water monitor help

[monitor boy]

ok well he was doing good for the first 2 weeks then this week he won't eat for me he won't move inside his tank now when i take him out of the tank he gets very active but he is starting to scare me

[V.hb]

You have a shy water, every single JUVI water i've owned eats when nobody is around. Put him in a low traffic area, i mean no sound, vibrations, movement.....nothing!. Got a big closet? heheh

Dont worry about it being off food, they can go a long time without it.... Obviously correct the problem so they will eat, and your problem sounds like stress. You may want to offer more hides etc.... Got a pic of your setup?

[monitor boy]

no i don't have a pic but right now i have him in a 35 gallon with half of it being a hide he is in there all the time but like he will come out to bask every so often and just lie there with like no life and i go to soak him in the tub and he won't move swim or anything just closes his eyes and floats

[V.hb]

so, has he eaten at all? have you had a fecal done?


what kind of basking spot do you have?

[monitor boy]

he has eaten for like 2 weeks no problem but like the last 4 days i have a branches goin up to the light so he can bask and no i haven't gotten a fecal done

[crocdoc]

Could be many many things. You'll need to describe your setup a bit better. Any idea what the surface temperature is at the basking spot? Do you have a screen top? How often are you picking the monitor up?

[reptiguy123]

Do you have pictures? Then you might be easier to help.

[latazyo]

Originally posted by monitor boy
no i don't have a pic

[reptiguy123]

oops.

[dave68]

my guess would be that you just need to leave it alone and give it the space it needs to acclimate. As well make sure you have a hot spot that reaches like 120 degrees C. It will also need to escape from the heat so a proper thermal gradiant is required. My advice to you would be to find a good book and do more research! Do you have any idea how big these guys get?If your scared allready just wait.

[V.hb]

ah! 120 degrees C? I know thats just a typo, make sure its F, not C.... Hehe thats pretty freaken HOT!! :)

[dave68]

oh yeah, morning brain no work so good F it is

[monitor boy]

just so u know i know how big they get i have 2 niles now so i know what i am doing

[dean_h00]

Monitor boy YOU SHOWED HIM
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