too skinny female

[labomb2]

I have a female that is approx 18 months old or more and she is really too skinny, weighs 29g. she has been this way for quite some time, is slow to move (although this is actually normal for my older ones) but I have a a hunch that something just isn't right about her. I can hand feed her from a syringe, and she does eat baby food and lately I have been giving her the recipe posted here. but she won't eat crickets and I think that is why she is too skinny. I try putting them right in front of her mouth and she just shakes them off, has no interest. Is there something I can mix with the fruit to help fatten her up? I have tried the meat baby food, she never touched it.
I am considering calcium drops for MBD although she doesn't really show the same symptoms that my younger male had when he had MBD. And like I said, she has been this way for a long time, no better, no worse. She is alone in a habitat, I seperated from her long time male companion to keep her from bearing eggs. Oh and another thing that I am concerned about is that the last 2 or 3 sheds I have had to help her with, she seems to be stuck in them, but I am home all day and humidity is NOT the problem because I am queen of mist.

on the other hand I have a very fat young Juvie that eats way too many crickets AND whatever fruit I give it. It eats EVERYTHING put in its habitat. and eats it immediately the little glutten. such a fat tummy it has. anybody have one like this?

[babysweet]

I don't have any information for you about your skinny girl... but your little fatty... we've got one just like that!

One morning little Ferrari had eaten so much the night before I thought he was swollen! I was sure that there was something wrong with him, his little belly was sooooo full!

I'm sure others here can give you some advice about your skinny girl... oh, and it's great to hear that you seperated her. I'm soooo tired of hearing stories like this that end with "and her eggs look funny too..." :(

Kim

[DragnDrop]

Some just don't fatten up, they're always going to be on the thin side. As long as they're healthy otherwise, I wouldn't worry too much, just watch to make sure they don't go downhill.
As for the calcium drops, they probably won't do much for her unless she's low on calcium. Since you said she's had trouble shedding, my guess would be low on Vitamin A, which can also be caused by excess Ca. If that's the case, increasing Ca via drops will just make things worse.
I'd try handfeeding her fruit since that's what she will take. Make sure you add a vitamin supplement weekly (not too often, don't want to mess too much). Use something with beta-carotene, not Vitamin A to prevent possible overdosing on Vit A. Give normal Ca and D3 supplements, don't change that routine any. If she improves her shedding in the next couple of sheds, then chances are it's the Vit A that was the problem. If it doesn't change, then you can try to adjust the Ca or D3, one at a time to see if it changes. It'll take a long time to figure out but at least you're only mucking around with one thing, makes it easier to figure out what the culprit was and not making it harder on her by changing too much all at once.