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UPDATE: The gaping seems to be stopping!! Super grateful for the suggestions re: removing the substrate. Using paper towels for the time being as she decided to poop all over the towel towel (multiple times) I was using before (a shame because she loves soft things). Her poop was a bit strange...

Thank you!

She’s (I mean HE’S) doing okay! I took out the old substrate which she has been very confused by (currently using a towel for the time being until I find something she’ll like better) as she is very sensitive to changes in environment. The gaping persists but it’s mostly in-tank now (and...

I don’t have any old pictures unfortunately (as I have gotten a new phone since), but it was the tip of the tail was jet black and almost looked like it had been sandpapered around the edges (if that makes sense)- the very, very end ended up breaking off but the “new tip” was still a bit black...

Oh- she is absolutely biologically a male. My roommate and I did the “flashlight” test and “she” has developed femoral pores. I named her Sierra when she was a tiny tiny baby and convinced myself she was a girl, though it was too early to tell. It is so hard for me to switch pronouns so I...

Here’s a picture from this morning. Ignore the lettuce she threw around her tank, haha. I’m changing the substrate tonight!

If you are able to get them up, that would be great! If not, it seems there is a lot of overlap in your suggestions about the right UVB bulb- so I can always start with that!

I ABSOLUTELY agree that she SHOULD be in immaculate health- I find it quite ridiculous that i wasn’t informed of the majority of what is being suggested here. It seems that knowledge would have probably prevented A LOT of the issues I’m dealing with right now. thanks for the nutrition link and...

They charge a visit fee + cost of shot. When we got her the shot to help her absorb UVB, I paid $75 for visit and $60 for the shot. $135 for two minutes in the office (might as well be seeing a psychiatrist at that rate). The antibiotics she took for about three months (some was pre surgery in...

I will definitely reach out if I get confused! I’m going to check out Petco for UVB bulbs and change out substrate within the next few days (hopefully tomorrow). I SINCERELY hope that my vet is just uninformed re: UVB (though that is concerning in itself), but I must admit that I have been...

Thank you so much for your response! I will absolutely switch out the substrate ASAP. I didn’t know that could lead to gaping! I will also go to the store to check about the UVB bulb. I am glad to hear the lack of drinking is likely due to her already being sufficiently hydrated- that is comforting.

She is eating and pooping regularly- nothing “funny looking”. She is active- she likes digging a lot (vet complimented her pecks and biceps lol) which is why I had the walnut substrate (we previously had some form of vitamin sand but she was eating it, which she obviously wouldn’t be able to...