ApolloAthena
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I am exhausted of ideas and I want to do everything I can for this boy. I am terrified I am going to lose him.
Some history, Leo is a citrus (though he went very orange) tiger leatherback about a year old and was purchased last February as a baby from his breeder. He has been housed in a tank (20g as a youngster and 40g as he got older) on paper towel. 80-100/105 with a Reptisun 10.0 that has been changed. Fed on greens (collard, mustard, turnip), squash (butternut and acorn), cactus leaf now and then and carrot now and then. His protein has consisted mostly of crickets and dubia roaches with some hornworms and superworms. His salad is dusted with RepCal calcium and weekly with Herptivite (when he was younger his protein was dusted just in case he didn't eat his salad). He is soaked weekly and was soaked several times a week when he was younger.
Last week the horror began. The day prior he seemed fine. I can say looking back the last couple weeks before this happened he seemed less interested in his protein and just wanted to bask, but seemed bright eyed as always and that wasn't completely out of the norm for him. He was usually picky (loved his roaches). The next day though his head was flipped to the side, his body bent in a circle to a right. He can only move in a circle. If you pick him up he will roll over.... And over continuously.
I read the number of possibilities on here. I don't know where he might have gotten a calcium deficiency, but it was worth a shot. I gave him calcium syrup, which I have on hand. He seemed a touch brighter, nut no big change. The next day I started a Panacur regimen just in case it was parasites, he was due. It could be a possibility. That was the beginning of last week and no change. I have tried calcium dust mixed with water (just in case he was dehydrated and put some extra calcium in because you never know). Nothing. He ate roaches a couple days and superworms yesterday.
I also spoke with his breeder as they have been doing this a long time and also have his siblings, parents and the grand babies. None of them are having these issues or have had them. I would figure if it is adenovirus at least one of his siblings would have shown something, or he would have shown it earlier. Something.
I have not taken him to the vet yet. I want to take in a fecal just to see if there may be something I missed. There is only one vet around here I really trust. I have not taken him as I don't know how much more is available with what is going on. I am open to any suggestions of potential issues of what I might do, anything. I just don't want to lose him.
Just toshow him off, here is Leo a couple months ago
Some history, Leo is a citrus (though he went very orange) tiger leatherback about a year old and was purchased last February as a baby from his breeder. He has been housed in a tank (20g as a youngster and 40g as he got older) on paper towel. 80-100/105 with a Reptisun 10.0 that has been changed. Fed on greens (collard, mustard, turnip), squash (butternut and acorn), cactus leaf now and then and carrot now and then. His protein has consisted mostly of crickets and dubia roaches with some hornworms and superworms. His salad is dusted with RepCal calcium and weekly with Herptivite (when he was younger his protein was dusted just in case he didn't eat his salad). He is soaked weekly and was soaked several times a week when he was younger.
Last week the horror began. The day prior he seemed fine. I can say looking back the last couple weeks before this happened he seemed less interested in his protein and just wanted to bask, but seemed bright eyed as always and that wasn't completely out of the norm for him. He was usually picky (loved his roaches). The next day though his head was flipped to the side, his body bent in a circle to a right. He can only move in a circle. If you pick him up he will roll over.... And over continuously.
I read the number of possibilities on here. I don't know where he might have gotten a calcium deficiency, but it was worth a shot. I gave him calcium syrup, which I have on hand. He seemed a touch brighter, nut no big change. The next day I started a Panacur regimen just in case it was parasites, he was due. It could be a possibility. That was the beginning of last week and no change. I have tried calcium dust mixed with water (just in case he was dehydrated and put some extra calcium in because you never know). Nothing. He ate roaches a couple days and superworms yesterday.
I also spoke with his breeder as they have been doing this a long time and also have his siblings, parents and the grand babies. None of them are having these issues or have had them. I would figure if it is adenovirus at least one of his siblings would have shown something, or he would have shown it earlier. Something.
I have not taken him to the vet yet. I want to take in a fecal just to see if there may be something I missed. There is only one vet around here I really trust. I have not taken him as I don't know how much more is available with what is going on. I am open to any suggestions of potential issues of what I might do, anything. I just don't want to lose him.
Just toshow him off, here is Leo a couple months ago
. He is on paper towels.
