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Hey everyone!
I got Jethro from PetCo almost 2 years ago. It will be 2 years this August. When he was younger he didn't have too many problems eating his veggies and crickets. Now though, at almost 1 pound in weight (he's 389 grams), he only eats his crickets or super worms (occasional not daily on super worms). Also he doesn't go to the bathroom as often. Sometimes once or twice a week. About a week ago he was going just about every day, sometimes twice. I don't get it. I change his food out often, and water.
He's in a 40 gallon tank (all I can afford for now), he is 20 inches long from head to tail with room to grow. I don't know what else to try. He used to love turnip greens and butternut squash. I don't know if he's refusing them because of weather changes, or if it's 'cause I'm cutting it up and blending it to almost a pudding (afraid he'll choke on it otherwise). Call me the paranoid mom, but I just want what's best for him. I offer him fresh veggies daily but he still doesn't seem interested.
Vet said he was doing great though (and I clean tanks of course... thorough cleaning 1 a month, and change paper towels a couple times a week).
Let me know if I'm doing anything wrong so I can try to fix it, I just want him to be eating his veggies. It drives me nuts. I know as they get older, they'll want more veggies, but the fact that he only licks them occasionally, it drives me nuts!
Veggies I've tried:
Turnip greens (likes okay), butternut squash (loved it earlier on), summer squash, mustard greens, collard greens, bok choy, apples (he used to like), grapes, blue berries... I just don't know what else to do. I may be over reacting, but it just feels like he should be eating more veggies.
Temps says it's about 80-85 in the warm spot.
I got Jethro from PetCo almost 2 years ago. It will be 2 years this August. When he was younger he didn't have too many problems eating his veggies and crickets. Now though, at almost 1 pound in weight (he's 389 grams), he only eats his crickets or super worms (occasional not daily on super worms). Also he doesn't go to the bathroom as often. Sometimes once or twice a week. About a week ago he was going just about every day, sometimes twice. I don't get it. I change his food out often, and water.
He's in a 40 gallon tank (all I can afford for now), he is 20 inches long from head to tail with room to grow. I don't know what else to try. He used to love turnip greens and butternut squash. I don't know if he's refusing them because of weather changes, or if it's 'cause I'm cutting it up and blending it to almost a pudding (afraid he'll choke on it otherwise). Call me the paranoid mom, but I just want what's best for him. I offer him fresh veggies daily but he still doesn't seem interested.
Vet said he was doing great though (and I clean tanks of course... thorough cleaning 1 a month, and change paper towels a couple times a week).
Let me know if I'm doing anything wrong so I can try to fix it, I just want him to be eating his veggies. It drives me nuts. I know as they get older, they'll want more veggies, but the fact that he only licks them occasionally, it drives me nuts!
Veggies I've tried:
Turnip greens (likes okay), butternut squash (loved it earlier on), summer squash, mustard greens, collard greens, bok choy, apples (he used to like), grapes, blue berries... I just don't know what else to do. I may be over reacting, but it just feels like he should be eating more veggies.
Temps says it's about 80-85 in the warm spot.
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