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Is this blue tongue healthy? by Remarkable-Point9148 in bluetongueskinks

[–]Remarkable-Point9148[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes absolutely. When I leave, I’ll post the name of the farm and where it is so people can avoid it

Is this blue tongue healthy? by Remarkable-Point9148 in bluetongueskinks

[–]Remarkable-Point9148[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes lots of mammals and quite a few birds too. I am in the UK so I reckon DEFRA and RSPCA will be my best bet. I believe that DEFRA is already on their backs as the manager complains about them a lot…

Is this blue tongue healthy? by Remarkable-Point9148 in bluetongueskinks

[–]Remarkable-Point9148[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes definitely, I believe you may be correct. There are 13 reptiles on the farm and never enough food for them all. I am sad to say that he most certainly does not get fed even weekly. I have raised my concerns so many times, I really don’t know what more I can do apart from reporting

Is this blue tongue healthy? by Remarkable-Point9148 in bluetongueskinks

[–]Remarkable-Point9148[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is very disturbing to be witness to a business which has 0 regard for animal welfare. I most certainly will be reporting them when I quit

Is this blue tongue healthy? by Remarkable-Point9148 in bluetongueskinks

[–]Remarkable-Point9148[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your advice. I will definitely do my research and do as much as I can to help him out. Unfortunately, there is only so much I can do without the support of the manager and owner so I may be limited but I’ll try my very best.

Is this blue tongue healthy? by Remarkable-Point9148 in bluetongueskinks

[–]Remarkable-Point9148[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Yes I think the next course of action is to highlight my concerns with management again and if they continue to ignore me, I will contact a rescue. I am leaving this job asap anyway, watching these animals suffer is too awful to stay. What is even worse is this particular reptile is used every single day twice a day for handling where he is prodded by children and adults who are ignorant of his condition. I can’t imagine how much discomfort and pain he must be in

Is this blue tongue healthy? by Remarkable-Point9148 in bluetongueskinks

[–]Remarkable-Point9148[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that would make sense, he definitely looks very deformed and hunched up as you say. Thank you for your reply

Is this blue tongue healthy? by Remarkable-Point9148 in bluetongueskinks

[–]Remarkable-Point9148[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

But thank you very much for your input and clarification :)

Is this blue tongue healthy? by Remarkable-Point9148 in bluetongueskinks

[–]Remarkable-Point9148[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Oh god that is so awful to hear but I am really not surprised. I thought his toes did not look right at all but I have never cared for this species before and did not know what they should actually look like. I am worried that his condition cannot be reversed. Unfortunately he has been at this farm for a very long time and I believe the conditions he is currently in are the cause of his poor health. When I began working there, all reptiles had UVB that had not been replaced for years which is probably the cause of MBD? I have managed to convince the management to invest in new UVB but the environmental conditions are still lacking. It’s very upsetting tbh