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Creep · 05-30-13, 12:58 PM

ah, ok then, thanks. i did actually see her eat the superworms i'd put out for her, though, they weren't thrown out, but i can put some in a container in the water, too.

Pirarucu · 05-30-13, 02:40 PM

Fix the enclosure and she will do well. Having a proper enclosure comes before food, period.
That skinniness looks to me like a result of dehydration more than just not eating enough..

Creep · 05-30-13, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Pirarucu

Fix the enclosure and she will do well. Having a proper enclosure comes before food, period.
That skinniness looks to me like a result of dehydration more than just not eating enough..

possibly.. i know the first thing she did after arriving from outback and going in her enclosure was take a huge drink of water. they said she may of been dehydrated from the shipping, but, as far as i know, it takes more than just 12 - 14 hours to become really dehydrated, does it not? it just makes me really wonder how they treat their reptiles, if they even provide them anything.

smy_749 · 05-30-13, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Creep

possibly.. i know the first thing she did after arriving from outback and going in her enclosure was take a huge drink of water. they said she may of been dehydrated from the shipping, but, as far as i know, it takes more than just 12 - 14 hours to become really dehydrated, does it not? it just makes me really wonder how they treat their reptiles, if they even provide them anything.

They are imports, and his facility is only one stop on the journey. Although I obviously don't agree with it, when you receive as many animals as he probably does from over seas, its not realistic financially for a business to house each one in a large enclosure with whatever substrate and check temps etc. etc. We are talking hundreds of animals and they will only be with him for a few weeks or so before they are sold, so he probably doesn't see why he should bother. If some of them die, its ok because he already raised the price way past what he purchased them for, to cover losses and still make profit. Soooooo, they just throw them all in a bin or a tank together with basic bark and some heat usually.

Creep · 05-30-13, 07:40 PM

wow... that's really sad.. i heard none of that in any of the reviews i saw for them, even the bad ones.

smy_749 · 05-30-13, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Creep

wow... that's really sad.. i heard none of that in any of the reviews i saw for them, even the bad ones.

I didn't mean that for just him, I meant it for most big names who receive lots of imports, even pet shops....They are just holding tanks until the animals are sold

Pirarucu · 05-31-13, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Creep

possibly.. i know the first thing she did after arriving from outback and going in her enclosure was take a huge drink of water. they said she may of been dehydrated from the shipping, but, as far as i know, it takes more than just 12 - 14 hours to become really dehydrated, does it not? it just makes me really wonder how they treat their reptiles, if they even provide them anything.

Having that skinny of a tail and a somewhat acceptable body mass tells me dehydration and possibly(probably) underheating as well. That's the body lacking the ability to effectively process the food it's being given, not so much a lack of food. As soon as she's heated and hydrated, she'll bounce back very quickly.