evanescent
Juvie Member
I got this rescue boy last Sunday. I quickly realized he couldn't see, and walks funny.
Upon showing my friends a video of his movement, everyone started saying/agreeing that he seemed to have MBD.
Idk anything about his previous care before I got him..
SUPPOSEDLY he ate collards, mustards, and kale daily along with dubia and hornworms..
lived in a 75 gallon tank with a female, and black calcium sand.
the UVB was a reptiglo 10.0(blegh)
But the female(who can see) didn't recognize the dubia as food at first.
She stared one down for ages, ate one, and then quickly ate 3 more.
That seems VERY suspicious to me.
I never actually talked to the previous owner, as he did not wish to speak to me.
We communicated through a mutual friend, who also sold us both dubia..
he tells me the boy came down bi weekly to buy dubia.
For the past week, I have bathed and massaged him(and the girl, because she hasn't pooped either) every day.
For the past 2 days, I have been feeding nothing but apple sauce, various oils(olive and mineral), and pumpkin mash.
The basking temp is, on average, 107 for both of them(Critter Condoz with the same wattage bulbs keep the temps relatively the same in each of my enclosures)..
Their substrate is newspaper.
Upon massaging their stomachs, I cannot feel any obvious impaction in either of them(but that's obviously not to say that there is none.)
Butyeah, at LEAST 9 days now.. but who's to say when the last time they pooped was? .w.
Not like that kid will ever talk to me. Ughh. The story was: he and his mum are moving. He wanted to get 2 critter condoz for their new house instead of the 1 tank, since they are reaching sexual maturity. Mum said NO, and told him he wasn't allowed to bring them with him, and needed to find new homes. He asked my dubia guy to take them, and he in turn asked me if I had room for two more rescues. I agreed, thinking that this would be an easy rescue-rehoming, I mean they were supposedly well cared for. WELP, I ended up with 2 consipated babies..one with semi-major special needs. (I say semi because he is suuuch a doll about it.. he seems to love being fed, love being held, and ahhhh he's so cute<3<3<3)
But heck guys, what should I do? -w-
anyone know any good vets in/around DC?
all the ones i've talked to are terrible..
and if I find one that isn't derpy, do you think getting an enema would be worth a shot?
They seem to be dangerous for reptiles, though..
Help. >__>
Upon showing my friends a video of his movement, everyone started saying/agreeing that he seemed to have MBD.
Idk anything about his previous care before I got him..
SUPPOSEDLY he ate collards, mustards, and kale daily along with dubia and hornworms..
lived in a 75 gallon tank with a female, and black calcium sand.
the UVB was a reptiglo 10.0(blegh)
But the female(who can see) didn't recognize the dubia as food at first.
She stared one down for ages, ate one, and then quickly ate 3 more.
That seems VERY suspicious to me.
I never actually talked to the previous owner, as he did not wish to speak to me.
We communicated through a mutual friend, who also sold us both dubia..
he tells me the boy came down bi weekly to buy dubia.
For the past week, I have bathed and massaged him(and the girl, because she hasn't pooped either) every day.
For the past 2 days, I have been feeding nothing but apple sauce, various oils(olive and mineral), and pumpkin mash.
The basking temp is, on average, 107 for both of them(Critter Condoz with the same wattage bulbs keep the temps relatively the same in each of my enclosures)..
Their substrate is newspaper.
Upon massaging their stomachs, I cannot feel any obvious impaction in either of them(but that's obviously not to say that there is none.)
Butyeah, at LEAST 9 days now.. but who's to say when the last time they pooped was? .w.
Not like that kid will ever talk to me. Ughh. The story was: he and his mum are moving. He wanted to get 2 critter condoz for their new house instead of the 1 tank, since they are reaching sexual maturity. Mum said NO, and told him he wasn't allowed to bring them with him, and needed to find new homes. He asked my dubia guy to take them, and he in turn asked me if I had room for two more rescues. I agreed, thinking that this would be an easy rescue-rehoming, I mean they were supposedly well cared for. WELP, I ended up with 2 consipated babies..one with semi-major special needs. (I say semi because he is suuuch a doll about it.. he seems to love being fed, love being held, and ahhhh he's so cute<3<3<3)
But heck guys, what should I do? -w-
anyone know any good vets in/around DC?
all the ones i've talked to are terrible..
and if I find one that isn't derpy, do you think getting an enema would be worth a shot?
They seem to be dangerous for reptiles, though..
Help. >__>