Post by ewriter on Sept 25, 2019 17:04:16 GMT -5
Hello.
I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I purchased a juvenile black roughneck monitor about a month or so ago. The monitor was very friendly and active in the store and had a good appetite and weight. I built a 6' W x 4 'D x 7.5' H enclosure with a basking shelf (about 130 degrees), UV light, misting system and places to hide. The monitor ate crickets and dubia roaches at first, but after a couple of weeks stopped eating and lost weight. We brought him back to the reptile store and they kept him for a week in a 75 gallon glass enclosure and he ate reasonably well. The first day, the monitor ate 4 live mice and was eating about one every other day. We setup a 75 gallon tank at home similar to the way it was at the store, but he hasn't eaten anything. I put in a live mouse and have tried chicken livers, but to no avail. The store is saying to give the monitor another couple of days and if he doesn't eat, I can bring him in and the store will force feed him. I don't want to keep bringing the poor guy back and forth and I'm concerned there's something in our house (we have five cats, four snakes and six other lizards) that's freaking him out.
Please, I'm open to suggestions. I don't want anything to happen to our little guy. We like him and our child loves him. Thank you in advance!
eWriter
I'm hoping someone here can help me out. I purchased a juvenile black roughneck monitor about a month or so ago. The monitor was very friendly and active in the store and had a good appetite and weight. I built a 6' W x 4 'D x 7.5' H enclosure with a basking shelf (about 130 degrees), UV light, misting system and places to hide. The monitor ate crickets and dubia roaches at first, but after a couple of weeks stopped eating and lost weight. We brought him back to the reptile store and they kept him for a week in a 75 gallon glass enclosure and he ate reasonably well. The first day, the monitor ate 4 live mice and was eating about one every other day. We setup a 75 gallon tank at home similar to the way it was at the store, but he hasn't eaten anything. I put in a live mouse and have tried chicken livers, but to no avail. The store is saying to give the monitor another couple of days and if he doesn't eat, I can bring him in and the store will force feed him. I don't want to keep bringing the poor guy back and forth and I'm concerned there's something in our house (we have five cats, four snakes and six other lizards) that's freaking him out.
Please, I'm open to suggestions. I don't want anything to happen to our little guy. We like him and our child loves him. Thank you in advance!
eWriter
