i had the same problem with my skitz not wanting to sit under her uvb , it was like she wanted to hide (stress) so I bought some fake tropical plants and put them all around where I wanted her to bask now she will sit there all day long!!! until she decides to go for a swim! she wouldnt eat her crickets at first either then I accidently droped one in her water she spotted it and went after it, thats how I fed her for two months. now the little pig eats them from a cup i use to dust them in , i hold the cup at an angle and she climbs in and a few minutes later they are all gone!
good luck

Cheers for the replies guys.

When I said I force feed her... her critical care feed is put into a syringe which she laps from. Crickets I have to physically open her mouth and put the dusted crickets into her mouth... she eats them then.

Tried feeding wax worms the same way so she has tasted them.. just don't want to get her used to high eat diet.

Temperatures upped from today.

Water is very close to basking light so is heated from there.

Also using electrolytes in the water to make sure she stays hydrated.

Any other suggestions?

Cheers

Andy

Hello,

How often is she defecating? You said that she is eating the slurry mix (the syringe feeding mixture) and the crickets you manually feed. With that consumption of food, she should be defecating.

If she isn't defecating regularly, she could have an impaction. The bloating could be caused by this. Does she have a warm swimming pool that she can climb in? If she doesn't, I would advise adding one. Try to keep the water around 88 degrees f. (I don't know celcius)

Don't waste your money on the solar drops. They are a gimmick. They are nothing like the nutribac I suggested btw. Probiotics keep the intestinal tract "clean" and replaces the "bad" gut flora with good gut flora. Once the positive gut flora overpowers the negative, you will often see an increase in appetite.

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*slaps forehead* thanks Rich, I forgot to mention the NutriBac,and impaction...I wouldnt pry her mouth open and feed her crix that way, Ive tried it and its very stressful for them, rather add some crushed (blended up) crix to the slury mixture and feed her that daily, its gross but more beneficial for her. How old is she? How long? and do you have a gram scale to weigh her? If so give us her weight A way to encourage defacation is putting her in a warm bath and gently rubbing her lower belly..this works rather well

Let us know how things are working for you.

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Ok will look into the probiotics. Will have the try and source some in the uk.
The mega ray bulbs I think I can get mail order.
She goes to the toilet as usual the day after or the evening of her cricket feed.
She is 32 cm and 51grams.
Got her cricket feed today and she was out running around for an hour or 2 but she went back and has been in her burrow since... about 3 hours and will probably stay there till toilet time.
Another thing I find really curious is the fact that she has a habit of taking baths after lights out or before they come on in the morning?
thanks for all the responses.
Andy

Mine are in their pools as soon as its lights out they have weird habbits lol