Hello Everyone
My baby cherry head redfoot is not growing…. whereas my 1 year old rescued cherry seems to be thriving in a separate enclosure with very similar husbandry….
I’ve had him/her for a couple of months and very little progress in weight has been made. According to the breeder he/she should be around 6 months old by now. Originally came to me around 40 grams, 3 weeks ago he was around 47 grams. His weight has been fluctuating a little since then and he is currently 43 grams and 5.7 cm shell length. Two weeks ago, he started going off his food….for the last week or so, I have increased soaks to twice a day and included one carrot baby food soak. He is now eating a little, but seems to be running around eating substrate quite a bit, but eats a little food when in dish. He seems to be walking the wall perimeter and running into things. Friday when I came home from work I found him in a diagonal position against a hide. Yesterday morning I found him laying vertically on the edge of his hell and later upside down in the water dish, which was in the corner of enclosure; I have moved into the middle at this point. It almost seems like he has gone blind. Is there any accurate way to tell this?
Temps are 92 F to 74 F, humidity ranges from 55% to 75 %, substrate is cypress forest floor and sphagnum moss
Lights are zoo med uvb strip (0.5), 50 watt zoo med basking light and a CHE
Enclosure is a tub (14 inches x 30 inches) that is almost entirely closed on the top as we cut holes out of the top for lights
Diet is various greens; endive, escarole, collard, spring mix, various fruits; strawberry, mango, pineapple, treats such as mushrooms , carrots, zoo med pellets softened
Had started small amounts of protein once a week, but when he went off his food, I stopped
Stool is brownish green, but a little softer than it should be; I’m waiting for a sample to take in for a fecal
Any advice would be appreciated.
Julie
My baby cherry head redfoot is not growing…. whereas my 1 year old rescued cherry seems to be thriving in a separate enclosure with very similar husbandry….
I’ve had him/her for a couple of months and very little progress in weight has been made. According to the breeder he/she should be around 6 months old by now. Originally came to me around 40 grams, 3 weeks ago he was around 47 grams. His weight has been fluctuating a little since then and he is currently 43 grams and 5.7 cm shell length. Two weeks ago, he started going off his food….for the last week or so, I have increased soaks to twice a day and included one carrot baby food soak. He is now eating a little, but seems to be running around eating substrate quite a bit, but eats a little food when in dish. He seems to be walking the wall perimeter and running into things. Friday when I came home from work I found him in a diagonal position against a hide. Yesterday morning I found him laying vertically on the edge of his hell and later upside down in the water dish, which was in the corner of enclosure; I have moved into the middle at this point. It almost seems like he has gone blind. Is there any accurate way to tell this?
Temps are 92 F to 74 F, humidity ranges from 55% to 75 %, substrate is cypress forest floor and sphagnum moss
Lights are zoo med uvb strip (0.5), 50 watt zoo med basking light and a CHE
Enclosure is a tub (14 inches x 30 inches) that is almost entirely closed on the top as we cut holes out of the top for lights
Diet is various greens; endive, escarole, collard, spring mix, various fruits; strawberry, mango, pineapple, treats such as mushrooms , carrots, zoo med pellets softened
Had started small amounts of protein once a week, but when he went off his food, I stopped
Stool is brownish green, but a little softer than it should be; I’m waiting for a sample to take in for a fecal
Any advice would be appreciated.
Julie