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#1836530
LizardNoob
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Frustrated@@!! 
We can not get our beardie to eat, period. She has like 2-3 crickets a day and thats it. We have parazap but getting her to eat it is nearly impossible. AHHH!!!
What else can we try?!
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08/19/08 07:48pm
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#1836581
Newfgal
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Message To: LizardNoob In reference to Message Id: 1836530
Frustrated@@!!
How old is your beardie and how long have you been giving ParaZap? Sometimes it takes a while to work...
Nancy.
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08/19/08 08:29pm
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#1836598
LizardNoob
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Message To: Newfgal In reference to Message Id: 1836581
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Well, she must be about 3-4 months now and has grown about a 1/2 inch since we got her at 2 months. She is skinny and we try and feed her multiple times a day...if we are lucky she will eat 4 or 5 crickets a day. We just started the parazap on Saturday but she HARDLY ever will even lick her nose. I have tried dropping it on her nose, she won’t lick it most of the time, i have tried just holding the syringe in front of her hoping that she will lick it. We have spent countless hours getting her to take the parazap and eat crickets. I also bathe her and mist her often. We offer greens everyday although she prolly hasn’t touched those in a few weeks either. We are at a loss for what to do...she is not growing and will not make it if she continues this!!!
Help!!!
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08/19/08 08:45pm
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#1836614
Jenny12594
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Message To: LizardNoob In reference to Message Id: 1836598
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well, i higly doubt she will starve herself, may she is just stressed are her temeratures good? wut type of uvb r u using, because i heard some are bad for bd’s
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08/19/08 08:50pm
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#1836615
LizardNoob
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Message To: Jenny12594 In reference to Message Id: 1836614
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Basking area is 105-110, we also have a 18 inch repticSUN 10.0 UVB.
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08/19/08 08:51pm
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#1836619
Newfgal
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Message To: LizardNoob In reference to Message Id: 1836598
Frustrated@@!!
Maybe she DOES have paracites, i would not give up on the parazap b/c if she goes to the vet and in fact does have paracites, they will put her on meds that may hurt her tummy anyway. What you could do since she won’t take the ParaZap is gently pull down her bottom lip like the beginning of her beard, and with the tip of the syringe with the ParaZap in it give it to her that way, try to do it quickly befor she starts to struggle...
Nancy.
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08/19/08 08:54pm
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#1837158
Shamere07
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Message To: Newfgal In reference to Message Id: 1836619
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umm the thing could be she doesnt want crickets. i hear nancy talking about it all the time. try to switch it up i mean she needs to get plumped up so try some waxies or some umm.. silkies. or what ever eles kinda worms there are. oh pheonix there good for bulking up. she might not have any intrest for the crickets why she isnt eating. or at least do this till she gets her apetite up and gains some good weight then you can try to switch her around to other things.
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08/20/08 01:24pm
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#1837272
LizardNoob
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Message To: Shamere07 In reference to Message Id: 1837158
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ok whats the best way to keep waxies alive? fridge?
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08/20/08 03:25pm
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#1837276
Shamere07
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Message To: LizardNoob In reference to Message Id: 1837272
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yeah i think you can fridge them. just be carefull with waxies there arent the greatest thing in fact there really bad because they are candy bars good for plumping up tho. but they can get addicted to them and not want to eat anything eles. so if you can and its possible put out an order for some silkies as well
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08/20/08 03:27pm
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#1837298
Newfgal
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Message To: Shamere07 In reference to Message Id: 1837276
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Yes, you keep waxies in the fridge unless you want them to breed, lol...like Sham said though, they are high in fat and are basicly junk food, keep them for a very rare treat...silks and lobster roaches are the best staple foods...
Nancy.
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08/20/08 03:50pm
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#1837577
LizardNoob
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Message To: Newfgal In reference to Message Id: 1837298
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yeah might be time to get some lobsters, this is what the breeder fed them, also is there a sight that sells silkies now?
Thanks
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08/20/08 07:52pm
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#1837980
Newfgal
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Message To: LizardNoob In reference to Message Id: 1837577
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As far as i know, and been hearing from a few people, silks are no where to be found!! It’s terrible! If you can’t find any, i would go with the lobster roaches, and yep, the only beardie in my house that will eat crickets is my baby, the other 3 will not look at them, some beardies just do not want them, can’t say i blame them, lol...
Nancy.
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08/21/08 07:55am
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#1837992
Shamere07
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Message To: Newfgal In reference to Message Id: 1837980
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lol nancy looks like you could make a killing on suply and demand we all know you got thousands of silkies lol. and we all know now that if things got bad nancy would eat a roach over a cricket anyday lol.
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08/21/08 08:18am
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Newfgal
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Message To: Shamere07 In reference to Message Id: 1837992
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Quote: lol nancy looks like you could make a killing on suply and demand we all know you got thousands of silkies lol.
I have a few eggs in the fridge, lol, but i won’t hatch any yet b/c a had ordered some large ones a coupple months ago that had the virus, so if i hatch some right now, they will probable get the virus as well, i’m gonna wait to be on the safe side, lol...
Quote: we all know now that if things got bad nancy would eat a roach over a cricket anyday lol.
Sorry you are dead wrong about that, i wouldn’t eat that if i was starving to death! lol...
Nancy.
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08/21/08 08:31am
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