well well well. the last ten days have been trying to say the least. at first i had the mvb on in her 20 gall for a bit here and there until that 60 came thru, which ended up taking until today!!! the store delivered it as a courtesy since i had gone in three times to pick up the phantom tank (they would call, tell me it was in, and then it was not. then there was one there but with the wrong lid....!)ugh. anyway, they made right by delivering it, but i gotta say, it was a long haul. so no worms eaten for days now, but slurry of collard and mustard greens with watered down apple sauce finally today stayed down. he was foaming up the super worms and phx worms and crickets and then would foam up the slurry. but today finally he kept some slurry down. no interest in the crickets or worms though.
normal poop/pee up until two days ago. colour zapped out his body while doing our
bath water therapy the last two times, but his back legs are working now!!! : ) his front legs have lost some of the stocky bulginess and bulges, and his tail has straightened out quite a bit. he looks super flat. looks like he hyperventilates at times, usually after taking some of the slurry or liquid calcium or serraptatase.
the vet visit never did happen. call me evil but i wasn't really sure it made sense since he seemed to be improving and i thought the right light and housing would do the trick, but then that got delayed for forever it seemed.
OK. I HATE SAND. CALCI SAND, CLEAN PLAY SAND, REPTISAND, ETC. IT'S ALL OVER THE FLOORS, AND IT WOULD STICK TO MY BEARDIE LIKE CONCRETE WHEN HE WOULD FOAM UP HIS FOOD HE COULDN'T KEEP DOWN. YOU WERE ALL CORRECT. I DO NOT LIKE IT. THANK YOU FOR FOREWARNING ME. YOU TOLD ME SO.
so i looked into non stick shelf liner, but they are all plastic derivatives and im not into that stuff being under any heat and outgassing into the tank, let alone the room in which i also sleep in. i was going to do tiles. but this beardie is in no shape yet to make it past even the smallest crevaces. i took a big ole sand coloured towel, folded under the excess, and it is a dream. my guy usually poops after eating, so since now i have a nice 20 gal light weight plexiglass "feeder" tank he can eat and poop in (then i can wipe that out, and hose it out here and there easily), the towel is a dream. also, i can put another towel down while the dirty towel is in the wash. why doesn't everyone use towels???? they seem so perfect?
so i found a vet to go to that specializes in reptiles, referred to me by my medusa store owner down the street. she's not down the street unfortunately, but i hear she is great (and she is after all a she, so that makes it better for me).
a fellow dragon lover and friend told me to try chicken baby food. what do y'all think? please do not rip on me for not taking this dragon to the vet. i have had a hard two weeks here, first with adopting a dragon that i did not know was so bad off with mbd, and then taking care of my 3 yr old, juggling a puppy (who is growing into such a good young dog) etc etc. no excuse, but im doing the best i can. i really did think i would have the lighting and housing taken care of sooner. i also thought, and hope i can still think, that it will help.
peace
talia