Hello, I'm a new member amd believe I may be able to find some great information on this site. I've been in the process of getting this monitor released into my care for a few days and finally got the green light this morning. When I saw this sweet little hatchling in a tiny set up with temps around 80 and no humidity I knew it wouldn't make it long. It's emaciated and dehydrated and is more limp than a well cooked noodle when picked up. I have a simple 20 gallon set up until I know whether or not this little thing will pull through. I'm using a mix of ecoearth and sand which is keeping the humidity within 60 to 80%. The basking platform was at 115F, but is increasing in temp as the material absorbs the heat, it's ceramic so it might take close to an hour. The light on the right is a low wattage bulb to keep things warm on the cool end.
This is the little munchkin. You can see how incredibly thin it (staying away from he or she until i know the gender) is.
While the enclosure was warming up I took it out for some sun and gave it a warm bath for some forced hydration. The water seemed to help perk the little monitor up a bit.
I tried offering small dubia roaches and a chopped up pinky to no avail. I did get a bit of tongue flicking which makes me hopeful.
My sweet little monitor decided to crawl under his basking area for a nap. After a while I may try offering food again.
If it still refuses food tomorrow I'll syringe feed with some reptiboost to get some nutrients in it. This is the temporary humble abode:
This is my first monitor rescue. If anyone has more experience and would like to offer advice or suggestions I will take them seriously and they would be greatly appreciated. I want to see this sweet baby recover, thrice, and live a long happy life.
Thank you for reading!
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This is the little munchkin. You can see how incredibly thin it (staying away from he or she until i know the gender) is.
While the enclosure was warming up I took it out for some sun and gave it a warm bath for some forced hydration. The water seemed to help perk the little monitor up a bit.
I tried offering small dubia roaches and a chopped up pinky to no avail. I did get a bit of tongue flicking which makes me hopeful.
My sweet little monitor decided to crawl under his basking area for a nap. After a while I may try offering food again.
If it still refuses food tomorrow I'll syringe feed with some reptiboost to get some nutrients in it. This is the temporary humble abode:
This is my first monitor rescue. If anyone has more experience and would like to offer advice or suggestions I will take them seriously and they would be greatly appreciated. I want to see this sweet baby recover, thrice, and live a long happy life.
Thank you for reading!
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