I've had my ig now for about 4 months and he's never been a big eater which is really starting to worry me. At most he'll eat a small pile of mixed greens, veg and fruit but its only about 1-2 inch worth off the plate. I had him at the vet for an unrelated matter on friday where the vet gave him probiotic, vitamins, liquid feed and a anti parisite(just in case of an imbalance in his gut).

Any one had experience of this and know why??

Oh yeah temps in the viv are 93-94 in warm end and 75-80 in cool end. I have an 8% UVB zoo-med tube. Humidity now sits at about 70% after investing in a Under Tank Heater.

The temps in the basking area should be a bit higher... 95-98 is better. What size enclosure is your ig in? Did the vet perform a fecal exam or did he just give you worming meds with out checking? What was the "unrelated" reason you took your ig to the vet? How old is your ig?

These may seem like random questions, but there are many reasons your ig may not be eating... the answers to these questions may help us discover why s/he's anorexic.

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Yeah, about how big is the ig? 1-2 inches off the top isn't very much for a 6foot male, but might be adaquate for a hatchling.
When was his last bowel movement?

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The tank he's in is 4' long by 1' wide by 2' high. He's only 5-6 months old. A fecal exam was done 3 months ago and came back clear. He poops every day so I guess he must be eating something. The unrelated matter was to get his tail checked as he lost some about 6 weeks ago but this was fine.