Good morning all, in advance, apologies for not using the 'how to ask for help template', I'm using a mobile/cell phone so its quite difficult writing it all up!
In a nutshell, Digit is a one year old panther kept in a 4x4x2 wood, glass and mesh enclosure with a t5 5% d3 tube and basking light over the top, misted twice a day and gets to use the bathroom shower once a week! Previously I'd feed him once a day and dust 3 times a week with Repashy and every week or so with sticky tongue miner-all. Feeders are given left over fresh fruit and veg, typically oranges, apples, spinach carrots etc. As he approaches adulthood, now eats less frequently so hes fed every other day.
The issue:
Digit's hardly eaten over the last couple of weeks (a couple of locusts and four waxworms). During this time he has shed but im not convinced that this has been completed; his head still seems dark. He never eats when when approaching his shed but his appetite has all but disappeared. He's drinking as normal and passing urate but hardly any faeces but this is to be expected with no food intake.
My questions are as follows, any help will be hugely appreciated.:
-Do you think that he looks underweight?
-Do panthers ever undergo sheds covering only part of their body?
-Do you have any advice on beating a hunger strike?
In a nutshell, Digit is a one year old panther kept in a 4x4x2 wood, glass and mesh enclosure with a t5 5% d3 tube and basking light over the top, misted twice a day and gets to use the bathroom shower once a week! Previously I'd feed him once a day and dust 3 times a week with Repashy and every week or so with sticky tongue miner-all. Feeders are given left over fresh fruit and veg, typically oranges, apples, spinach carrots etc. As he approaches adulthood, now eats less frequently so hes fed every other day.
The issue:
Digit's hardly eaten over the last couple of weeks (a couple of locusts and four waxworms). During this time he has shed but im not convinced that this has been completed; his head still seems dark. He never eats when when approaching his shed but his appetite has all but disappeared. He's drinking as normal and passing urate but hardly any faeces but this is to be expected with no food intake.
My questions are as follows, any help will be hugely appreciated.:
-Do you think that he looks underweight?
-Do panthers ever undergo sheds covering only part of their body?
-Do you have any advice on beating a hunger strike?