Hi, so I will start off by listing the conditions of Reptar's cage and then describe the problem and maybe someone can give me some advice. I'm getting really worried.
He is around 5 inches long, bought from the petstore a little over two weeks ago. He is in a 50 gallon tank with reptile carpet for substrate. The cool end is between 80 and 86 degrees, his basking area is between 105-115. I have the powersun 100 w as his uvb bulb. His basking spot is between maybe 7-12 in away from the bulbs depending on where he basks. The lights are on a timer and come on at 8 am and go off at 9 pm. I have been putting some cut up kale that i spray with water in his tank most mornings. He always has pellets available and a water dish. I use reptisafe with all the water I use. I have been taking him outside for around 10-20 min when it has been sunny and warm. At the petstore, he always ate (I know because I work there). However, now that he is here I have had trouble feeding him. At the petstore he ate only crickets (little ones). I have offered him crickets every day. He has eaten without much trouble only about 5 of the 16 days I have had him and even then the most he ate was five. I think he has messed with the salad a few times, but not recently. Part of his tail shed last week and then he began to eat a little. He stopped eating again though and now it has been four days. Yesterday his foot was shedding a lot. Over the last two weeks I have given him a bit of baby food on four days (carrot, chicken, and sweet potato/chicken). I have bathed him in warm water for about ten min almost every day. He used to not bask, but this week he has begun to bask on his own. My main concerns right now are that he isn't eating and his poop isn't right. All that comes out is liquid. It didn't used to be like that! I do not think he should be impacted as he barely ate anything and I never gave him crickets bigger than the space between his eyes. I have noticed that recently his eyes are closed often. He doesn't really explore his cage or move around, he doesn't even bother to climb down and sleep on the ground anymore. His tail is gray at the end but I can't tell if it will shed again or if it is just not as bright as the rest of him. His demeanor has changed, but I think that is just because he isn't as afraid of me anymore. (He bit me about a week ago and used to open his mouth aggressively, but now he climbs up on my arm and lays there and he hasn't opened his mouth in aggression ever since.) If anyone has any ideas why his eating and pooping are off (and if the eyes and tail are significant) please give me some advice. I really don't want Reptar to die! Thank you! I am adding pictures of his droppings and him to look at if that will help.
He is around 5 inches long, bought from the petstore a little over two weeks ago. He is in a 50 gallon tank with reptile carpet for substrate. The cool end is between 80 and 86 degrees, his basking area is between 105-115. I have the powersun 100 w as his uvb bulb. His basking spot is between maybe 7-12 in away from the bulbs depending on where he basks. The lights are on a timer and come on at 8 am and go off at 9 pm. I have been putting some cut up kale that i spray with water in his tank most mornings. He always has pellets available and a water dish. I use reptisafe with all the water I use. I have been taking him outside for around 10-20 min when it has been sunny and warm. At the petstore, he always ate (I know because I work there). However, now that he is here I have had trouble feeding him. At the petstore he ate only crickets (little ones). I have offered him crickets every day. He has eaten without much trouble only about 5 of the 16 days I have had him and even then the most he ate was five. I think he has messed with the salad a few times, but not recently. Part of his tail shed last week and then he began to eat a little. He stopped eating again though and now it has been four days. Yesterday his foot was shedding a lot. Over the last two weeks I have given him a bit of baby food on four days (carrot, chicken, and sweet potato/chicken). I have bathed him in warm water for about ten min almost every day. He used to not bask, but this week he has begun to bask on his own. My main concerns right now are that he isn't eating and his poop isn't right. All that comes out is liquid. It didn't used to be like that! I do not think he should be impacted as he barely ate anything and I never gave him crickets bigger than the space between his eyes. I have noticed that recently his eyes are closed often. He doesn't really explore his cage or move around, he doesn't even bother to climb down and sleep on the ground anymore. His tail is gray at the end but I can't tell if it will shed again or if it is just not as bright as the rest of him. His demeanor has changed, but I think that is just because he isn't as afraid of me anymore. (He bit me about a week ago and used to open his mouth aggressively, but now he climbs up on my arm and lays there and he hasn't opened his mouth in aggression ever since.) If anyone has any ideas why his eating and pooping are off (and if the eyes and tail are significant) please give me some advice. I really don't want Reptar to die! Thank you! I am adding pictures of his droppings and him to look at if that will help.
The only thing I could think of is maybe a probiotic of some sort but I don't know what dosage or form to give. I've heard that antibiotics, although very helpful, can be very taxing on their digestive system. Try searching the forum for probiotics and see what comes up. I know people here have used them.
