Ok, so I'm a bit freaked out. This animal has not eaten since I've had him, but he was on live. I have been trying to convert him to FT, but without much luck. He is an extremely shy and easily stressed, so I've thought that his not eating was just due to the switch and him taking a while to get comfortable. Downsizing tubs does not help, and I do not handle him unless I need to do something necessary for his care.

I am kicking myself for not offering him live sooner, because I should have. He has gone from 260g to about 224g in 3 months, but has no visible backbone, so I figured I could wait him out for a bit, but I still am realizing that I should have offered him live sooner. Usually he hides all the time, but lately he has been coming out looking for food, but becomes afraid of it when it is offered.

I have had him for over 3 months now, and he has pooped during this time with no sign of illness. The only thing remiss between then and now is being off feed, but I was told by the breeder he was eating fine prior on live, so I figured it was due to the switch. Through the over 3 month span he has seemed perfectly healthy. He is currently with the others, but by the looks of it he will be pulled out today.

Today I walk in, and see this. None of the poops he has produced in the time I've had him looked like this. He is currently in the tub system with my others, but none of them have produced anything like this.

Are these parasites? I couldn't reach our exotics vet when I tried. They don't move, or anything like that. But I have not seen this before. Please help and tell me if you have seen this before.

http://i.imgur.com/p3zwOXR.jpg

(Deb, yes this animal is the same one I messaged you about, but I wasn't aware of this issue until this morning)