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So I posted about my new sunburst and his issue with eating and what not and well all else seems to be going ok he still is having an eating issues, I don't understand any more and I cannot afford to waste money on buying food he won't eat. I have never had this problem with any of the babys I produce nor bought so any suggestions? :(
Max :D
 
Has he maintained the same cage, or has he been moved around lately? Could be stressed about something.

I know who you got your dragon from. I have a Hypo Sunburst female from the same clutch (I believe), she eats everything. I hope your male begins eating again soon, they are gorgeous dragons.
 
Have you tried force feeding him... Kinda taking a feeding syringe, giving him some kind of appetite stimulant mix with baby food? Just get a hold of me Max if you need the how to on that mix.
 
Hey Dan yeah I know the dragon is so cool but yeah I don't know what his problem is he hasn't been moved and I have had him for almost a month now! He is might be from the same clutch, does your female have an additude problem? Hey sunshine I will pm you or talk to you on fb...
 
mmdragons said:
Hey Dan yeah I know the dragon is so cool but yeah I don't know what his problem is he hasn't been moved and I have had him for almost a month now! He is might be from the same clutch, does your female have an additude problem? Hey sunshine I will pm you or talk to you on fb...
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Hey,

No my dragon is sweet as can be. She only goes into "bite" mode when I startle her, which is rare. She's around 11" or so now.

I would try giving him an extra couple hours of daylight, taking out all substrate/hides, and giving him very warm baths two or three times a week.
 
shinezilla said:
Have you tried force feeding him... Kinda taking a feeding syringe, giving him some kind of appetite stimulant mix with baby food? Just get a hold of me Max if you need the how to on that mix.
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Shine,
Its the things that you do or dont do that can determine if the dragon makes it or not.(sometimes) If a dragon has no appetite and doesnt want to eat, is force feeding a good idea?
I didnt see your other thread Max, but what is its conditions? As in, how long have you had it? How long has it not been eating? Does it have stress lines on its belly? Is it in a cage by itself or does it have a cage mate?What kinda of cage is it in? Is it laying around or looked like it is stressed???
 
No stress lined, plastic bin, no cage mate. I have had him for about a month and he has eaten a total of 25 crickets and 3 superworms!! He is constantly "glass surfing" He has gone from fat and friendly to thin and mean??
 
dragonluver83 said:
Shine,
Its the things that you do or dont do that can determine if the dragon makes it or not.(sometimes) If a dragon has no appetite and doesnt want to eat, is force feeding a good idea?
I didnt see your other thread Max, but what is its conditions? As in, how long have you had it? How long has it not been eating? Does it have stress lines on its belly? Is it in a cage by itself or does it have a cage mate?What kinda of cage is it in? Is it laying around or looked like it is stressed???
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Tom,

If it's between the things you do or don't do to get the dragon to eat, he's back at point A. If I can remember... He's had this little guy for about a month??? Max isn't a n00b with dragons, so I'm guessing he's tried everything he knows.

Force feeding is always an option in feeding any finicky eater in animals... You don't necessarily have to pry the mouth WIDE open then shove food down its throat. Just have it cracked open enough to fit the food right at its teeth.... Enough to where it can decide if he wants to eat it or not.
 
mmdragons said:
No stress lined, plastic bin, no cage mate. I have had him for about a month and he has eaten a total of 25 crickets and 3 superworms!! He is constantly "glass surfing" He has gone from fat and friendly to thin and mean??
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Have you tried giving him different types of feeders?

Maybe horn worms?
 
10" so idk what would you say 2-3 months I am bad at determining ages, Sunshine thanks and no I am not a Noob I tried everything I know, He won't even eat lettuce, so i don't think horns are going to help...
 
Something else you might try Max,take an appropriate sized cricket and squeeze it in the middle until the guts come out the back end { I don't like writing or thinking about or doing this } and put it up to the dragon's mouth. You may get a response.
 
I tell you what Max,

I had a female dragon that wouldn't eat. Didn't matter what I did, she wouldn't eat. She started acting very weird and I got worried. But, I got some Reptaid (not Repti-aid), put some in a cricket via syringe, and forced her to eat the cricket. Reptaid can help boost their hunger, and it did exactly that. About a week later, she was eating on her own. At first, like 5 crickets a day, then a few days later she would eat like 8 or so, then on and on until she was eating like a normal dragon. After that, she was actually my best eater. I'm not saying it would work for you, but it did in my situation.
 
Ok this is going to sound stupid but did you happen to ask the breeder what type of substrate this baby was raised on prior to you getting him? I have ran accross a few dragons in the past that had an extremely hard time assimilating to a new substrate (especially going from sand to something like tile or newspaper). If this baby was initially kept on a different substrate than you are currently using, try doing the tank half and half (half of the substrate it was raised on and half of what you are currently using) and let it get used to that. Then make the area of its old substrate smaller and smaller. Granted this is a slow process and it will take patience but it may help.

Also, in regards to the post above about amber technologies reptaid. it is true Reptaid is a great Herbal supplement. I am a retailer of this product. But when it comes to young ones like this I prefer to stay on the safe side and take it to a vet if it's health is in question.
 
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