Recent content by MissSkittles

That looks like just a crease. If he was gaping before the superworm, then it likely is something else. I looked back and you had your husbandry checked by @Beman who is awesome, so it doesn’t seem that could be any problem there. Honestly, I’m at a loss. Is the sun shining in on him thru a...

Mouth rot is basically a wound in the mouth. You would see possibly a small amount of drainage or what looks like a scab on/near the mouth, possibly a divot or a swelling, dark spot in the mouth where there shouldn’t be along the gum line, reluctance to eat, especially crunchier bugs. I’ve...

Thanks! I’m unbelievably happy to have them. 🥰 It’s hard being a cat lady without any cats.

Heat guns are a great tool, but you should also use a thermometer with a wired probe end to measure air temp. The guns only measure surface temps. Keep a close eye out for any signs of possible mouth rot.

Generally with a respiratory infection, they will have their faces pointed up, like stargazing. How are you checking your basking temps? What kind of thermometer are you using? To rule out the gaping from being overheated, try turning the basking light off and see if he still gapes after it all...

Your vet may need to give him an injection of some D3 and may also prescribe a special form of it to give, at least for a short time. Do refuse if they try to give any vitamin A injections, as if you’ve been giving the ReptiVite, he has been getting preformed A. It’s essential that you remember...

So he isn’t getting any D3?

lol Lovey was a thought, but I once had a dog named that. Had a cat named Romeo once and he was a total doll. Yup…had one named Dolly too. 😂 Poor guy is probably going to end up being Sweetie after all. If there’s a cat (occasionally dog) with a stupid name, it probably was or is one of mine.

Well, with my veiled girl Stella, all I have to do is get near her and she gapes at me. My boy Lucky used to if I got a hand too close, but having to hand feed him due to poor vision, he’s used to me now and it takes trying to pick him up to get him to gape. He can go a while without eating, so...

Finally, all of the stars aligned just right and the universal cat distribution system allotted me 2 feline friends. I actually didn’t choose these cats - they chose me and the fates agreed and made it so. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get much info about their history, other than their...

What kinds of feeders do you have on hand? If you have any of the wormy ones, you could try to get him to gape and sneak it quickly into his mouth. Bigger concern is how is he able to drink? If you haven’t seen him drinking, try dripping some small drops of water on his nose. Unfortunately, if...

@jamest0o0 (previously our bug Lord) had advised me to go with giant canyon isopods, and they have been fantastic. They do seem to go thru a good deal of leaf litter, but they keep everything in good order. I’ve tried powder orange in with my leopard geckos, and they didn’t do well at all, so I...

I can’t add much to this, other than to advise not to put anything at all on the plant’s leaves, especially with a veiled. I clean plants down to bare root before using. If I get soil gnats, I’ve found mosquito bits work great. For other pests, I look for predatory insects that my cham can eat.

One of the times I hatched some mantids, I kept some of the babies for fun/learning. Feeding them without them escaping was a challenge. I finally just took their container outside when feeding them, so that if any escaped they had a chance to survive. They are cute little buggers, but hard to...

I love the bird cage, but do make sure to add some way for him to have a decent sized area of shade to be cool in. That may be why he drinks so well when outside…getting a bit dehydrated from overheating. How do you think he lost vision in that eye…from the cut or did something else happen...