superwholocked-in-my-mind
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About your leo:
- Sex: Female (Cici)
- Age & Weight: about a year-year and a half, and not currently sure on the weight, but definitely underweight
- How long have you owned your leo: about a year
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend): local pet store
A)+Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo: before she got sick almost never (she was a moody little girl) but after I'd say pretty much daily.
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.: This is very difficult to answer as nothing has been normal for the past few weeks.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.: she had parasites, I took her to the vet about 3 weeks ago and got her on medication. Vet said she was so sick that her chances of survival were very slim, even with medication. The meds ended about a week ago, and she's gotten a little better, she is able to move but not yet stand up.
B)+Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal): last I saw they looked slightly loose.
- When was the last time he/she went: It has been quite a while.
C)+Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on:
She's very malnourished and I am trying to nurse her back to health; however, I am having a very difficult time getting her to drink water so I am concerned about dehydration. She also has what the vet assumed to be bone or calcium buildup on her legs. Her front right foot is so bad she can't bend it, and I wanted to know if there was a possibility of this breaking down eventually, allowing Cici to move her foot again. (Pictures attached)
Housing:
A)+Enclosure
- Size: 10gal long
- Type: glass tank
- Type of substrate: paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind: because she can't really move, I just have her favourite log in there.
B)+Heating
- Heat source: day/night lamps
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): because she cannot move, I measure the temp right where she's at. I try to keep that around 75-80°
- Method of regulating heat source: dimmers on heat lamps
- What are you using to measure your temps: electronic thermometer with a probe for location based measurement
- Do you have any lights (describe): I am pretty sure they are 75w day and night bulbs
C)+Cage mates
- How many (males, females): none. She typically lives with a male, but she is isolated until better.
- Describe health, or previous problems
Describe Diet:
A)+Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much): up until about a week ago she was gently force fed(only way she would eat anything) blended crickets and mealworms. A week ago she started eating mealworms, I give her about 8 daily (4in the morning and 4 at night)
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect): hand fed
B)+Supplements+(describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands): every once in a while I dust the mealworms with Repashy superfoods Calcium Plus vitamin and calcium supplement. When I was blending food, I added a little bit every time.
- What are you gut loading food with: flukers Orange cubes
Also, what would you suggest for feeding? Should I continue with mealworms, or should I try to find silkworms? She can't attack her food; I have to hold her in one hand and the food in the other, then she will bite and eat it, so I don't know if she will be able to eat silkworms. Any other advice on nursing her back to health would be greatly appreciated! I'm determined that Cici is a survivour and I can bring her back from this.
P.S. this is my first post... How does one attach photos?
- Sex: Female (Cici)
- Age & Weight: about a year-year and a half, and not currently sure on the weight, but definitely underweight
- How long have you owned your leo: about a year
- Where was he/she obtained (ex. Pet store, breeder, wild caught, friend): local pet store
A)+Health/History
- How often do you handle your leo: before she got sick almost never (she was a moody little girl) but after I'd say pretty much daily.
- Is your leo acting any different today? If so how does he/she normally act which differs from now.: This is very difficult to answer as nothing has been normal for the past few weeks.
- Has he/she had any problems in the past, if so please describe.: she had parasites, I took her to the vet about 3 weeks ago and got her on medication. Vet said she was so sick that her chances of survival were very slim, even with medication. The meds ended about a week ago, and she's gotten a little better, she is able to move but not yet stand up.
B)+Fecals
- Describe (look any different than normal): last I saw they looked slightly loose.
- When was the last time he/she went: It has been quite a while.
C)+Problem
- Please briefly describe the problem and how long it has been going on:
She's very malnourished and I am trying to nurse her back to health; however, I am having a very difficult time getting her to drink water so I am concerned about dehydration. She also has what the vet assumed to be bone or calcium buildup on her legs. Her front right foot is so bad she can't bend it, and I wanted to know if there was a possibility of this breaking down eventually, allowing Cici to move her foot again. (Pictures attached)
Housing:
A)+Enclosure
- Size: 10gal long
- Type: glass tank
- Type of substrate: paper towel
- Hides, how many, what kind: because she can't really move, I just have her favourite log in there.
B)+Heating
- Heat source: day/night lamps
- Cage temps (hot side, cool side): because she cannot move, I measure the temp right where she's at. I try to keep that around 75-80°
- Method of regulating heat source: dimmers on heat lamps
- What are you using to measure your temps: electronic thermometer with a probe for location based measurement
- Do you have any lights (describe): I am pretty sure they are 75w day and night bulbs
C)+Cage mates
- How many (males, females): none. She typically lives with a male, but she is isolated until better.
- Describe health, or previous problems
Describe Diet:
A)+Typical diet
- What you're feeding (how often, how much): up until about a week ago she was gently force fed(only way she would eat anything) blended crickets and mealworms. A week ago she started eating mealworms, I give her about 8 daily (4in the morning and 4 at night)
- How are you feeding (hand fed, left in dish, ect): hand fed
B)+Supplements+(describe how often)
- What vitamin/minerals are you using (list brands): every once in a while I dust the mealworms with Repashy superfoods Calcium Plus vitamin and calcium supplement. When I was blending food, I added a little bit every time.
- What are you gut loading food with: flukers Orange cubes
Also, what would you suggest for feeding? Should I continue with mealworms, or should I try to find silkworms? She can't attack her food; I have to hold her in one hand and the food in the other, then she will bite and eat it, so I don't know if she will be able to eat silkworms. Any other advice on nursing her back to health would be greatly appreciated! I'm determined that Cici is a survivour and I can bring her back from this.
P.S. this is my first post... How does one attach photos?
Because they are nocturnal the lights can also throw them off and stress them out so maybe try that. I would stick wtih meal worms for now since she cant really move around. I gutload mine with organic veggies usually carrots its cheaper than the cubes. Also if you are using repashy I would start dusting with calcium and D3 daily and twice a week with a multivitamin. Good luck with her
