There are certain parts of the reptile trade that very much need people turned away from. The Emerald import business is one of the main ones. If you had done ANY research beforehand on what these animals go through and what the mortality rate is...we probably wouldn't be having this conversation. I stand behind my statements. If I offend anyone to the point that it discourages them from supporting the w/c emerald business....good
Mission accomplished.
But here we are anyway and politics and offensiveness aside...we have an innocent victim here that deserves a chance to live. If you want to keep this animal alive, you need to find a very good herp vet asap and get a fecal done yesterday. I also suggest investing 13 bucks into some probiotics like benebac or nutribac and keep it on hand for when the bloating, puking or feeding problems begin. If you are certain you want to invest your time, blood, sweat and many tears into this project, I and others will gladly help you in any way we can. Aside from the mites, is there anything else obviously wrong? When is the last time he was fed and what did he eat? How often do you plan to feed him? How big is he? What are you planning to feed him? What are his cage temps and humidity? What style cage...setup? (the most common problems new emerald keepers run into is 1- overheating and 2 - over feeding, whether it be too much or large or too often) No matter how often you feed them, they will hunt nightly for food. Mistaking this behaviour for thinking you arent feeding them enough is a HUGE killer of pet emerald tree boas.
