pennyyratt
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I'm starting to believe I am cursed when it comes to babies.. I thought everything was going fine until he hurt his front right leg and now it's all going downhill. He's refusing to eat and I now have to force feed him just to maintain his weight. He's acting odd neurologically like walking right off of his hides and basking posts.. Not to mention him just going super still if I'm holding him. Almost like a statue. He also has odd little round lumps on his ankle joints.
I feel like a failure because I'm just screwing up everything it seems! I don't want to lose another baby but it feels like I'm just not made to be a reptile mom. Haha...
There aren't many vets around here who take reptiles, and those who do are 3 weeks out in advance. When we took Corndog to a family friend and certified exotic vet he ended up dying so now I'm terrified it'll happen again.
Info about Zeke:
1 - 2 1/2 months
Last weighed 12g
Setup:
40 gallon tank with screen cover
Zoomed light fixture for 10.0 T5 tube UVB
100W basking lamp as my room gets relatively cold and otherwise I cannot get the temperatures up.
CHE (Ceramic heat emitter) - I live in the north, and again my room gets rather cool.
Temps are 100-110 hot side 70-80 cold side
Pictures:
I feel like a failure because I'm just screwing up everything it seems! I don't want to lose another baby but it feels like I'm just not made to be a reptile mom. Haha...
There aren't many vets around here who take reptiles, and those who do are 3 weeks out in advance. When we took Corndog to a family friend and certified exotic vet he ended up dying so now I'm terrified it'll happen again.
Info about Zeke:
1 - 2 1/2 months
Last weighed 12g
Setup:
40 gallon tank with screen cover
Zoomed light fixture for 10.0 T5 tube UVB
100W basking lamp as my room gets relatively cold and otherwise I cannot get the temperatures up.
CHE (Ceramic heat emitter) - I live in the north, and again my room gets rather cool.
Temps are 100-110 hot side 70-80 cold side
Pictures: