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[Flawwless]

Not today though

 

[Hdrydr31]

Idk i was ready this post earlier and she does fall under the category of dehydration too. Her fat pads used to be bigger and now there even with her head. They say that its cause them not to eat a lot but shes been peeing a lot

can you post a pic of her..

 

[Flawwless]

 

[Flawwless]

Shes always been a fat girl

 

[Flawwless]

Here is a pic from march showing shes always been fat

 

[Hdrydr31]

Interesting yea her fat pads have gone down alot.. looking like she starting a beard shed? I would get a fecal done to check for parasites that may have her off..

 

[Flawwless]

Interesting yea her fat pads have gone down alot.. looking like she starting a beard shed? I would get a fecal done to check for parasites that may have her off..

Yea she just shedded her feet last week. If she doesnt eat tomorrow im going to take her to the reptile shop i know those guys very well and get their opinion

 

[Hdrydr31]

Yea she just shedded her feet last week. If she doesnt eat tomorrow im going to take her to the reptile shop i know those guys very well and get their opinion

good idea she does look a bit off

 

[Hdrydr31]

If it were me Id have fecal done and bloodwork to check her liver.. especially if she's always been chunky rule out fatty liver

 

[Flawwless]

Well shes chuncky cause of me lol. Ill have to look for a exotic vet.

 

[Hdrydr31]

Well shes chuncky cause of me lol. Ill have to look for a exotic vet.

well I understand you love her might be time for a diet?? lol

 

[Flawwless]

Ive been cutting her back on crickets/worms and having her eat salad more

 

[Flawwless]

She was never an explorer even when i first got her. She always spends hours under the basking light and she'll make a couple of trips to the food dish

 

[Hdrydr31]

She was never an explorer even when i first got her. She always spends hours under the basking light and she'll make a couple of trips to the food dish

lol yea they can be slugs lol my Izzy is kinda a slug too but she loves going outside and she will wonder around and when I get her in the tub I make her do some swimming
worms as in supers?

 

[Flawwless]

Yea i just got them the other day. Thats what I gave her when I first got her. And when i take her outside i keep her in my hand but her head just turns all over the place. Shes very alert still. If i walk by the cage her eyes follow me. And those pic where just taken. I woke her up with the light

 

[PatsyB]

Change your UVB bulb. Compact bulbs, especially in a tank as big as yours is not going to penetrate deep enough or cover a wide enough area of the tank. Get a tube style fluorescent bulb, A T5 is good and either a Reptisun 10.0 HO bulb or an Arcadia 14% bulb. You want the UVB to cover at least 2/3'rds of the tank. She could be wanting to get out of her tank to get some UVB. You will see that having the proper lighting will perk her up and probably increase her appetite.

 

[Flawwless]

The guy at the reptile shop i go to told me that those werent that good because the dont penetrate deep enough thru screen top. And updatee
She ate 4 superworms today and pooped in her tank. She just walked around her tank like normal and went up to her basking spot

 

[Hdrydr31]

The guy at the reptile shop i go to told me that those werent that good because the dont penetrate deep enough thru screen top. And updatee
She ate 4 superworms today and pooped in her tank. She just walked around her tank like normal and went up to her basking spot

T5's go thru the mesh to the bottom T8's don't go far down thru mesh
Glad she is perked up today

 

[PatsyB]

Yes T5's penetrate the mesh more than the T8 size bulb. I have a solar meter and I check my lights all the time, 6 months in I am still getting great UVB coverage through a mesh screen.