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#2085484
URO LOVER
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not eating at all 
for how long can a uromastyx go with out food in burmation peroide=??
when should some one start to worry????
its not mine they are eating, its just some one i know that got en egyptian thats not eating
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10/18/09 01:12pm
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#2085522
Izsqabe
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Message To: URO LOVER In reference to Message Id: 2085484
not eating at all
It depends on what conditon they are in to start with. A healthy fat Uro could prob go a couple of months without eating much, but they do need to eat to keep hydrated.
I have just had the unfortunate expirence of a WC Uro which was quite skinny that didn’t eat for 19days before he died. 
But my new Uro has started to eat within 24hrs 
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10/18/09 02:56pm
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#2085626
Mbwrink
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Message To: Izsqabe In reference to Message Id: 2085522
not eating at all
I don’t know with how long with a URO per se but I do know that from experience with other reptiles I have had them when they were healthy and well fed go through a period of sickness treated with antibiotics and then have to get their stomach flora straightened with Probotics that meant they didn’t eat for 4-6 months without occasional force feeding of anything else except some Soy Yogurt or Stimulant paste of a couple CC’s. They definitely lose upwards of 20% weight but this doesn’t seem to be life threatening. The biggest problem as I see it with the URO since its not advisable to soak them often is keeping them hydrated. It will probably need to be tube fed some pedialyte!
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10/18/09 07:09pm
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#2085835
Sahells Mom
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Message To: Izsqabe In reference to Message Id: 2085522
not eating at all
In order to go into full brumation, you have to have very short day periods, very cold temps. Most slow down in the winter, but don’t stop eating totally. And it is usually later in the season. Normally they still come out every day, still eat some every day. Did you put yours into total brumation? If not, you are having some other problem if he is not eating AT ALL. Slowing down and stopping are not the same thing.
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10/19/09 08:31am
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