Yes, I saw her take off. I sit on the ground next to her basking spot just in case something like that happens, and also to spray her nose in case she wants some water, considering how insanely hot it has been here.
The RI seems to be getting better finally. Making that cringeworthy sound less and less each day. I have been soaking her a lot and going nuts trying to get her to drink some water though, since she hasn't been eating as much, because I think she is somewhat dehydrated. I floated her greens in a shallow dish of water to get a bit in her that way, but she is really stubborn about the water thing. She freaked me out yesterday and had me worried all night. Had her in the tub and she was swimming around. She stopped at one point, strained a little and all that came out was a bit of urates and a tiny bit of poo. I didn't worry too much about that since she hasn't been eating much, but then a few minutes later, she strained again and a tiny bit of blood came out. She doesn't seem impacted in any way, especially since she hasn't been eating much. She ate maybe 5 superworms yesterday morning, along with a few bites of arugula (it was the only green she would eat, normally I mix it with mustard greens). I felt all along her stomach in case maybe she was egg bound and felt nothing. No eggs, no impaction of any kind. I did notice in her mouth that on her bottom gums, towards the back by her jaw, there was a little spot that was a bit redder than the rest on both sides. Nothing major, just an observation. Her fecal came back parasite free yesterday, so I know it isn't that. Maybe her urates were hard and scratched her a bit? The blood was bright, so I'm assuming it was surface blood, not anything internal. Just going to keep an eye on her today, see if I can get her to eat some more and wait for Fed Ex to deliver her UVB.
The RI seems to be getting better finally. Making that cringeworthy sound less and less each day. I have been soaking her a lot and going nuts trying to get her to drink some water though, since she hasn't been eating as much, because I think she is somewhat dehydrated. I floated her greens in a shallow dish of water to get a bit in her that way, but she is really stubborn about the water thing. She freaked me out yesterday and had me worried all night. Had her in the tub and she was swimming around. She stopped at one point, strained a little and all that came out was a bit of urates and a tiny bit of poo. I didn't worry too much about that since she hasn't been eating much, but then a few minutes later, she strained again and a tiny bit of blood came out. She doesn't seem impacted in any way, especially since she hasn't been eating much. She ate maybe 5 superworms yesterday morning, along with a few bites of arugula (it was the only green she would eat, normally I mix it with mustard greens). I felt all along her stomach in case maybe she was egg bound and felt nothing. No eggs, no impaction of any kind. I did notice in her mouth that on her bottom gums, towards the back by her jaw, there was a little spot that was a bit redder than the rest on both sides. Nothing major, just an observation. Her fecal came back parasite free yesterday, so I know it isn't that. Maybe her urates were hard and scratched her a bit? The blood was bright, so I'm assuming it was surface blood, not anything internal. Just going to keep an eye on her today, see if I can get her to eat some more and wait for Fed Ex to deliver her UVB.