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She’s not eating...
Could she be in gecko-hibernation? Brumation, I think it’s called. What should I do? |
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| 12/07/08 04:40pm |
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Message To: P1g In reference to Message Id: 1910681 She’s not eating...
Did you try feeding her at different times of the day? Sometimes Neal doesn’t eat at one particular time, but if I go back and feed him later he’ll eat a few. Or you could try feeding her one or two crickets a day. From what I’ve read before, I think brumation’s caused by low temperatures (around room temperature, I suppose) and minimal access to food, so if you provide normal heat and steady food she’ll come out of it. I’d wait to read others’ responses, though. |
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| 12/07/08 05:59pm |
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Message To: Sovereigngale In reference to Message Id: 1910754 She’s not eating...
brumation is healthy, and it should come with their biological clock..some people try to keep temps higher to avoid it, but why? it’s not a bad thing, it’s natural AND saves money spent on crickets. lol! brumation= much less extreme than hibernation, but same concept. if she doesn’t eat within a week, i would say to have a fecal done to check for parasites because that can cause an appetite loss as well. parasites can come from just eating her regular crickets, it doesn’t indicate bad care btw. :) if not though, just try 2-3 crickets every night. eventually you’ll notice a pattern, like she only eats 3 crickets every four days and then you can just stick to feeding her that until spring time gets closer. :) |
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| 12/07/08 10:47pm |
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