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#1813749
Juice*
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 My BT isnt eating
i got him 1 week ago and he was eating good than i swithched his cage and he stoped eating as much he was eating 2 mice a day and now he is only trying to eat only 1 mouse every 2-3 days do put him back into his old cage? 48’’x16’’x24’’ and the new one is 50’’x30’’x16’’1/2
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07/30/08 04:09pm
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#1813789
Reptictale92
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1813749
My BT isnt eating
What is the temp. in the new cage. And the humidity. Got any pic. of the monitor and the new cage.
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07/30/08 04:34pm
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#1813811
Juice*
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Message To: Reptictale92 In reference to Message Id: 1813789
My BT isnt eating
the temp is around 100-110 for basking temps and the other side is like 70 i dont know about humidity but he has a good sized water bowl
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07/30/08 04:48pm
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#1813837
Reptictale92
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1813811
My BT isnt eating
Your temps need to be higher. A water bowl has noting to do with humidity.
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07/30/08 05:11pm
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#1813859
Juice*
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Message To: Reptictale92 In reference to Message Id: 1813837
My BT isnt eating
..... well how do i get humidity up isnt there water involved
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07/30/08 05:32pm
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#1813886
Mxracer
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1813859
My BT isnt eating
nice deep subtrate that is moist and with a air tight cage and proper temps it will creat humidity
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07/30/08 06:08pm
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#1813911
Juice*
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Message To: Mxracer In reference to Message Id: 1813886
My BT isnt eating
ohhhhh alright thanks! but he ate a little more just now! but not what he should be eating... he only ate 2 mice and he is like almost 2 feet
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07/30/08 06:22pm
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#1813941
Mxracer
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1813911
My BT isnt eating
ill bump a food post for you and look at all the things you can feed him
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07/30/08 06:41pm
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#1813943
Reptictale92
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1813911
My BT isnt eating
Here is a from that covers that.
Click Here.
I also bump it up for you.
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07/30/08 06:42pm
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#1814087
Juice*
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Message To: Reptictale92 In reference to Message Id: 1813943
 My BT isnt eating
wow! that is a good food chart! my savanna monitor was on a pretty good one to but that one is crazy! so the bt will be good on a foot of dirt? thats moist?
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07/30/08 09:06pm
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#1814094
Reptictale92
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1814087
My BT isnt eating
Yes.
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07/30/08 09:11pm
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#1816004
Juice*
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Message To: Reptictale92 In reference to Message Id: 1814094
My BT isnt eating
ok i did that and he still isnt eating like he should.... and he just wants to hide all day? im gonna take is hide away
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08/01/08 02:20pm
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#1816007
Reptictale92
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1816004
My BT isnt eating
Lets see some pic.
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08/01/08 02:24pm
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#1816045
Alyssa125
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Message To: Reptictale92 In reference to Message Id: 1816007
My BT isnt eating
i wouldnt take his hiding place away, they need to feel safe. are you sure its a male, is there any other not normal behaviors.
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08/01/08 02:52pm
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#1816335
Juice*
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Message To: Alyssa125 In reference to Message Id: 1816045
My BT isnt eating
well im not sure its a male... its still small but he ate 1 mouse today and i through him a fish and he smelled it almost ate it but than changed its mind... =/ my friends BT eats way more and its smaller
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08/01/08 06:26pm
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#1816567
Alyssa125
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1816335
My BT isnt eating
I didn’t know if mine was a male or female before, because she was found and given to me. So I just kind of called it a he and didn’t think much about it. Then recently he started not eating and getting really skinny but his stomach was big & i thought he was having metabolism problems but it turned out she was laying eggs. I don’t know how mature yours is though
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08/01/08 10:14pm
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#1816577
Crocdoc
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Message To: Alyssa125 In reference to Message Id: 1816567
My BT isnt eating
so, Juice, have you raised the basking temperature, yet? Post a photo of the enclosure and people here will be able to sort out your problem.
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08/01/08 10:23pm
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#1817350
Juice*
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Message To: Crocdoc In reference to Message Id: 1816577
My BT isnt eating
surface temp is 118 and he is shedding maybe thats the problem? and he is only like 1 and a half feet almost 2.. i dont know how to post pics never have.
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08/02/08 06:57pm
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#1817356
Sidbarvin
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1817350
My BT isnt eating
You have to download pictures onto a photo server then copy and paste them from there to this site.
I would try getting that temperature up to 130-140 if I were you.
