Hi, I've had my baby Ernie for a little over a month now. I bought him off of a coworker who couldn't take care of him anymore.
However, he hasn't pooped in almost two weeks. I'm so worried. He refuses to drink too, no matter what I try (eyedropper, splashing or putting food in his water dish, misting) so I've been giving him warm baths every day but he still hasn't pooped. I even tried massaging him like a few articles said to do. Still nothing. Im wondering what caused this. Maybe it was his diet? I fed him mostly mealworms. He hasn't eaten anything weird and I didn't give him substrate. Maybe his tank is too cold? The heat lamp I got from his previous owner had two house bulbs so I replaced them with real heat bulbs, but the heat bulbs broke so I had to buy a new lamp. I'm using a single lamp while I wait for my new heat bulbs to come in. Will he be better once I get him properly warm? I tried feeding him banana, since it's soft and squishy, but now he won't even eat. I'm so worried.
I attached photos of him, the enclosure, and the lighting. SOS
However, he hasn't pooped in almost two weeks. I'm so worried. He refuses to drink too, no matter what I try (eyedropper, splashing or putting food in his water dish, misting) so I've been giving him warm baths every day but he still hasn't pooped. I even tried massaging him like a few articles said to do. Still nothing. Im wondering what caused this. Maybe it was his diet? I fed him mostly mealworms. He hasn't eaten anything weird and I didn't give him substrate. Maybe his tank is too cold? The heat lamp I got from his previous owner had two house bulbs so I replaced them with real heat bulbs, but the heat bulbs broke so I had to buy a new lamp. I'm using a single lamp while I wait for my new heat bulbs to come in. Will he be better once I get him properly warm? I tried feeding him banana, since it's soft and squishy, but now he won't even eat. I'm so worried.
I attached photos of him, the enclosure, and the lighting. SOS