Adult Female Pyxie Still Acting Weird

[dsmalex97]

Thanks for your responses!

I also was thinking about the water bowl last night as I was laying in bed. I forgot that these guys will utilize the water dish if big enough to go to the bathroom in. I've had her for about 3 weeks. In that time she has consumed 1 horned worm, and maybe like 4 night crawlers. I haven't seen any excrement at all in her tank. And her eyes are fine, she seemed a little more alert once it was late. She just keeps her eyes shut during the day it seems. I checked on her around 12:30am and she seemed alert, so I tried offering a night crawler but nothing. She's in my bedroom at the moment. She was was out in the open, and I wondered if maybe she didn't feel secure so I moved her to my closet. I keep the door closed so there's nothing that can throw her off. I have a couple of tanks that I could use that would probably be more appropriate for a larger water dish. I have a 29 gallon, and a 20 gallon long. I'm going to see if I can make it work in what she's in now first. Let me know if you guys got any other tips, I'll get on the water issue asap!

[dsmalex97]

Got some more information!

I just got done making a water dish for her, and I figured I'd wake her up and put her in it to see if I can stimulate her bowels. When I was digging her up, I discovered she was in fact in the middle of a shed. There was a chunk of skin that was hanging on her back so I peeled it off. She's sooo bright now it seems! She's still sitting in her dish, so I think she's liking it. Fingers crossed for a big ol' frog turd soon! I was also wondering, is there any kind of tips to help the shedding process along? Or can they do it by themselves regardless of conditions?

[BG]

Thats more like it. She needs that size so she can go in and out with ease. Dont forget to change the water evrey do or so.

[dsmalex97]

Yeah, I don't know why I didn't clue in on that quicker...

But, when they are shedding should I provide certain conditions? I know when my ball pythons are shedding I need to up the humidity, is that the same with these guys? And will it effect their appetite?

[Sublime]

It looks good now. That's a big size water dish for her now, just keep the conditions the same when she is shedding. She will do it on her own, it shouldn't affect their appetite... They shed frequently, provided that the temperatures are right and humidity is up.

Just fill the water dish with luke warm water everyday and dechlorinate it, she should feel the need to poop in there if she wants.

[MonsterPyxie]

It looks good now. That's a big size water dish for her now, just keep the conditions the same when she is shedding. She will do it on her own, it shouldn't affect their appetite... They shed frequently, provided that the temperatures are right and humidity is up.

Just fill the water dish with luke warm water everyday and dechlorinate it, she should feel the need to poop in there if she wants.

I always run a warm bath for my critters that are shedding, or need to poop. but with a frog you would need to treat the bath water so remember that.

I use my infrared temp gun, and take readings of the water. a few degrees hotter then your goal temperature to compensate for the tub soaking up some heat/cooling down the water, give them about 20min in there, and its always worked for me like a charm. Warm baths are great for reptiles.

also don't freak out if you see her eating her own shead skin, this is normal. As with other reptiles..... don't peel off the shead skin, you can damage them.

[Sublime]

@Monster, yeah I agree with you. Don't disturb or interfere with them when they're in the process of shedding. Let nature run its course without being disturbed or potentially damaging fresh skin unless you're real delicate.