blue-tongued skink with no appetite

~Suntiger~ · 11-10-03, 06:31 PM

My skink, formerly a b*tch and a half with an incredible appetite, suddenly has no interest in any food at all. Is there anything I can try to get her to eat??? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!

puta · 11-10-03, 06:47 PM

She might be brumating herself for the winter....has her temperature changed?

~Suntiger~ · 11-10-03, 06:59 PM

Nope, no change in temperature -- just attitude!

LISA127 · 11-10-03, 08:21 PM

I don't change the temps in my blue tongues cage, but he still slows down every winter. He doesn't stop eating, but he doesn't eat as much. He starts slowing down sometime in October, and then "re-awakens" (with a vengeance) around February 1st. And I'm not kidding, Feb. 1. It's like he can read the calendar...lol.

~Suntiger~ · 11-11-03, 02:19 AM

OK, thanks! I guess I'll keep trying every so often to see if she'll eat, and in the meantime I can relax! lol
Thanks for the tip!