Irian Jaya female not digesting food.

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iJoker
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Irian Jaya female not digesting food.

Postby iJoker » Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:58 am

My skink is not digesting her food. Like, at all. The superworms come out in pieces and the blueberries come out whole! The greens come out leafy. What can I do to help her? Is it an obvious answer?
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Postby Coomassie » Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:56 am

What are your temperatures like? If the temps are too low they won't digest their food properly.
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Re: Irian Jaya female not digesting food.

Postby Katrina » Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:30 am

iJoker wrote:My skink is not digesting her food. Like, at all. The superworms come out in pieces and the blueberries come out whole! The greens come out leafy. What can I do to help her? Is it an obvious answer?


Yeah, check your temperatures for sure. And read over the caresheet and double check all the basic husbandry.

Get a digital temperature gun so you are certain that the surface temperature of the basking area is correct - don't rely on a cheap one or one stuck to the side of the tank that is reading the ambient air temperature.

I'm going to move this to the general discussion forum. :wink:
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