GBB Sling Refusing Food, Shrinking Abdomen

[betademascenone]

hi everybody!

Nugget is still kickin and hanging out near/in his water. I dont see any signs of molt, but he also doesn't seem any worse for wear. We're still offering food with no luck but going to keep trying and hope a molt happens quick!

 

[Dorifto]

the peninsula where GBBs live is arid. So keep them far drier (you have already responded to this) Perhaps it is unwell due to the humidity levels. Let it dry out and offer food, it doesn't look emaciated so don't panic

Soil is xeric, the climate is humid, very humid, this is something a lot of people tend to mistake, even if it sounds contradictory their habitat it's an humid desert.

There is a lot of humidity in the air, but very very low precipitations towards the soil, so the soil remains extremely dry due to the amount of moisture that thei air draws from it surpases the amount that it receives from the rain, as simple as that.



Looking at it's behaviour, it looks like it has some kind of issues adquiring moisture, so likely it has some kind of issue related to food absorbtion, it could be due to a bad sucking stomach or not. A T that constantly tries to hydrate denotes that.

If drinking doesn't solve the dehydration issue, then you should focus your husbandry on stopping further dehydration. To do that, just make it loose less moisture, aka raising the humidity levels. Just keep a spot quite moist, while remaining the rest quite dry, it should be enough to raise the overall humidity levels to acceptable levels and prevent/slow down further dehydration.

Misting the wall is a very good option to provide hydration, specially with GBB's since in the nature they rely mostly on dew formation, along with the moisture from the food. Simply do not overdo it, just a small spritz here and there.

 

[betademascenone]

Soil is xeric, the climate is humid, very humid, this is something a lot of people tend to mistake, even if it sounds contradictory their habitat it's an humid desert.

There is a lot of humidity in the air, but very very low precipitations towards the soil, so the soil remains extremely dry due to the amount of moisture that thei air draws from it surpases the amount that it receives from the rain, as simple as that.



Looking at it's behaviour, it looks like it has some kind of issues adquiring moisture, so likely it has some kind of issue related to food absorbtion, it could be due to a bad sucking stomach or not. A T that constantly tries to hydrate denotes that.

If drinking doesn't solve the dehydration issue, then you should focus your husbandry on stopping further dehydration. To do that, just make it loose less moisture, aka raising the humidity levels. Just keep a spot quite moist, while remaining the rest quite dry, it should be enough to raise the overall humidity levels to acceptable levels and prevent/slow down further dehydration.

Misting the wall is a very good option to provide hydration, specially with GBB's since in the nature they rely mostly on dew formation, along with the moisture from the food. Simply do not overdo it, just a small spritz here and there.

Thank you so much!