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Hi all,
Its been awhile, mostly because Journey has been doing pretty well. Over the last year or so he's really developed a personality of his own. (We've only had him a little over a year).
His behavior has changed from his normal style in the last couple of weeks and thought it best to ask here. Lately he has been very active, in that he wakes up at night and just hangs out under his heat lamp for a bit. In the morning he "runs" back and forth in his home digging holes, climbing over things, etc. Back and forth, back and forth. Lots of energy. But the problem is he hasn't eaten much lately. Yesterday I think he ate one leaf, and this morning one leaf only because I set it in front of him. But for the last week or so, he has hardly touched his food, but rather just spread it around. His normal diet - mixes of red-lead lettuce, dandelion, and the occasional (rare) addition of collard greens - usually satisfies him, because he can always clean his plate. His weight has decreased from about 420 (where he was since about the Spring) to about 399 in a matter of 2 weeks or so, and has held there. He doesn't appear to be in distress. Although, we did clean out his home a week ago, though we do that every 6 weeks or so and he's usually fine.
Question: Could any of this be related to his body thinking he needs to hibernate? (Winter is almost here, its getting colder out, etc). Or could i tbe something else? Does this change in behavior, and being active but not eating much, sound familiar to anyone?
Concerned... thanks all.
Its been awhile, mostly because Journey has been doing pretty well. Over the last year or so he's really developed a personality of his own. (We've only had him a little over a year).
His behavior has changed from his normal style in the last couple of weeks and thought it best to ask here. Lately he has been very active, in that he wakes up at night and just hangs out under his heat lamp for a bit. In the morning he "runs" back and forth in his home digging holes, climbing over things, etc. Back and forth, back and forth. Lots of energy. But the problem is he hasn't eaten much lately. Yesterday I think he ate one leaf, and this morning one leaf only because I set it in front of him. But for the last week or so, he has hardly touched his food, but rather just spread it around. His normal diet - mixes of red-lead lettuce, dandelion, and the occasional (rare) addition of collard greens - usually satisfies him, because he can always clean his plate. His weight has decreased from about 420 (where he was since about the Spring) to about 399 in a matter of 2 weeks or so, and has held there. He doesn't appear to be in distress. Although, we did clean out his home a week ago, though we do that every 6 weeks or so and he's usually fine.
Question: Could any of this be related to his body thinking he needs to hibernate? (Winter is almost here, its getting colder out, etc). Or could i tbe something else? Does this change in behavior, and being active but not eating much, sound familiar to anyone?
Concerned... thanks all.