Kasshole
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You’re T looks very skinny to be due a moult. Have you checked to Make sure it has fangs as these could have broke in a bad moult as you’re T should be hungry being that skinnyView attachment 320482 My poor like A. Chalcodes isn’t looking good.. she’s my first adult so I’m still kinda new to the T world. She hasn’t ate since May and I was told she is in pre-molt but she doesn’t look good... any ideas or tips?
Her fangs are fine, she just won’t eat..You’re T looks very skinny to be due a moult. Have you checked to Make sure it has fangs as these could have broke in a bad moult as you’re T should be hungry being that skinny
Geez, that's bad...if its a sucking stomach this would explain not only her not eating, but her not drinking....which would explain the shriveled look to the abdomen.Her fangs are fine, she just won’t eat..
Checklist:
Was recently rehoused?
Has drinking water available?
Could it be a mature male?
Has T fallen in enclosure -- looks like quite a distance from top.
How long have you had this T?
Do you know for sure it's eaten since last moult? (sucking stomach issue)
What does full enclosure look like (any pix?)
Any other symptoms?
I'm sure others will also chime in with ideas.
T sort of looked fine to me, but I don't keep this species. (not sure if that is normal rump shape for this T).
Long fasts can be normal for adult Ts.
I assume its been offered food...what kinds? Have you tried pre killed?
Its not pre-molt, it looks recently molted, like just before you got her maybe.....now her abdomen is looking shriveled a bit...not a good sign.
I assume she has a water dish? (private seller or a business)
It could have had a sucking stomach issue with the next molt. Only hope there is that it makes it to the next molt.
Geez, that's bad...if its a sucking stomach this would explain not only her not eating, but her not drinking....which would explain the shriveled look to the abdomen.
Where did you get her?
I ask because they told you it was pre molt (which its obviously not and most certainly wasn't at the time of purchase)...this tells me they perhaps knew it wasn't eating and gave pre molt as the explanation to sell her....knowing full well she would probably die in time.
This is speculation, nothing more.
Never look for hooks...look for emboli. That said, its absolutely not a MM....MM chalcodes don't look like that remotely.Could be a male?? But I don’t see any hooks
Unless you watch 24/7, you cant make this claim for certain.....but I doubt this is your issue.Has not fallen
I am going with, they know the issue, and lied to sell the t. If this skinny t ate for them, it would have eaten for you...plain and simple...ts don't stop eating because their enclosure changed or moved to a different house. Its thin, it should want food.I got her from an expo and they said she had just eaten
Take note of who told you that...now you know who not to listen to in the future...there is no way this t is pre molt, or was in may or june....unless of course if this t looked much different and was much much fatter when you got her.I was told she wasn’t eating from people on this forum and other T owners that it was pre-molt
Finally, a positive.she is still active and pretty feisty
Parasites will affect a T's health (attitude, well, I dunno but it makes sense it might). I definitely need to add "is it wild-caught' to my newbie checklist.Would a parasite change her behavior? She was soooo sweet and loving now she’s a feisty ..
Parasites will affect a T's health (attitude, well, I dunno but it makes sense it might). I definitely need to add "is it wild-caught' to my newbie checklist.
But, if it makes you feel any better, you can only offer food and water at this point (and provide a safe appropriate enclosure); anything else is beyond your control. Meaning: do your best, you've consulted these boards -- you can only do so much -- and this isn't your fault or something you've done wrong.
I am still a bit hopeful you can find a food T will take, that your T will drink some water and will be fine. It's the most we can hope for. (fingers crossed)