xMIDNIGHTx
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So a couple of months ago I was able to get several tiger salamanders from someone who had rescued them in a window well. I relocated most of them because the person was unable to and was unsure of care.
I kept a few for my collection. I picked out ones that were very bold and healthy. They were doing great until a couple of weeks ago, three of the smaller ones have stopped eating or taking interest in food all together and have become very thin. They do not move much and seem to be in slow motion when they do move around.
I was thinking that this was a form of hibernation for them. The temp. in the room is around 58 degrees. But, some of the tigers seem to be fine, eating and moving around just as much as before. If it is hibernation, why would only some of them go through it?
The main reason for my worry is that I just recently had a lost (cause unknown) and I want to make sure that hibernation does happen in captivity and not that there is a underlining problem. Like I said, the others are healthy and highly mobile.
Thanks for the help
Mitch
I kept a few for my collection. I picked out ones that were very bold and healthy. They were doing great until a couple of weeks ago, three of the smaller ones have stopped eating or taking interest in food all together and have become very thin. They do not move much and seem to be in slow motion when they do move around.
I was thinking that this was a form of hibernation for them. The temp. in the room is around 58 degrees. But, some of the tigers seem to be fine, eating and moving around just as much as before. If it is hibernation, why would only some of them go through it?
The main reason for my worry is that I just recently had a lost (cause unknown) and I want to make sure that hibernation does happen in captivity and not that there is a underlining problem. Like I said, the others are healthy and highly mobile.
Thanks for the help
Mitch