Update on Koopa: He hasn't eaten a thing, until today. Reptiles unfortunately will sometimes stress and not eat. He refused roaches this morning, but I brought him home some crickets and I saw him eat ONE. He tried to eat a few others, but they got away. He will NOT eat from tongs. Either most of the crickets have hidden, or he's eaten a few more than I know about.
For anyone who isn't sure, let me just say that I AM aware that his main diet should be harvester ants. I ordered some last night and they should be here by Thursday. Maybe it seems stupid to buy a lizard that I can't immediately get food for, but I'm pretty sure the folks who were selling him were not giving him ants. They couldn't tell me much about him at all, so I assumed that meant they didn't know things. Usually reptile people are very excited about the animals that they have.
In any case, his diet has probably been all wrong for most of his life, as he is pretty thin. If he can hang in there a few more days, I'll have him hooked up. I also have an awesome reptile vet, just in case he doesn't perk up.
When I came home today, he was buried in the sand. This time, he didn't even leave the tip of his tail sticking out. I had to dig around to find him so I could get him to eat. He didn't look so great when I woke him up, but I put him under his heating lamp and in his little pool to soak, and that woke him up. As far as I know, he spent most of the evening in his pool. That is where he was every time I checked on him. I have a feeling that he's a little dehydrated (probably from not being fed ants) and he's been shedding since before I brought him home, so I'm sure he's been uncomfortable.
Anyway, he's just chilling out right now. A lot of his extra shed has come off, and he's got at least one little cricket in him, so I hope he feels better. I left his light on longer so he'd stay awake and eat, but I'm about to turn it off and then watch to see if I can catch him burying himself for bed. I would love to see that. 😃
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