Sorry, and feces.

[kinyonga]

I would think they'd be more likely to be constipated with MBD. MBD affects their muscles too.

 

[littlekiwi]

I would think they'd be more likely to be constipated with MBD. MBD affects their muscles too.

i thought the same from what i’ve seen but it isn’t the case somehow.

 

[kinyonga]

What was she eating?

 

[littlekiwi]

What was she eating?

i am having to force feed her crickets

 

[kinyonga]

It would be better not to force her. I would use a dripper and when she starts opening and shutting her mouth to drink stick a cricket in head first so she bites download on it and see if she eats it. Less stressful.

Are you forcing her to drink too?

 

[littlekiwi]

It would be better not to force her. I would use a dripper and when she starts opening and shutting her mouth to drink stick a cricket in head first so she bites download on it and see if she eats it. Less stressful.

Are you forcing her to drink too?

i’m not forcing her to drink, no. but usually she hisses when i put my hand in so when she does i use the tweezers to stick a cricket in

 

[kinyonga]

That works too but is more stressful.
Just don't show the cricket down her throat...you want her to bite down on it...between her teeth.

 

[littlekiwi]

That works too but is more stressful.
Just don't show the cricket down her throat...you want her to bite down on it...between her teeth.

yeah i definitely don’t shove it down. she’s been chewing just fine

 

[kinyonga]

Good!

 

[littlekiwi]

Good!

she just doesn’t use her tongue, which i understand is another part of MBD. so everything else i’m dealing with, i’m just a bit confused about her feces

 

[kinyonga]

Is she drinking a lot?

 

[littlekiwi]

Is she drinking a lot?

i’d say so since i’ve been seeing her drink and i usually don’t

 

[kinyonga]

If she's drinking too much it might be why her movements are loose....don't really know..

 

[littlekiwi]

If she's drinking too much it might be why her movements are loose....don't really know..

hm ok. will keep updated

 

[littlekiwi]

again.. i’m back ? does anyone have an idea when she will start using her tongue to eat? she moves it when she opens her mouth sometimes but she hasn’t been eating with it

 

[littlekiwi]

update. less watery feces still very very white urates. but she ate on her own today! well, sort of. i held a cricket and she chomped for herself. so i’d say we have positive progress.

 

[kinyonga]

Good that she took the cricket and ate it somewhat on her own.
The tongue may take a bit of time to get back in use...muscles need calcium to work too.

 

[littlekiwi]

Good that she took the cricket and ate it somewhat on her own.
The tongue may take a bit of time to get back in use...muscles need calcium to work too.

let’s hope not too long. she’s very stubborn