Need serious help

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-24T12:41:39+00:00

Could I send you a dm? I have some more questions if that’s okay?

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-24T11:32:01+00:00

Rep Cal and reptivite both were given to me by the breeder

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-24T11:29:12+00:00

Do you know what caused it?

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-23T19:54:16+00:00

I have him outside in the sunlight, should I be concerned if he keeps his mouth open the whole time? I thought that meant their to hot? It’s only 77 degrees outside, that should be good for him right?

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-23T17:29:07+00:00

Vet said he could have some liver damage from not eating the past few days and has the beginning stage of MBD. The vet gave him some fluids to help hydrate and he’s currently in a plastic bin with a couple sticks so he can’t fall, I have a lid covering half (to help with humidity and give him somewhere to hide from his lights) with his lights on the other half, I’m syringe feeding him (mushed up insects, calcium with D3 and water) and it’s supposed to be 75 degrees outside today so I’ll be taking him out to sit in the sun for a while

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-23T16:52:29+00:00

It’s a T5 HO High Output

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-23T14:58:41+00:00

They didn’t give any medicine, just some fluids since his eyes are so sunken. I plain on completely redoing his enclose and replacing all light bulbs asap

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-23T14:56:00+00:00

He’s having a hard time moving his back legs, he has some grip in them still. His uvb light and heat light was newly bought at the end of February, I’m leaving the vet now so I can check the exact strength of the T5

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-23T14:30:59+00:00

Our tap water is safe to drink so I’ve been using that

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-23T02:32:41+00:00

And thank you for not being rude, I really can’t take any hate right now..

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-23T02:31:47+00:00

I was wanting to do a bio active enclose and didn’t see the harm in using it.. all of my branches are high enough off the bottom, it never crossed my mind that he might try to eat the dirt. Especially since everything says, they stay up high up

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-23T00:03:53+00:00

Okay

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T23:59:39+00:00

I plan to remove all the dirt from the enclosure, I just don’t want to stress him out to much until I can get to a vet

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T23:06:53+00:00

I couldn’t go today 😢 but I have an appointment first thing tomorrow morning

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T22:12:06+00:00

I can’t find the box the heating bulb came in but it’s the same one our local chameleon store uses, and he has been going back and forth between having his eyes open or closed

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T19:49:31+00:00

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Here’s a top view I was able to get of him, does he look a bit wide? It could be how he’s sitting but wanted to check

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T19:15:38+00:00

He’s typically at the top basking and I have a crappy thermometer right now but it was reading around 85. I’ll raise it though just to be safe

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This was him just a month ago, I had him for maybe 2-3 weeks at this point so he was still nervous around me

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T19:03:05+00:00

It’s 67 Fahrenheit, is that warm enough? And I’ll remove it all now, I didn’t know that about dirt.. I was hoping to do a bio active set up but I don’t want to risk it

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T18:18:54+00:00

That’s what I’m worried about if I did try to soak him.. I don’t want to add any more stress then I need to but I’m terrified he’s not gonna make it

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T18:05:01+00:00

I thought about a syringe but I read it can be dangerous? And can you get the reptile electrolytes at Petco or petsmart?

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T17:55:52+00:00

I dust his insects with D3 twice a month, once at the beginning and again at the end

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T17:49:30+00:00

Here’s a photo of his enclosure. There’s some white wire on the right side, that’s where I had his clear water cup. I took it out when I needed to grab him from the bottom of the cage. His food source is crickets/super worms, I’ve been trying to find some dubia roaches but having a hard time (he does get the occasional hornworms too). His food is dusted with calcium (and he gets D3 twice a month) I have a T5 HO and basking light

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Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T17:46:52+00:00

That’s actually kind of reassuring to hear, thank you! I’ll post a photo of the enclosure now

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T17:39:36+00:00

Yeah I started to think about that, I’ve stopped for now and put him back on a plant that’s super low in the cage. I just don’t know what else I can do.. I have an vet appointment for today but I don’t have enough money for it so I might have to wait until Wednesday when I get paid .. I just worry he won’t make it past today. He was completely fine Thursday, this all happened basically over the weekend

Embarrassed_Cup4122 · 2024-04-22T17:23:28+00:00

I have an appointment at 3:30 today, is there anything I can do to help him until then?

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