Drache613":1d3b4 said:Hello,
Sorry to hear that Cinnamon is still having a hard time right now. How much oral fluids are you getting into him? Be sure to get enough into him.
Have you double checked your temps too, are they all correct?
Continue with the bathing, that really does help with hydration status along with using a plastic dropper to drip fluids onto the end of his nose if he will lick it off. It does take time & patience when trying to teach them to take fluids from a dropper, but, it can be done. If you just get the end of his mouth slightly open to where he is kind of licking his lips you can drip some fluids onto his nose & he will most likely start drinking a little bit.
It just takes some practice. Usually once they get a small taste of food or fluids, they will like it.
Tracie
Used to, whenever he had a bath I could drip water on his nose and he would drink. I still do it every time I bathe him but he won't lick it off any more. Nor will he take food off his nose. I do think he drank a few sips today in the tub though. Getting the end of his mouth open is the problem. I can get the syringe into the side of his mouth and work it to the tip but he has his teeth clamped shut like you wouldn't believe. That's why it's so difficult to feed him. His urates aren't white, they're just runny with a little bit of poo. I haven't checked the temps on his basking branch for a couple of days. I'll do that again but he's asleep on it and I hate to bother him. I did just put a stronger light in there 2 days ago. At that time it was 110 on his branch. Still trying everything.