graydon
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When I say hibernation im not talking about going to sleep for half a year, Im talking about eating less and being less active. But here is my question. If a cham who was raised outside in weather that was pretty much the same as Ambilobe Madagascar. Is it possible for them to not eat for days at a time or even weeks? My cham was out in the florida sun until the cold fronts started coming through and then I moved him inside. Anyway, Mitch stopped eating for close to a week until I gave him a superworm. I always try and varry his diet but he gets mostley gut loaded crix. This gave me an indication that he was on a hunger strike.
Mitch is around 8 1/2 months old, weighs 70gs he has a proper setup 18x18x36 cage 40 watt household bulb and a linear reptisun 5.0. Basking temp is around 85. Ambient temp is 69-71. Humidity stays around 60 percent. I supplement with calcium no d/3 almost every feeding and I barley give him any calcium with d3 because he lived outside for months and got plenty of florida sun. Multivitamin once a month. He is very hydrated. Mist 2x a day for 3 min and have a dripper running 12 hours a day. 12 hour light cycle. 6 30 to 6
The only thing I could think why hes not eating as much is because the size of his cage but I thought he would be fine with it for at least another month. He has a ficus with plenty of biovine for climbing and hiding.
I posted a thread about him sneezing and symptoms of a LRI or URI so I didnt waste any time and I took him to the vet. They gave him a full exam and checked his lungs, heart and other organs. Checked down his throat (no discharge or redness) and there was nothing. Vet said he was healthy but a little underweight. I finally figured out that the cool mist humidifer was causing the sneezing so I cut it out and hes been fine since.
So basiclly is it normal for them to cut way back on food in the winter? Ive heard of them not eating as much in the winter but going for a week without food seems overkill. (I read in another thread that a healthy adult veiled can go months without food).
Sorry for the long post but Im eager to hear some feedback. thanks for reading.
Mitch is around 8 1/2 months old, weighs 70gs he has a proper setup 18x18x36 cage 40 watt household bulb and a linear reptisun 5.0. Basking temp is around 85. Ambient temp is 69-71. Humidity stays around 60 percent. I supplement with calcium no d/3 almost every feeding and I barley give him any calcium with d3 because he lived outside for months and got plenty of florida sun. Multivitamin once a month. He is very hydrated. Mist 2x a day for 3 min and have a dripper running 12 hours a day. 12 hour light cycle. 6 30 to 6
The only thing I could think why hes not eating as much is because the size of his cage but I thought he would be fine with it for at least another month. He has a ficus with plenty of biovine for climbing and hiding.
I posted a thread about him sneezing and symptoms of a LRI or URI so I didnt waste any time and I took him to the vet. They gave him a full exam and checked his lungs, heart and other organs. Checked down his throat (no discharge or redness) and there was nothing. Vet said he was healthy but a little underweight. I finally figured out that the cool mist humidifer was causing the sneezing so I cut it out and hes been fine since.
So basiclly is it normal for them to cut way back on food in the winter? Ive heard of them not eating as much in the winter but going for a week without food seems overkill. (I read in another thread that a healthy adult veiled can go months without food).
Sorry for the long post but Im eager to hear some feedback. thanks for reading.
