Quote Originally Posted by demeteraurion View Post
I wouldn't feed a pinkie more than once a month, but in Grif's case he is pretty thin. Although I would be careful because too much fat can cause blindness.

I just force fed Rupert a dubia. He can barely eat, I don't know if he's weak or just "slow". We put the dubia's bottom in there and he'd go to take a chomp and it would crawl out of his mouth. He finally ate it and I'm about to try a small dubia this time. At least they are high in nutrition. Grif, are you feeding your pac every single day? I don't force feed Rupert a lot, I'm hoping he will eat a cricket on his own but its not happening.

You may have to force feed Rupert everyday for alil while to buld his strength up. He could be weak from not eating. I would buy some high calorie cat or dog food in a can that can be sucked up in a seringe and force feed it to him. It will help out a lot. Its much easier to use a seringe and the soft past like dog or cat food. I used it on Grif for a while before he started getting more active. He is getting better it is just taking time. I ll force feed him for the rest of his life if it means hell stay alive. You can liquify the calcium dust with water mixed with Herptivite and inject it in his mouth too. It will help him get nutrients and vitamins that he needs to help restrengthen him. I'm not a vet or even close to an expert, but its been helping Grif and I think that Rupert may benifit from this treatment. I really hope that Rupert recovers. Feeding him earthworms and wax worms by means of force feeding may help too because they are soft and easy to digest like the soft cat/dog food.