not digesting

[aidenb]

Got him checked at the vet. Apparently no parasites at all, but i'm gonna get this double checked at another vet just to be sure. I think his digestive system is just weak right now, he seems to be able to digest 'soft' stuff so ill just stay away from crickets for now until he's more established.

 

[paul112]

Even if his basking spot is high enough, he might be stressed and hiding in the cold end which would cause the regurgitation. Does he have a hide next to the basking spot? You might want to try that so that he can feel secure and also keep nice and toasty at the same time.

My Sav is still pretty shy, and regurgitated a couple of times after I built her new enclosure. She would eat but then hide under a log in the cold end of the tank, because there wasnt anywhere secure enough for her in the warm end, and obviously this prevented her from digesting anything properly.

Paul

 

[coura]

@Coura- sorry to hijack your thread aidenb but coura what do you think about using UVB for monitors?

It doesant hurt, only helps

 

[coura]

Even if his basking spot is high enough, he might be stressed and hiding in the cold end which would cause the regurgitation. Does he have a hide next to the basking spot? You might want to try that so that he can feel secure and also keep nice and toasty at the same time.

My Sav is still pretty shy, and regurgitated a couple of times after I built her new enclosure. She would eat but then hide under a log in the cold end of the tank, because there wasnt anywhere secure enough for her in the warm end, and obviously this prevented her from digesting anything properly.

Paul

Thats a another likely explanation.

 

[aidenb]

thanks.
@coura, what are the symptoms of gastroenteritis in reptiles?

 

[coura]

Vomiting sometimes with blood, sometimes without, bloated painfull belly, weakning, deshidration, runny stool, etc. Monitors are prone to it.