NOVA; UGA; EGGS -- EDITED FOR UPDATE

acidburn01

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Hello,

Wow, it sounds like she is doing very well & is active also! They sure can be dominating sometimes,
& it's definitely entertaining to watch.
That's good her tail is looking better. I hope her shedding goes well for her!

Tracie
Her tail looks iffy. Where the shed is is like.. white, instead of the gray, and the regular scales around it seems like they're trying to push out, I guess.? It still seems like it's really sensitive.
 

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Her tail looks iffy. Where the shed is is like.. white, instead of the gray, and the regular scales around it seems like they're trying to push out, I guess.? It still seems like it's really sensitive.
I does look like it's improving though. 🙂
 

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Her tail looks iffy. Where the shed is is like.. white, instead of the gray, and the regular scales around it seems like they're trying to push out, I guess.? It still seems like it's really sensitive.
Have you been putting raw honey on it ? If not it would be helpful, it looks like the scales died there so it was/is an infection....I think that was where the cath. was inserted ?
 

acidburn01

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Have you been putting raw honey on it ? If not it would be helpful, it looks like the scales died there so it was/is an infection....I think that was where the cath. was inserted ?
They said the cath is typically put in the back leg but the first time she had her ultrasound, they told us they tried her tail, but couldn't get it, but didn't specify were in the tail. I just know going into surgery, her tail scales didn't look that way and coming out, they're all sticking out and stuff and seem..sunk in.? And no, I haven't, I keep forgetting how good honey is for them. I'll definitely do that.
 

Drache613

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Hello,

The tail is slowly looking better but definitely if you aren't using raw
honey, do start using that. It was most likely damaged when they put in the catheter.
As long as it continues to improve, nothing should have to be done that you aren't doing at home right now.

Tracie
 

acidburn01

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Hello,

The tail is slowly looking better but definitely if you aren't using raw
honey, do start using that. It was most likely damaged when they put in the catheter.
As long as it continues to improve, nothing should have to be done that you aren't doing at home right now.

Tracie
You think it's looking better.? It seems like the gray has turned white and it's really...soft.? If that makes sense and definitely..sunken in, like it's not flush with the rest of her scales so I hope the honey helps. I put some on the spots last night so fingers crossed.
 

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You think it's looking better.? It seems like the gray has turned white and it's really...soft.? If that makes sense and definitely..sunken in, like it's not flush with the rest of her scales so I hope the honey helps. I put some on the spots last night so fingers crossed.
Make sure the honey 🍯 is unpasteurized. It kills off the helpful stuff when they cook it 😒
 

Drache613

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Hello,

It appears a bit better, & it isn't red or inflamed looking. Definitely as suggested, make sure the honey is
unpasteurized. You could also look for Manuka honey too, it is a bit stronger.
I hope it heals up, but their scales do tend to take awhile to heal.
Keep us posted on the progress.

Tracie
 

acidburn01

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I do believe it's unpasteurized, it does say it's raw and it helped a lot with her nose when she ripped that scale off. It's still pretty sensitive, i picked up her tail last night and the tip of it wiggled like a dead snake and she doesn't like anyone touching it. But it doesn't seem to bother her terribly much, she's still pretty active.

And she is *starving* to death and I don't know why BUT, she'd rather go for the yellow tweezers. (Mind you, ive been using yellow tweezers for bugs for two years now) I gave mealworm to my daughters hamster and Nova just lost it, started glass surfing so I got her out and put her on the bed and she raced up the bed first to the mealworm container, and then she saw the tweezers. (Her favorite are mealworm and the beetles they turn into😅) and maaaaan, she was hunting me down, following me and jumping for the tweezers. So I put them both on my night table and this fatty was going to jump from my edge of the bed to the damn night table to get the tweezers. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😂 I dont get it. She ate like a normal baby lizard, would eat anything she could get her little teefies on but once she hit about one, she refused virtually everything. For a long time. Like, she went months with *very little* food, like just a few bugs in a two weeks time span. And then, the first time she was gravid, she wanted to eat. Not much, but a couple more than usual, but she absorbed the eggs and just wasn't really interested in them, outside of like four superworms every few weeks or a horn/mealworm. And *then*, she became gravid this time, a few months ago. She literally woke up and is acting like the hunger she should have felt over the last year is piling up on her now and she just wants to eat just about anything and everything, non food items included. When she couldn't get the tweezers, she tried to eat a stray peanut from the snickers bar i ate.

