Mountain lizard question.

Azulafan199 · 12-28-12, 09:40 AM

Hello I'm new to this form and I hope I'm in the right spot to ask this question.

My son has been saving for a long while for a lizard and just before Christmas he was able to get himself a lizard. It's a mountain lizard and it hasn't eaten since we brought him home. We got him on Monday dec 24 th . We have meal worms for him in his habitat and he's got running water unit. I'm wondering if its stress related . Is there something we can do for him? Any suggestions whorls be fantastic.

I have a northern pine snake do I'm used to him going a few months with out eatting this time of year. I'm just not sure how long a small lizard can go.

Thanks

infernalis · 12-28-12, 10:00 AM

welcome aboard..

MoreliAddict · 12-28-12, 10:15 AM

Wyldrose · 12-28-12, 10:23 AM

Welcome!

Mountian horned dragon? Pretty much every one for sale has been wild caught, so right now he is very stressed.
Don't handle him at all, cover atleast the sides of his tank, add lots of hanging plants so he has lots of cover ( a picture of his habitat would help

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The last MHD I got died the first night, the petshop replaced it and the 2nd one was very lethargic and dying so we returned that one and got a capitve bred bearded dragon insted.

beardeds4life · 12-28-12, 01:02 PM

^^^that

I agree cover all the sides of the cage with black construction paper and just totally leave it alone. Some animals dont eat mealworms so try crickets. Since it is almost guaranteed wild caught imo it needs a fecal done. You could take it to a vet which when everything is said and done will be upwards of $100. You could also find a person that you could send a fecal to and buy and administer the meds yourself.

Wildside · 12-28-12, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyldrose

Welcome!

Mountian horned dragon? Pretty much every one for sale has been wild caught, so right now he is very stressed.
Don't handle him at all, cover atleast the sides of his tank, add lots of hanging plants so he has lots of cover ( a picture of his habitat would help

)
The last MHD I got died the first night, the petshop replaced it and the 2nd one was very lethargic and dying so we returned that one and got a capitve bred bearded dragon insted.

They also need extremely high humidity. Can you tell us about your setup including temps and such.

Akuma223 · 12-28-12, 03:53 PM

My friend brought one of these home once and he died after only a month

Be real careful with him because they are all wild caught and stressed.

EmbraceCalamity · 12-28-12, 04:10 PM

Another thing is to consider on top of humidity, temperature, cover, and stress is that it might have parasites, as many WC reptiles do. Was it eating well before?

~Maggot

Azulafan199 · 12-28-12, 08:08 PM

Thanks for info guys. He came from local pet shop . He was always on the pet shops shoulders and it is very friendly. He has lots of planets and the humidity temp in his habitat . I also have a sprayer to mist him. I will get a cover for around his home. We got the meal worms cause that was what he was eatting. He did eat 2 tonight my son said but I will pick up some crickets tomorrow for him.

EmbraceCalamity · 12-28-12, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Azulafan199

Thanks for info guys. He came from local pet shop . He was always on the pet shops shoulders and it is very friendly. He has lots of planets and the humidity temp in his habitat . I also have a sprayer to mist him. I will get a cover for around his home. We got the meal worms cause that was what he was eatting. He did eat 2 tonight my son said but I will pick up some crickets tomorrow for him.

What are humidity and temps measured with? Digital or analog? If everything's right and it was eating fine before, then it's probably just the stress of the new environment. I know with geckos (different, I know, but allegorical), it's advised to new owners that their new pet might not eat for the first few days.

~Maggot

beardeds4life · 12-28-12, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

Another thing is to consider on top of humidity, temperature, cover, and stress is that it might have parasites, as many WC reptiles do. Was it eating well before?

~Maggot

Already mentioned that

EmbraceCalamity · 12-28-12, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by beardeds4life

Already mentioned that

You said a fecal needs done, and not everyone would necessarily know what that means. I was clarifying. But I'll be sure to check with you next time before I post.

~Maggot

StudentoReptile · 12-29-12, 07:53 AM

It could be stress, but like others said, nearly all MHDs are wild c aught. With few exceptions, most last only a few months.

In my experience, what tends to happen is that by the time lizards arrive in the U.S., they are in a very steep downhill spiral towards their premature death. They linger in the pet shops for a couple months (just long enough for someone to buy them), and by the time, the new owner gets them home, the lizard lingers for a few weeks and dies. Its not necessarily the new owner's fault; its simply that this species doesn't handle the transporting across half the planet very well.

beardeds4life · 12-29-12, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

You said a fecal needs done, and not everyone would necessarily know what that means. I was clarifying. But I'll be sure to check with you next time before I post.

~Maggot

I am sorry if that wasn't clear. Ummm you dont need to "check" with me before you post?

KORBIN5895 · 12-29-12, 10:32 AM

So my local pet store has hatched out three babies that gravid females laid.