Cuvier Problems?? - Page 2

MadMagik · #21 (**permalink**) 05-22-2008, 09:22 PM

He spends most of his time in the water and he has a burrow thats heated to 80F all the time the water temp 79F i think I mentioned these earlier when describing his enclosure.
Who would be the best person to contact?I have already contacted
the adminastrator of Crocodilian Captive Care FAQ (Caiman, Alligator, Crocodile) there is a link in one of the above posts.

Justin

razeraze · #22 (**permalink**) 05-22-2008, 09:42 PM

Here are some members here who could really help you out.
John_White
KrokadilyanGuy3
crocdoc
mrcota

As far as keepers out side of this site you may want to try,
Terry Cullen
Untitled Document
Dr. Adam Britton
Crocodilians: Natural History & Conservation: Crocodiles, Caimans, Alligators, Gharials
Or either of these two people
Caiman Hunter

John_White · #23 (**permalink**) 05-22-2008, 11:35 PM

A 2.5 year old caiman missing a meal or two isn't a big deal. However, if the caiman is starting to lose weight, I would recommend a trip to the vet as soon as possible. Make sure the vet checks your caiman for internal parasites. Your enclosure temperatures are on the low side of acceptable, I would recommend increasing all your temps up by about 5 °F. When is the last time your caiman pooped.

KrokadilyanGuy3 · #24 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 12:28 AM

I concur with John. I've had a couple of mine switch off for several months with no notice of weight loss. Usually, live stimulate mine (any of my crocodilians) to get back on schedual again.

And try raising your temps as stated.

MadMagik · #25 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 02:21 AM

Thanks for all the help guys

MadMagik · #26 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 11:13 PM

I have raised all of the temp jus as you said John_white and have convinced the owner of the pet shop to give me some live food which he snapped up I then offered him frozen thawed 3 days later which I left near his basking spot he took that too and seems to have become a bit more active than I have seen him in a while!because of the raise in temprature?

My Temps now

Water:80F

Air:90F

Basking 105F - 120F

Would this be enough?

Thanks for everyones help guys!!

KrokadilyanGuy3 · #27 (**permalink**) 05-24-2008, 04:34 AM

Now that I have time, this is how my Paleosuchus are housed when indoors.

Air temps vary anywhere from 75 up to the low 90s for the indoor animals, so the critters can thermoregulate. The basking spot helps well with this as the temps cool off the further away the animal is from the spot and if you have a large enough enclosure.

The basking bulb is usually around 95-100.

When they go off feed, it's usually random things that set them off like changing the enclosure around, or just looking at them funny. When I notice they are not eating I just ignore them when it comes to feeding and after about a month to a month in a half, I'll toss in a live something and it usually sparks them into eating.

I had a none eating Trig that wouldn't touch anything since the day I got it. Stayed off feed for about 4 months until I introduced a duckling into it's pond.. I removed it because it was kinda cute bumping into the wall and stuff, but after that, the animal has never refused a food item and is actually one of my best feeders, so try enticing the animal into hunting instead of just offering food.

As for your temps, Do not raise them any higher, make sure you have a temperature gradient in your enclosure, and yeah, the raise in temps could have got your animal eating. A good way to find out would be to set your old temps back up and see if the animal stops eating. Always nice to find out the source of something..

MadMagik · #28 (**permalink**) 05-24-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by KrokadilyanGuy3

Now that I have time, this is how my Paleosuchus are housed when indoors.
Air temps vary anywhere from 75 up to the low 90s for the indoor animals, so the critters can thermoregulate. The basking spot helps well with this as the temps cool off the further away the animal is from the spot and if you have a large enough enclosure.
The basking bulb is usually around 95-100.
When they go off feed, it's usually random things that set them off like changing the enclosure around, or just looking at them funny. When I notice they are not eating I just ignore them when it comes to feeding and after about a month to a month in a half, I'll toss in a live something and it usually sparks them into eating.
I had a none eating Trig that wouldn't touch anything since the day I got it. Stayed off feed for about 4 months until I introduced a duckling into it's pond.. I removed it because it was kinda cute bumping into the wall and stuff, but after that, the animal has never refused a food item and is actually one of my best feeders, so try enticing the animal into hunting instead of just offering food.
As for your temps, Do not raise them any higher, make sure you have a temperature gradient in your enclosure, and yeah, the raise in temps could have got your animal eating. A good way to find out would be to set your old temps back up and see if the animal stops eating. Always nice to find out the source of something..

Thanks for all the info what do you keep??and its too cold here to keep them outside!!

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