Hello everyone ~
I'm pleased to report that Little Man has had no seizures in at least two weeks! For that I am very grateful; however, it seems he may have some lasting effects from the many seizures he suffered in the past. It would appear that he is totally limp the majority of the time from his hips down. When he's propped up on his little log, he appears to be "sitting" like a prairie dog. When he chases crickets from a flat position, he pulls himself quite well with his front legs, but his rear legs appear to pretty much drag behind him. If he makes sudden movements that require a change in direction or height, he usually ends up on his back and just lays there looking around until someone notices him
He eats a lot of dusted crickets per day. He doesn't seem to care too much for the salad, but the crickets are fed the same salad, so he at least gets some of it that way. He had the Reptisun 10.0 UVB and a basking light, with temperatures 96-105 on hot side. Paper towel substrate. Pooping every day at least once. Frequent baths (approximately 3-4 per week). Ten days ago, I bought him the 100-W Mega Ray MVB to replace the two items mentioned above. I'm not sure I've noticed anything drastically different because I think his seizures stopped shortly prior to that.
While I realize that many of you have had special-needs dragons and they have done just fine, I was wondering if anyone had had this particular problem and was it corrected or compensated for in other ways? I have been on vacation for two weeks and will be returning to work on Thursday (14-hour days). My husband will be feeding Little Man and checking on him throughout the day (he works from home). If he happens to end up on his back and no one is home, how long can he be in this position without permanent harm?
Thanks,
Robbin
I'm pleased to report that Little Man has had no seizures in at least two weeks! For that I am very grateful; however, it seems he may have some lasting effects from the many seizures he suffered in the past. It would appear that he is totally limp the majority of the time from his hips down. When he's propped up on his little log, he appears to be "sitting" like a prairie dog. When he chases crickets from a flat position, he pulls himself quite well with his front legs, but his rear legs appear to pretty much drag behind him. If he makes sudden movements that require a change in direction or height, he usually ends up on his back and just lays there looking around until someone notices him
He eats a lot of dusted crickets per day. He doesn't seem to care too much for the salad, but the crickets are fed the same salad, so he at least gets some of it that way. He had the Reptisun 10.0 UVB and a basking light, with temperatures 96-105 on hot side. Paper towel substrate. Pooping every day at least once. Frequent baths (approximately 3-4 per week). Ten days ago, I bought him the 100-W Mega Ray MVB to replace the two items mentioned above. I'm not sure I've noticed anything drastically different because I think his seizures stopped shortly prior to that.
While I realize that many of you have had special-needs dragons and they have done just fine, I was wondering if anyone had had this particular problem and was it corrected or compensated for in other ways? I have been on vacation for two weeks and will be returning to work on Thursday (14-hour days). My husband will be feeding Little Man and checking on him throughout the day (he works from home). If he happens to end up on his back and no one is home, how long can he be in this position without permanent harm?
Thanks,
Robbin