theallysaur
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My boyfriend and I brought home mister Leo about a week ago. Leo is about 2 years old, and has been owned by boyfriend’s little brother—who, unfortunately, was not at all caring for Leo like he should be. Marcus’ (boyfriend) Mom sent Leo home with us. Leo has this odd yellow crusty bit that I originally thought was a stubborn shed, mostly because it looks almost white in some lights, especially when being soaked. Upon further investigation, I fear it may be yellow fungus. I asked his previous owner how long that spot had been there, and he said Leo sheds it completely off and then it comes back... and it’s been like this for at least four months. Leo isn’t lethargic or picky about eating... very sweet, very loving. We just weren’t prepared to get a baby that may have some sort of horrible disease (and truthfully, we don’t really have the money as I am starting a new job on Wednesday. We spent a lot on getting his set up a little better.).
Is this in fact yellow fungus, and if so, is there a way to treat it at home? There’s a lot of conflicting stuff I’m reading and I don’t want to hurt him or let him suffer. Leo is really easily stressed when messing with his set up and freaks out a lot of its messed with too much, so we are worried about what he will do if we remove everything and lay down paper towels... it almost feels like that’ll lower his quality of life before the fungus does.
If it comes down to it, I will surrender him somewhere if that is the only way to treat him. I want him to live a comfortable life for however long he has left.
Pictures: http://imgur.com/qRkrdMh
http://imgur.com/iozkpvL
http://imgur.com/mNanCyq
Additionally: http://imgur.com/a/peDu4
Is this in fact yellow fungus, and if so, is there a way to treat it at home? There’s a lot of conflicting stuff I’m reading and I don’t want to hurt him or let him suffer. Leo is really easily stressed when messing with his set up and freaks out a lot of its messed with too much, so we are worried about what he will do if we remove everything and lay down paper towels... it almost feels like that’ll lower his quality of life before the fungus does.
If it comes down to it, I will surrender him somewhere if that is the only way to treat him. I want him to live a comfortable life for however long he has left.
Pictures: http://imgur.com/qRkrdMh
http://imgur.com/iozkpvL
http://imgur.com/mNanCyq
Additionally: http://imgur.com/a/peDu4