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To everyone here i would first like to say thankyou for all your help and advice it was unfortunately not enough to save our Maxi as he had to be put to sleep today on vets advice.
From what our vet said on xraying our little chap he had some sort of brittle bone deficiency and altho we...
Unfortunately fingers and toes on this occasion havent helped Maxi he had some form of brittle bone deficiency and broke his back so it wasnt prolapse he was paralised and wouldnt have been able to use his back legs again. From advice through the vets we said our goodbyes and let him goto sleep...
I can :P vet just called cant see max till thursday morning said it sounds like a prolapse keep giving baths every day and moistening his lips will be having a few xrays as he is a bit worried about max not being able to move his back legs other than through twitching or nerves but cost is going...
This forum and especially LADYKNITE have been invaluable for information when i knew nothing of the problems and helped calm the nerves, i want to thank you all for the excellent advice and you will be the first to know exactly what we find out later on when we get back from the vets keep...
its the temp of the cool side of the tank and air temp - remember i have had lots to concentrate on today and while he was in the bath the glass was removed from the viv only put that back in when he went back inside. Normal temp is around 98 - 105 as recomended by our local pet shop that sold...
OK thanks for all the responces so far he is out of the water and in his tank with lamp on heat at the moment is 90.3 and yes its a digital thermomiter put him directly under the lamp while i picked kids up but will move him to the cooler part of the tank didnt want him to get too cold after his...
Hi nope as far as i know Maxi hasnt been tested for parasites. Do you recomend the soak even tho he will soon ( i hope) be going to the vets ? if so what temp water should i do and how much sugar and also what type granulated or caster ???? please reply asap so i can get on with it :)
Shells were removed after we posted the pics and everyone commented on the fact they shouldnt have been there - we placed some lino in the bottom not quite the same tho he used to like digging the shell out under his rock to get deeper inside hasnt helped with his claws either they look like...
No idea if he had been struggling but there was poop on the floor near him and it looked normal. Im just going on what the zoo said when i described maxi's condition to them. Friend advised we soaked him in a bath of warm water and pushed the bits back in but i wouldnt do that so a soak was all...
Thanks for the responces altho at the moment we are very concerned about maix as he has got something wrong with him looks like his reproductive bits have fallen out of him and he cannot use his back legs at the moment, We called our local zoo who keeps beardies and they advised us he has had a...