Sav Question?

[Skiploder]

Hey guys, I recently purchased a savannah monitor saturday at my local reptile expo, He is just a baby (5-6in long), Iv have some monitor experience as Iv had a few tegus and savannahs in the past. All his temps are correct (basking spot of 115-120, 60-70% humidity) He has a few hides with plenty of aspen to burrow, a nice water dish that he can fit his whole body in, and I dont think his cage is too big where he would be stressed. My question why would he not be eating? I dont think he is sick, because he is very active, exploring every square inch of his enclosure, and you can just tell when a reptile is sick. He is very curious, so curious he seems to show no interest in food (meal worms, eggs, raw turkey) he just looks at it and continues to explore, having savs in the past I know they dont pass up on food often, especially eggs. Do you guys thing he is just still getting used to his new home? Any advice or opinions would be very helpful.
Thanks, Kyle

His basking temp. is too low. Additionally, aspen is an unsuitable substrate for an exanthematicus. He needs at least 2' of diggable, humidity holding soil/sand mix to burrow into.

Depending on whether he was imported or not, he may also be carrying an internal parasite load. He needs to either be treated prophylactically for parasites common to savs or you need to take a fecal sample in to an experienced reptile vet.

I would scrap the raw eggs, turkey and worm and either try crickets or roaches and use those as his staple for the time being.

Bump his basking temps up to a minimum of 130 degrees and get him into an enclosure capable of supported a couple of feed of soil/sand substrate and see if that gets him moving. While you're dialing in his husbandry, figure out whether you have a parasitized animal and treat accordingly.