BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

Hey everyone just wanted you all to know that i now have had izzy for a few day's he seems to be adjusting just fine he is still busy exploring his new home i have a ton of things that he can climb and crawl through and he's loving it when he in there.but he hasn't eating a bite since i got him and hasn't had a single bowle movement at all i think i may have to have my vet check him out what does everyone else think???

hi mate and congrats on your new bluey and welcome aboard,he should be ok,sometimes takes them a few days to settle,what temps u got for him and what set up,how old is he ,rough age even and they dont pooh every day,depends on how much they feed and how often and there activity levels,give him some time and im sure he will be fine,oh has he got good weight on,not skinny and emaciated,maybe post a pic so we can see,will help with offering suggestions to,oh and u will get lots of different oppinions to which can be useful,one tip to husbandry,have a read of the care sheet on this site,full of great info as well

Welcome to you and Izzy. Congrats on choosing a BTS ... you won't regret it. My Baby didn't poo for several days after she arrived. Stage fright? If eating is going well maybe offer a bit of fruit to help things move along? Like Richard said if health looks good probably just stress from the relocation. Happens to many of us when we travel. Good Luck.

i have the temps at 98F at the basking site and 75F on the cool side and i'm using a 10.0 uvb long buld he's on aspen shaving's i dont know his actual age glitterfish didn't know ether(i got him from her) see posting http://www.bluetongueskinks.net/forum/v ... php?t=9354 for pic's and http://www.bluetongueskinks.net/forum/v ... php?t=9729 . i dont have a camera so sorry i cant get you any pics but he seems really active and he's got a good weight to him hes not skinny at all. glitterfish said that he hadn't eaten in almost 2 months which i find hard to belive given his good weight.

Looks pretty old.

Setup sounds perfect.

ok when i got him from glitterfish she said that he hasn't eaten anything in almost two months also that he hasn't had any bowel movements in those 2 months and if he's been impacted for two months wouldn't he be extremely thin and be completly non active or dead by now i'm just trying to figure it out he's about 4 or 5 lbs so any ideas?

I don't think 2 months without food would have a noticeable effect on the way he looks.

NomadOfTheHills wrote:Looks pretty old.

Setup sounds perfect.

Ohhh, it's this guy! He looks just like Nona.

Does Izzys name mean like, izzy a boy or izzy a girl?

Kris

Sounds like hes full of lead if he's over 2kgs, have you tried soaking him in a warm bath, is he already brumating or going into it?

i tried soaking him in a warm bath for 15 min and i dont know if he's going into or already in brumation.
and izzy as in a he

What did you weigh him with? 4-5lbs would be very heavy for a skink.

i didn't weigh him thats just a gues from holding him im probably off by about a poundand a half but he's got really good weight he's not at all skinny and is active when i hlod him and he always tried to hide under my shirt or anything else he can find and sleep but when he's in his cage all he does is dig into the substraight and hide/sleep all the time.

I'm going to make a guess and say that you are off by more the a pound. I think the heaviest bluey on here was 2 1/2 pounds before his diet. I would recommend getting a kitchen scale that measures in pounds and grams. There is one at Target that is about $20 and comes with a good size tray to put a bluey on. I find it helpful to weigh my guys about once a month.

The fact that you state he continues to hide and go asleep does make me think its a brumation thing, it could be settling in nerves but, I've no idea what the seasons are like where you are, but if its getting cooler with shortening days, he maybe thinking of it, did glitterfish give you any info on last years cooling down procedures?could you find out?

well i've tried asking her and she ehter doesn't want to tell me or she just doesn't know anything about brumation i ask her what time of the year did he normally start to slow down and sleep and eat less and she doesn't seemm to know or want to tell me she had him for 5 years and doesn't want to give me any of that info but i dont know for sure. right now its fall here in mn and the days are getting shorter and cooler.

What have you tried feeding him? If he's not eating anything then he won't be having bowel movements.

It's also a possibility that he's stressed from all the moving. They just recently moved and now he's moved again to your house.

ok were in the clear he ate last night i got some beef and squash all natural wet cat food and he went to town on in so i thin k were all good thanks every one