Pantalaimon
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Firstly here is Pan's set up
UV: A newly fitted Arcadia T8 12% with a reflector, that is around 9 inch from his basking spot - I change this just before the six month period is up,
Basking Bulb: 100W that i measure using a temp gun that usually measures between 37c - 41c but I mostly keep it at 39c - this sometimes drops when i was at work to lowest 36c but i always turn it back up
Pan is almost 2 years old and is a male measuring at about 21 inch
Since lockdown in the UK his diet has consisted of about 3 superworms a day which i know isnt great but its the only thing i can find since i cant leave the house. I dust this with calcium around 3 x a week and multivits once. He always has REFUSED veg and fruit and only eats blueberries every now and then much to my disappointment. Recently he had been pooping every 4 days or so in his cage or in a bath, which has been solid but slightly wet looking. However since moving him in to another room i think he got a bit stressed and went just over a week without pooping, despite contuning to eat.
Now on to the problem. The last few days Pan hasnt been himself, usually he has little mad half hours where he dives about in his cage, but recently hes just been lying at the hot side not even on his basking spot. I've checked his temp and its been within the normal limits. Then i noticed that he was dragging his back legs around when he attempted to move, which was not often. Because of this i instantly put him in a warm bath and rubbed his belly which caused him to have a massive poo. However, he still wont move and sees to be getting worse. He will now only move his front legs when i pick him up and all his legs put one feel completely stiff . He seems completely alert, always glaring at people that walks pass and having a nosy when the cat walks pass who he adores, though i would never let them meet. He is still eating and the poo that he had was looked normal. I give his black cherry extract mixed with water or just water to drink because hes done this once before but never to this extent. When he did this before i took him to the exotic vets and they said he seemed completely normal and he even had a fecal test just to check and this came back normal. However, this was around 8 months ago. I just dont know what to do! i could order a fecal test done over the internet or i could take him to the vets but its difficult during this time because health issues make me vulnerable to catching this virus :roll:
UV: A newly fitted Arcadia T8 12% with a reflector, that is around 9 inch from his basking spot - I change this just before the six month period is up,
Basking Bulb: 100W that i measure using a temp gun that usually measures between 37c - 41c but I mostly keep it at 39c - this sometimes drops when i was at work to lowest 36c but i always turn it back up
Pan is almost 2 years old and is a male measuring at about 21 inch
Since lockdown in the UK his diet has consisted of about 3 superworms a day which i know isnt great but its the only thing i can find since i cant leave the house. I dust this with calcium around 3 x a week and multivits once. He always has REFUSED veg and fruit and only eats blueberries every now and then much to my disappointment. Recently he had been pooping every 4 days or so in his cage or in a bath, which has been solid but slightly wet looking. However since moving him in to another room i think he got a bit stressed and went just over a week without pooping, despite contuning to eat.
Now on to the problem. The last few days Pan hasnt been himself, usually he has little mad half hours where he dives about in his cage, but recently hes just been lying at the hot side not even on his basking spot. I've checked his temp and its been within the normal limits. Then i noticed that he was dragging his back legs around when he attempted to move, which was not often. Because of this i instantly put him in a warm bath and rubbed his belly which caused him to have a massive poo. However, he still wont move and sees to be getting worse. He will now only move his front legs when i pick him up and all his legs put one feel completely stiff . He seems completely alert, always glaring at people that walks pass and having a nosy when the cat walks pass who he adores, though i would never let them meet. He is still eating and the poo that he had was looked normal. I give his black cherry extract mixed with water or just water to drink because hes done this once before but never to this extent. When he did this before i took him to the exotic vets and they said he seemed completely normal and he even had a fecal test just to check and this came back normal. However, this was around 8 months ago. I just dont know what to do! i could order a fecal test done over the internet or i could take him to the vets but its difficult during this time because health issues make me vulnerable to catching this virus :roll:
