My beardie won't eat...very concerned!!!
I have a 1 year old male beardie named Jack...up until recently Jack has always eaten his mealworms, superworms, kale, veggies, collards, fruits, etc....about 5 days ago, he stopped eating everything all together. His habitat is great...consulted a herp breeder before I set it up...has correct lighting, temps and basking and cooling spots. Jack also has not pooped in 5 days as well...I have tried giving him baths to stimulate his hind-end action but it's not working. He is also grumpier that usual and doesn't want to be held...just runs off and cowers under the table.
I adopted a Ball Python exactly 5 days ago...his former owners were bored with him and going to dispose of him....so I brought him home. He was starving and hadn't been handled much so I have been spending quite a bit of time with Jake the snake. Jack (my beardie) and Jake haven't been exposed to each other...they can see each other across the room, but that's about it. My question is: Did Jack stop eating because the snake is in the house? Can he smell him or what? Is a snake too stressful for my lil baby Jack?
By the way...Jack shares a split enclosure with an Iguana named Smeegle...they aren't buddies but when Smeegle arrived, it didn't seem to phase Jack at all. They are separated by a large sheet of thick plexiglass and have full view of each other...neither Jack nor Smeegle displayed unusual behaviors.
Anyone with any suggestions would be appreciated.
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