewormed. (Last day of meds was June 13, I believe). I can't get her interested no matter what, so, Colonel, be glad your guy is eating! Good luck with him!
Colonel SB
07-27-03, 03:28 AM
Well he ate on his own today yay! All I did was pinch the crickets hind legs so they couldn't jump and he ate 3 whoo hoo.
royalgoldreps
07-28-03, 09:12 AM
Remember that he needs to rebuild a lot of intricate little parts in that body of his. It may be a couple of weeks to several weeks before that tail starts to swell. Eating is good!
Steven-RGR
NewLineReptile
07-28-03, 09:18 AM
Hope it all works out for you good luck
Brandon
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