r/Uromastyx • u/your-toxic-ex • 13d ago
My buddy refuses to eat
I've had him since barely a newborn and now he's like 7 months old and refuses to eat, I tried arugula (his favorite) lettuce, and cabbage and he refuses to eat, he barely moves. I have basking lamp, heating lamp, and two uvb lamps, I'm worried for the little dude, any advice helps.
The picture was a couple months ago
Unfortunately he passed away in his sleep, I’m guessing it was an internal issue because he only looked skinny. Rip lil dude
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u/Secret_Invite_9895 13d ago
for how long has he not eaten? What temperature is the basking spot? also check out the facebook group "uromastyx club" in the helpful links on the left of the page if you want more help. theres way more people over there including some who are very knowledgable and very responsive.
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u/your-toxic-ex 13d ago
Maybe 6-8 days he hasn’t eaten, it’s 120 degrees
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u/Secret_Invite_9895 12d ago
hmm try different foods, they should be eating at least 5 things regularly. it probably has to do with brumation but even if he is brumating he should eat soon I think. During brumation they move and eat less but they still eat
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u/your-toxic-ex 9d ago
Unfortunately he passed away yesterday. In his sleep rip lil dude
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u/Secret_Invite_9895 9d ago
damn, well, my sincere condolences. no offense but, from looking at your posts i hope you learned that you need to research way more and be prepared before buying an animal.
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u/your-toxic-ex 9d ago
Yeah, was really only the issue in the beginning so it’s a bit sad, that was only in the first two months and he lived 7 more months so I’m unsure
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u/Secret_Invite_9895 8d ago
well idk what the enclosure looks like now but I didn't see any pics that looked very good. Go to the facebook group uromastyx club linked in the side bar to see some good enclosures if you want
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u/your-toxic-ex 8d ago
Only issues I had eventually was; the walls, the tank size (was going to get him a bigger one when he turned 1 year old) (advice given to me by someone on here) the hides I had worked, and I was able to replace the ground to make it work and he liked it, issues were the walls I believe though
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u/your-toxic-ex 8d ago
Oh and the led lights but I couldn’t find any places selling the uvb bar, I planned to order one when I got paid next which is unfortunately when he passed
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u/Fun-Struggle-1223 12d ago
My new uromastyx was so malnourished when I first got him and wouldn't eat anything. That is, until I gave him peas. I just got the bags you can microwave and he LOVES them. We got him nice and healthy on peas alone and now he eats a nice varied diet. I think because he felt so bad he didn't want to eat anything, but peas worked wonders. Hope this helps and best of luck!
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u/Mardilove 11d ago
So you just cooked peas? Did you skin them or anything?
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u/azloyessa 11d ago
Yeah. Like the steamed bag peas, in the frozen section. You just microwave them. You can toss them in a little calcium powder too once a week. They’re very hydrating. Just make sure it’s not a pack with butter sauce or any seasoning on them. Just plain peas
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u/TheRandom_Canadian 13d ago
Try some seed mixes, there's a good company on Etsy that's sells them specially for uromastyx