UPDATE: Ripley has started eating again, went back to vet today for re-check after about a week and a half of meds and since some of the swelling has gone done he was able to examine the area more closely, they were able to dislodge a sperm plug from the hemipene that was swollen on one side...
I’m sorry, your previous post said to take him to the vet. My vet is an exotic animal vet specializing in reptiles, he wanted to take a less aggressive approach with antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medication given orally, also the cream to help affected area. I actually have a follow up...
I took him to the vet, that’s where I got the medicines from :cool: I was more posting to seek advice if anyone else had this same issue and if there was something more I could be doing as well, thanks
it is directed at the side of his enclosure to it goes into the screen, I have also been covering the top half of his enclosure with an old curtain at night because sometimes my husband has to work at night in the home office so that way the light won't come in and wake Ripley up, this also...
I have a humidifier that I run at night and the door to the room he is in is closed at night so it get pretty "foggy" in there :LOL: I am applying the cream very generously because he usually rubs it off on the branches when he climbs around since his poor little butt is swollen, I have been...
he will hand feed and that is what I have been trying, he loves horn worms and super worms but he refuses both right now, he is drinking a lot every day so at least there is that, I think maybe the meds make him thirsty because I have never seen him drink this much so hopefully that is a good...
UPDATE: Ripley is not really improving as much as I would like, I know it will take a bit, but at what point do I get concerned that he will not eat anything at all. It has been over a week since he last ate anything, he is drinking everyday and his hydration is a lot better, he still have a...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male Ambilobe Panther, 2 years old, I have had him for a year and a half
Handling - only to let him go to his outside enclosure, maybe once a day in summer, he doesn't mind and comes to me.
Feeding - Hornworms, superworms, black soldier flies, blue bottle flies...
I LOVE that you put everything on that stainless shelving unit with wheels! this is a super cool idea!! I just had to relocate my entire enclosure and GEEZE it would have been nice to have it so portable like yours!! I made some modifications to it so it is now but this is a great idea!
So I opted for the ZooMed LED/UVB combo, I have to say, this is a really nice light, I found it on Amazon and with some credits I already had I got it down to about $83.00, it is very thin (only about an inch thick) and streamlined, you have the option to set it on top of the enclosure with...
I took the whole thing apart, from what I can figure there were only one ballast that somehow branches off into the four bulbs (2 each) and it didn't match any ballast that I can order for a replacement, my husband (who is more electronically inclined than me) looked at it as well and determined...
Hi All, it's been a minute since I posted!! due to all this virus crap I have been working from home, so I have had to move Ripley and ALL his stuff into my house, so that was a chore (note to self, make enclosure lighter o_O). He is all happy now in my home office and he gets to go outside...