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08/02/08 07:02pm
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#1817415
Sold82
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Message To: Sidbarvin In reference to Message Id: 1817356
My BT isnt eating
Don’t take his hide away for one. And by "his hide" are you saying he has only one? He should have multiple hides throughout the temperature gradients of the cage, not just one. If you take his (i’m assuming) one and only safe place(hide) away from him you are just gonna stress him out by making him stay in full view. Chill out, raise his basking spot temp ensure that the soil is moist below the surface and dry on top. maybe get some leaf litter and throw a crapload into the cage. that in itself shall add possible hiding places for him. your cage should be quite a bit bigger than what you have. Do you realize you are gonna want a cage that will be 8 - 10 feet long at least 4 feet tall and about 4 feet wide? He should have 1-2 feet of dirt to dig in and whatnot, really there are a bunch of things that should be improved. those are some odd dimensions for a cage, is it an aquarium? or did you just buy the oddest length wood you could find?
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08/02/08 08:15pm
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#1818190
Juice*
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Message To: Sold82 In reference to Message Id: 1817415
My BT isnt eating
it was a cabinet so it was 4ft long, 16in high, 30in long he aint even 2 feet yet and i know he is gonna get big thats why i got him. and he is eatin nice and fine again! today he ate a little bird and yesterday 2 mice the day before 2 mice so he is getting fat again :) i put more dirt in and raised the light bulb just a little bit and now its hot enough. dirt is moist underneath and dry on top too
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08/03/08 02:16pm
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#1819202
Cinderellawkids
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1818190
My BT isnt eating
So we all understand this correctly, how often are you feeding him? Does he eat insects?
Mine is eating crickets and worms daily but mice only 2 to 3 times a week as that is what Proexotics recommended. I usually only give him 2 large mice or 2- 2week old rat pups each rodent feeding.
and he’s growing well 5 to 6 inches per month
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08/04/08 11:37am
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#1824201
Juice*
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Message To: Cinderellawkids In reference to Message Id: 1819202
My BT isnt eating
yeah he stoped eating again =( i never had a monitor problem and this is buggin me... he is like 22 in long and i havent tried to feed him insects because i think he is to big for them.. ill try now though
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08/08/08 04:04pm
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#1824217
Juice*
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1824201
My BT isnt eating
oh and he/she is always digging too!
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08/08/08 04:15pm
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#1825912
AlbigsRule
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1824217
My BT isnt eating
They never ever outgrow insects, and if your husbandry was correct he could be eating everyday a mixed diet of rodents, birds, and insects. My albig easily eats around 50 crickets, and between 5-7 small mice a night. Something is not right with your enclosure, post pictures so we can help you out.
As for the the insect thing when your albig does outgrows crickets, move to roaches. There are a few people who can help you out with that.
Brandon
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08/10/08 12:09pm
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#1825942
Mxracer
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Message To: AlbigsRule In reference to Message Id: 1825912
My BT isnt eating
i have a 15 inch ackie and a 2 foot one and they both can easily eat 50=60 cricketes a days with one pinky mouse and suoer worms and im working on gett rouchs
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08/10/08 12:48pm
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#1836720
Juice*
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Message To: Mxracer In reference to Message Id: 1825942
 My BT isnt eating
i have vents, little fan, humidity, hard top, water bowl, and 12’’ of dirt! why is he still being all dumb about eating what he should!! the cage is (5’long) (3’tall) (3’1/2’wide) everythings right?? isnt it?
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08/19/08 10:25pm
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#1836832
Sidbarvin
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1836720
My BT isnt eating
What are the temperatures in the cage? With the light that far away from the basking surface you would have to have a pretty high wattage light to achieve the proper basking temperature., which in turn would tend to heat the whole cage rather than a small area the size of the lizard. I don’t see how you could have much of a temperature gradient (range) in that cage. I would have a low wattage bulb, maybe two, side by side hanging over that log. A basking surface should hold and store heat.
There seems to be enough room in that cage for some logs and thick branches for climbing. If the monitor has access to areas higher in the cage as well as the ground, it will provide it with more choices as far as temperatures.
That dirt looks pretty dry. Ditch the fan, as it will dry the cage out too fast.
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08/20/08 12:13am
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#1837676
Juice*
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Message To: Sidbarvin In reference to Message Id: 1836832
My BT isnt eating
the dirt is moist i waterd it and surface are is 125 in that spot where the light is hitting
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08/20/08 09:37pm
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#1837752
Sdslancs
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Message To: Juice* In reference to Message Id: 1837676
My BT isnt eating
I have two BTs and they both enjoy climbing and pushing stuff around and digging. While your cage looks basically good as far as size goes, it’s too sparse for a monitor that likes to climb trees as well as dig burrows. Fake plants and a few branches, will add some privacy and things of interest for him. Maybe if he starts to feel secure and interested in his environment, he will start to hunt down roaches or crickets. If he won’t eat frozen mice, you may have to try live prey, just to get him started.
One of my bt’s has been very hard to encourage to eat from day one, but you just have to keep trying to improve his conditions. How active is he?
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08/20/08 10:32pm
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