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#197041
Jenjoe928
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Help with new ig.... 
Okay well we have had fluffy for approx 3 weeks now and he really doesn’t seem to want to eat, he isn’t growing visaibly, i have all the normal things right, uva / uvb, heat, climbing branches, food, water, what else can I do. Fluffy is approx. 15’ long and very skittish, i have been having to force feed him daily just to make sure that he is getting some food, he ate fine the fist few days but now doesn’t seem to want to eat. Any suggestions would be helpful, i don’t know if this matters but he just went through a shed when i purchased him he was 1/2 way through his shed.
Thanks
Jen
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12/10/04 11:15am
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#197047
Patrick7564
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Message To: Jenjoe928 In reference to Message Id: 197041
Help with new ig....
Hi Jenjoe928 Well they take a little bet to get settled in to there new environment give your guy a week to get used to were here is. The skittish part is how all young iggys are. See it is a long story, but to chop the story short your guy really thinks your trying to eat him/her just keep working with your guy and it well come around. Now on the shedding part now sometimes it matters about the eating and sometimes it doesn’t depending on the iggy. Mine they still eat when there shedding I would have to say it is the new environment that he is not eating.. but your guy well and when your guy does oh boy…….
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12/10/04 11:49am
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#197053
Iluviggy
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Message To: Jenjoe928 In reference to Message Id: 197041
Help with new ig....
what are you feeding him, first and foremost? has he been to th vet for a checkup yet? you should ask your vet to do a fecal exam for parasites, and maybe a blood workup. Actually, your ig might just be stressed. It’s not unusual for newly acquired igs to behave the way you are describing; they need to get used to thier surroundings for a few weeks before they settle down and behave normally.
How long was it after he stopped eating that you began to force feed? Force feeding should only be done in extreme situations, because it could potentially stress your ig out even more, causing him to want to eat even less! If your ig is frightened, which he probably is while being force fed, he may associate stress w/ feeding time if this is becoming a routine situation, too. My best advice is to get him to a vet. If all of his tests check out ok, i’d chalk it up to stress. (depends on what you’re feeding him too.)
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12/10/04 12:01pm
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