Help! Walks in Circles, I don't have UVB yet, Juvenile

[V3rifi3d]

Thank you again. It will be 53 tomorrow, so I'll use a black tub and a light also if I find I'll need the extra heat. Thank you all again, I appreciate the help, I hope the little one will be okay.

 

[AHBD]

You're welcome, I'm sure everyone is puling for him ! And yes, at 53 degrees use the heat lamp as well. Do you have a pic of the plastic tote ?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Poor thing! As AHBD said, it could be multiple issues. Adenovirus is a possibility, but, so is
calcium & UVB deficiencies also.
Definitely post a picture of the tub you will use for outdoors for him to get some sun. At 53
with sun in a darker tub, & a basking light that would probably be pretty good for him.
Are you getting fluids into him also & what type of calcium are you using?

Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie

 

[V3rifi3d]

Hi there.

His stress marks are very dark today, he's becoming less active.

I was able to get him 10 minutes of sunlight this morning while keeping him warm. Went to Petsmart and they had a light fixture that fits my reptisun UVB Bulb! SO the little one now has a uvb source in the cage. He's not looking good though, closest specialist for reptiles is 3 hours away and almost $300 just to see them before any tests. I have Repti Calcium, I will start to look into feeding with a syringe.

 

[AHBD]

Sorry to hear that he's going downhill. Hopefully he can improve, it doesn't sound good right now but we can still hope. So is the uvb the long tube bulb then ? Can you attach it under the screen or just keep the screen off so the uvb is not blocked ? [ if you don't have a cat or dog that would go after him/her ] If you need to attach it under the screen you can use thin wire or fishing line. Here's an example :

https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/30028/full

 

[V3rifi3d]

Yes, it is a long tube; I will just pull part of the top out so he can receive unfiltered UVB. It makes me mad because he's getting worse and I'm worried he's received Adenovirus from his litter at Petsmart. His stargazing is bad now, nearly 90 degrees upwards.

 

[V3rifi3d]

It's sad, he or she acts best when I'm just holding them in my hand...

 

[AHBD]

So sad, I know this is really tough for you to see your baby like this.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

I can merge your threads if needed. I am so sorry you are going through this with him, it
is very very sad.
How is he this evening?
Is he still dark also with stress marks?
Has he gone to the bathroom anymore?
I agree, the pet store would just put him in a tank & not really care at all. If you take him into
a vet, they will likely euthanise him if he is declining.
Can you get any fluids into him? If he is able to eat or drink I would try getting some baby food
into him initially. Do you have powdered calcium to add also?
Let us know how he is. We are all thinking about him.

Tracie

 

[AHBD]

If you are able to, go to the store where you bought her and see how the other babies are. If they are the same batch that was there at the time you bought yours they most likely will be acting sick as well. Of course they might have tucked some sick ones in the back out of sight but you can ask the employees if any were sick or died.