But I can't get a straight answer as to why she's suddenly so so hungry, it's a complete and 100% personality change. I just get told that they don't know and that she was gravid, but she's not gravid anymore so.?¿

Here's a photo of Toofy with a hairbow over his head and looking just so delighted about it.😂😂
 

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I do believe it's unpasteurized, it does say it's raw and it helped a lot with her nose when she ripped that scale off. It's still pretty sensitive, i picked up her tail last night and the tip of it wiggled like a dead snake and she doesn't like anyone touching it. But it doesn't seem to bother her terribly much, she's still pretty active.

And she is *starving* to death and I don't know why BUT, she'd rather go for the yellow tweezers. (Mind you, ive been using yellow tweezers for bugs for two years now) I gave mealworm to my daughters hamster and Nova just lost it, started glass surfing so I got her out and put her on the bed and she raced up the bed first to the mealworm container, and then she saw the tweezers. (Her favorite are mealworm and the beetles they turn into😅) and maaaaan, she was hunting me down, following me and jumping for the tweezers. So I put them both on my night table and this fatty was going to jump from my edge of the bed to the damn night table to get the tweezers. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😂 I dont get it. She ate like a normal baby lizard, would eat anything she could get her little teefies on but once she hit about one, she refused virtually everything. For a long time. Like, she went months with *very little* food, like just a few bugs in a two weeks time span. And then, the first time she was gravid, she wanted to eat. Not much, but a couple more than usual, but she absorbed the eggs and just wasn't really interested in them, outside of like four superworms every few weeks or a horn/mealworm. And *then*, she became gravid this time, a few months ago. She literally woke up and is acting like the hunger she should have felt over the last year is piling up on her now and she just wants to eat just about anything and everything, non food items included. When she couldn't get the tweezers, she tried to eat a stray peanut from the snickers bar i ate.

But I can't get a straight answer as to why she's suddenly so so hungry, it's a complete and 100% personality change. I just get told that they don't know and that she was gravid, but she's not gravid anymore so.?¿

Here's a photo of Toofy with a hairbow over his head and looking just so delighted about it.😂😂
I'm wondering if being gravid so much was pushing on her stomach and she didn't feel hungry and now that there's room in there again if she is really feeling hunger strongly.
 

acidburn01

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I'm wondering if being gravid so much was pushing on her stomach and she didn't feel hungry and now that there's room in there again if she is really feeling hunger strongly.
Well, we aren't sure how often she was gravid. I dont think we got her checked that first time, but we were basing it off the nesting behavior. But when those behaviors just stopped, we presumed she absorbed them and went back to not really eating. The closest answer I've been given is that, she became gravid and wanted to eat to store fat and whatnot and it's continuing because, even though she's been spayed, maybe her brain is still telling her that she has to eat a bunch to get ready for a lay. I guess I can see where that makes sense but I'm not sure.
 

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Well, we aren't sure how often she was gravid. I dont think we got her checked that first time, but we were basing it off the nesting behavior. But when those behaviors just stopped, we presumed she absorbed them and went back to not really eating. The closest answer I've been given is that, she became gravid and wanted to eat to store fat and whatnot and it's continuing because, even though she's been spayed, maybe her brain is still telling her that she has to eat a bunch to get ready for a lay. I guess I can see where that makes sense but I'm not sure.
Yeah that sounds like a reasonable answer to me also.
 

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Hello,

I have heard that sometimes, they still have the instinct of wanting to dig & burrow in preparation to
lay because it's an innate behavior even though they are spayed.
I hope that she is feeling better. It will take some time for her body to get back to normal.

Tracie
 

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