Hello everyone,
Yesterday, I received my new female RES hatchling in the mail. When I first took her out of her package and examined her, I immediately noticed that her eyes were sunken in and I could see her undereye socket, which made me assume that she is either dehydrated or starving. Her shipping process took two days, so I am not sure if that was enough time for her to become dehydrated. I currently have her in a small carrier with water and a bit of gravel. I haven't put her in the tank yet because I have another slightly larger hatchling in there already that wasn't so welcoming towards the new baby when I put her in there today. I checked her eyes again today and they still look sunken in (kind of creepy looking, if you ask me ). If she is in fact dehydrated, what can I do to nurse her back to health as soon as possible? She's just a little baby and I know she is very delicate at this stage in life so I want to do whatever I can to keep her nice and healthy.
Thank you,
-Meli