Eating now

[doobie]

I left him alone for about 2 days just checking up on him .. Hes going crazy eating crickets .. iam not worried anymore .. hes doing good i soacked him with warm water in the sink and hes just doing plain old great ...I moved a couple logs and things around to make him have room to chase crickets and i think he loves it .. by the end of the week iam going to feed him a small fuzzy ,, The guy at the pet shop said he gobbled it up right away . so theres somthing cool to look at ..Thanks for all the info u guys wrote and ill try to get some pics on here for all u
Also can somone give me a feeding schedule becuase rite now i just throw a bunch of crickets in .. i make sure there always in there incase he wants a snack .. but i mean do u think he will eat chicken are the lowfat cat food at all .. hes young rite now though.. Thanks

[dean_h00]

BT's as well as Savs when they are young are VERY HARD TO OVER FEED because they grow so fast i am sure the BT you have at the size it is can easily take 3 dozen or more LARGE crix a day (no worries) I mean jus use common sense when feeding it dont throw in HUGE fatty meals every day like lots of rodents but lots of crix dunt matter they are easily digested. And I know u will begin to notice a direct relation between how much u feed him and how often he sheds/grows and obviuously defecates. As he gets bigger you must slow down with the feedings because in captivity BT's can become over wieght very easily and when that happens it is hard to reverse...
I am sure you'll be fine:)
Although I do recomend having a fecal sample done on the little guy cuz internal parasites in numbers can greatly shorten the life of your baby:(...(he can still live with small numbers but I still get all my varanids checked and medicated)

Good Luck with your BT
Hope I helped you out

--Dean Herzberg--

[doobie]

THANKS DEAN ILL TRY AND GET U PICS lol

[doobie]

I have one more ?? .. Since hes young .. is it ok do give him a small fuzzy once a week are on weekends are somthing .. even though he still eats crix and he wont eat meal wroms so i guess ill try wax worms eveyother day with the crix..and how long would it take for him to start eating again , after he ate a mouse?

[LISA127]

I'm assuming you're referring to a blue tongued skink??

[LISA127]

Never mind.....it's in the varanid forums......duh! That answers my question.

[dean_h00]

I use pinky rats with my savs babies and adults I just find they go down well lol
but you can toss him a fuzzy and feed him the next day his regular amount of crix

These lizards are eating machines and have digestive systems you would never believe (SUPER FAST)
every 3rd day even at his young age you can throw hhim a fuzzy When they are young there is little to worry about its when htey are older that you have to worry about obesity because they dont move around as much and eat more

Dunt worry dude it all worx out

(dont give up on meal worms THEY ARE GREAT and cheap and eventually it will try em and LOVE EM TRUST!!)

--Dean Herzberg--

[doobie]

Thanks man .. iam trying wax worms too .. i figured out that , he eats like a machine then the next day he will just chill and eat only a couple crix .. But iam sure every monitor is diff. thanks for the info .. Peace ..

[doobie]

IS it normal for a blackthroat to eat alot one day then not eat forlike 2-3 days then eat again? just wondering bekuz mine does that .. Thanks