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 Caiman not Defecating

I’ve had my caiman for 3 weeks now. The day he arrived he Defecated shortly after I put him in his tank, that was 20 days ago. He hasnt defecated since then. He’s been eating fine, crickets and fish. I thought maybe I was over-feeding so I didnt feed him for 4 days and he still didnt go but he started attacking the fake plants in the tank so I started feeding him again. He’s pretty fat right now. I keep a few live fish in the tank so he can eat whenever he gets hungry but they usually dont make it more then 2 night’s. He’s always looking for something to eat.

He’s very healthy(or atleast seems it to me). Water temperature is always 82-84F and air is 82F during day and 75F at night. Am I just worrying or could there be a problem?

If there is a problem what could I do about it?

Thanks
Justin



02/17/08  11:45pm

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 Caiman not Defecating

As they get older they eat less often. During the winter they eat less often. During a cold spell they eat less often.

Also, their meals are larger as they get bigger, so there’s no need to eat as often.

When they don’t eat so often, they don’t poop so often. And even if they did, you might not see it. It might be on land, it might be buried, it might have become fish food, it might have been filtered out, it moight have been broken up and diluted or re-eaten.



02/23/08  04:02pm

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 Caiman not Defecating

Well after 4 weeks he finally defecated. =)
02/26/08  05:26pm

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 Caiman not Defecating

Nice to hear.
02/28/08  02:07am


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