trinityjean1993
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My Lizzy was having a hard time catching her super worms this morning she had to get real close to them and grab them! Is this a medical concern?
Not catching food.
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nightanole
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It is if its still happening next week.
lack of D3 and calcium can cause the muscles to not work properly.
An injury can cause the tongue to not shoot out, and end up like an iggy or beardy tongue.
"misses" are from MBD and the bone is warped or too flexible.
lack of D3 and calcium can cause the muscles to not work properly.
An injury can cause the tongue to not shoot out, and end up like an iggy or beardy tongue.
"misses" are from MBD and the bone is warped or too flexible.
trinityjean1993
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Okay thanks so much! She caught her horn worm just fine and then I fed her the super worms dusted in calcium without D3 and struggled
trinityjean1993
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She did not miss them just couldn’t get them to stick. I’m not aware of any injuries unless one of the worms bit her.
Lindasjackson
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Did you dust the worms too heavily? Her tongue might not stick if there’s too much calcium dust on them. You don’t want them to look like powdered donuts, just very lightly dusted so that maybe their color is muted a little.
trinityjean1993
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That may have been the case and okay I can post pictures tonight
trinityjean1993
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Oh no! This is probably my fault. I am trying to get her to warm up to me and kept moving further back as she would get close to me and at one point she was just like forget it and her tongue came out really far like I’ve never seen before
They can extend quite far... it is when they extend hit and the item does not let go that the tongue can become injured.
trinityjean1993
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Okay no it didn’t not get stuck I hand feed them
so see how she is at the next feed. We usually look at supplement types and usage along with uvb when there are issues targeting.
trinityjean1993
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Okay
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nightanole
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Setup looks good. But that is an awfully short UVB bulb, it looks like it doesnt even cover half the top.
What size cage is she in? Looks like it is a 30 inch high... All the fake plants are high risk for impaction issues. I agree with nightanole about the UVB...
You should lift the cage up off the floor. having it on the floor like that not only is a more stressful placement for her but high risk of water damage to your wood floors.
You should lift the cage up off the floor. having it on the floor like that not only is a more stressful placement for her but high risk of water damage to your wood floors.
trinityjean1993
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I am in the process of having a cage hand built for her with lights and all. And it is the shorter UVB
T5HO or T8? What bulb strength?
What are your supplements and what is the usage of them?
trinityjean1993
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She just laid eggs in November. And there is a lay bin in her enclosure
