lruthtort
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Thanks in advance for any help!
I have a hermann's hatchling with a hatch date of May 1st who doesn't seem to be thriving. When I first got him at 1month old he was an amazing eater and pretty active. He buried himself a lot and slept a lot but was active a good hour or two a day. Now he seems to not want to eat at all and sleeps pretty much 24/7. This started around 3 weeks ago but has gotten progressively worse. He doesn't bury himself anymore and I only catch him eating a few times a week. I soak him every morning and for the last week or so I have been soaking him in mazuri or an electrolyte hydrating supplement for reptiles I got at a local pet store. Food he has been offered since I've had him is dandelions, broadleaf plantain, romaine green and red leaf lettuce, collard greens, cactus pads, mazuri once a week and I even recently tried a Zoo Med pellet food. His lights in his indoor enlosure are a 10.0 strip uvb light and a basking bulb with uva kept at 95 degrees underneath. He also has an outdoor enclosure that I put him in when the temps are nice. Still no burying and not actively eating. I weighed him in the middle of june and he was 18 grams. Today he's 19 grams so he's only gained 1 gram in 2 months! I have an appointment for him at the vet for Thursday (my next day off work) but hoped maybe someone had some advice here until then. Thank you!
I have a hermann's hatchling with a hatch date of May 1st who doesn't seem to be thriving. When I first got him at 1month old he was an amazing eater and pretty active. He buried himself a lot and slept a lot but was active a good hour or two a day. Now he seems to not want to eat at all and sleeps pretty much 24/7. This started around 3 weeks ago but has gotten progressively worse. He doesn't bury himself anymore and I only catch him eating a few times a week. I soak him every morning and for the last week or so I have been soaking him in mazuri or an electrolyte hydrating supplement for reptiles I got at a local pet store. Food he has been offered since I've had him is dandelions, broadleaf plantain, romaine green and red leaf lettuce, collard greens, cactus pads, mazuri once a week and I even recently tried a Zoo Med pellet food. His lights in his indoor enlosure are a 10.0 strip uvb light and a basking bulb with uva kept at 95 degrees underneath. He also has an outdoor enclosure that I put him in when the temps are nice. Still no burying and not actively eating. I weighed him in the middle of june and he was 18 grams. Today he's 19 grams so he's only gained 1 gram in 2 months! I have an appointment for him at the vet for Thursday (my next day off work) but hoped maybe someone had some advice here until then. Thank you!