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 Posted - 13/06/2012 : 21:55:22
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| hi can anyone give me some advice on a brb,hes about 9 moths old and for the last couple of months has become very fussy and wont eat regardless wot we try i;e super heatin his food popping the foods brains etc ,,,,,,,,,,,, starting to get a bit frustrated now |
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Snakesitter
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Posted - 13/06/2012 : 22:22:52
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Madmack, the first ting to do with a non-feeder is check his environment. What are his temp gradient (high and low), humidity, hiding spots, water bowl access, traffic by his viv, etc.?
Moderator, note this is a duplicate post, we should probably delete the one under intros and leave this one (as it fits better here). |
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gmac
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Posted - 14/06/2012 : 00:44:17
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quote:
Originally posted by Snakesitter
Moderator, note this is a duplicate post, we should probably delete the one under intros and leave this one (as it fits better here).
I agree ;) |
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Snakesitter
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Posted - 15/06/2012 : 23:02:56
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| Madmack, any additional info? Happy to help, we just need more data. |
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[quote]Originally posted by Snakesitter
Madmack, the first ting to do with a non-feeder is check his environment. What are his temp gradient (high and low), humidity, hiding spots, water bowl access, traffic by his viv, etc.?
Moderator, note this is a duplicate post, we should probably delete the one under intros and leave this one (as it fits better here).
his temps are about 28 c nite and about 32 day his humidity is always kept around the 85% he has acouple ov hides in his viv plus trees and logs to crawl round and keep him motivated traffic round his viv is kept to a bare min as he is kept by my 18yr son in his room which ***ody realy goes in ive had him down to a reptile shop were hes been checked for r,i but he's been givin the ok in that respect hes still quite active on a nite but apart from the feeding issues theres not realy any more to say about him |
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Posted - 17/06/2012 : 11:56:12
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his temps are about 28 c nite and about 32 day his humidity is always kept around the 85% he has acouple ov hides in his viv plus trees and logs to crawl round and keep him motivated traffic round his viv is kept to a bare min as he is kept by my 18yr son in his room which ***ody realy goes in ive had him down to a reptile shop were hes been checked for r,i but he's been givin the ok in that respect hes still quite active on a nite but apart from the feeding issues theres not realy any more to say about him
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Posted - 17/06/2012 : 20:33:54
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hi cliff just to give you a quick update just tried to feed my sons brb and with success thank god were originaly feeding him on rat pups which he did enjoy then like i said wouldnt touch them for love nor money regardless wot i tried ,,,,, now resorted back to pinkies with their brains opened up first one i had to assist feed then he took a second on his own accord and then a 3rd and went into proper feed mode which i was well pleased about however since he hasnt fed for 3-5 wks didnt want to push it and over load him
gonna try again next sun and see if i can get him back into a regular routine
thanks so far for youre advice and help will let you know in the coming weeks how he gets on ,,,,,,,,,,, again thx
now iam off to feed my red tail pastel boa the greedy bugger (never such probs with her that is lol) |
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Posted - 18/06/2012 : 21:27:10
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Your first and biggest problem is temps. Brazilian rainbows cannot tolerate levels that high. Make the *max* 27.8C, and provide a gradient all the way down to 22.2C. Do this *right away*, before it causes irreversible damage.
Raise the humidity a bit to 90%.
Hides and traffic sound good.
I assume he has a water bowl large enough to soak in?
Glad to hear he ate for you! :-) |
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