So I posted a couple of weeks ago about our BD who seemed to possibly be going through relocation stress from upgrading the enclosure. Well whether or not it was the new tank that caused the lethargy and other symptoms, we’ve been told after bloodwork that she is dehydrated. So...these are the instructions from our vet: Give 1.5 ml of water/Pedialyte solution 3 times a day, bath more frequently, and invest in a mister that can be set on a timer to go off in the early AM.
So as far as the “dosing” goes, I don’t have her exact weight but do know she’d gained weight at each of the 2 visits leading up to this (the first visit he gave her B12 shot and some medication for pain as she’d been twitching at the time - twitching went away within a couple of days for most part though so I never gave the meds). I *think* she was maybe around 300 grams? So is that dose correct?
Lastly, once we’ve done this dosing, if she’s still not eating greens, how do we continue to maintain hydration? She hasn’t ever wanted to drink in the bathtub and also won’t even drink a droplet off the end of her nose. She’s been off greens since the “move” because she won’t eat them - even though we give new serving every day - but she does have a healthy appetite for crickets or wax worms with the occasional apple chunk. She also seemed to take to squash baby food the other day...Would offering her that a couple of times a week be an okay substitute for greens and/or water?
Thanks in advance!
So as far as the “dosing” goes, I don’t have her exact weight but do know she’d gained weight at each of the 2 visits leading up to this (the first visit he gave her B12 shot and some medication for pain as she’d been twitching at the time - twitching went away within a couple of days for most part though so I never gave the meds). I *think* she was maybe around 300 grams? So is that dose correct?
Lastly, once we’ve done this dosing, if she’s still not eating greens, how do we continue to maintain hydration? She hasn’t ever wanted to drink in the bathtub and also won’t even drink a droplet off the end of her nose. She’s been off greens since the “move” because she won’t eat them - even though we give new serving every day - but she does have a healthy appetite for crickets or wax worms with the occasional apple chunk. She also seemed to take to squash baby food the other day...Would offering her that a couple of times a week be an okay substitute for greens and/or water?
Thanks in advance!