redfoots do not want to eat

[kimmerz]

i've had my reds for about 14 months now and they will be 2 in about march and they just won't eat, i spray them about 2-3 times a day in there hot end it is about 32-33 and in the cool end it's about 25 and about 21-22 at night, i give them as much weeds as i can, i have some growing in my window and give them some, i give them florrete crispy salad and assorted fruits and pellets. some days they have good days other days eating is a chore. one of them is doing ok but one is still small. i'm starting to get really frustrated now cos I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

[Beverley]

Hi sorry I do not keep redfoots but I am sure someone will be along shortly, have they ever been wormed ?

[kimmerz]

yea last year. but they have not changed they are exactly the same as before they got wormed after they got wormed and now.

[linda]

what weight gain have you seen in the 14 months please

[kimmerz]

when I first got them they were between 46-50g now one one approx 165-168 and the other is approx 108-110.

[linda]

Originally Posted by kimmerz

when I first got them they were between 46-50g now one one approx 165-168 and the other is approx 108-110.

the larger one
165 - 50 = 115 divide by 14 months = 8.2 average grammes increase per month

the smaller one
108 -46 = 62 divide by 14 months = 4.4 average grammes increase per month

so they must be eating something
they are both gaining
you could check the smaller one is getting its fair share
or feed separetly leave the bigger one in the bath a bit longer whilst the smaller one starts eating

[madsmum]

i find some can be small eaters- your doing everything right x

[kimmerz]

the smaller one is more of the bully lol, she is more likely to get up have a small munch go to bed then get up later and eat again later but it is only tiny bits I know there small and probaly have tiny bellys but compared to my hermanns they are not very enthused about food, you dump a handful or 2 in for the hermanns and you would think I never feed them but the reds you dump a handfull in and it's like "ugh is it that time again, groan"

[sarah]

My adult reds eat and are more active at temps of 33c warm and 28c cool. Temps never drop below 20c at night.

[kimmerz]

I checked the temps again and had to turn one of the heaters off because under the basking spot it started to go over 40c so i think it got a bit too hot, they were eating at that point and then went back to bed after it cooled down a bit, because it is warmer outside it is a lot more hotter in my room now, so now I'm cofused because they seemed to have a good munch when it was at least 40 under the basking spot but I don't want to boil them, but are they really that dense that if they are too hot they don't move? cos thats really just one spot in a big encloseure with a shaded bedroom 2 plant post to hide in and some spaghnum moss to sit under. I'm starting to think leave the heater on because that must raise the temps of the whole table a little bit and maybe thats what they like. mmmmm i'm babbling now.