rummbo
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Ambilobe Panther, Male, 4.10.2013 DOB, under my care for just under a month.
Handling - daily, moving to the outdoor enclosure.
Feeding - He is on Fruit flies and pin heads. My guess is about dozen of flies and about 3 pinhead to small size crickets. I gut load the crickets with carrots, lettuce, apples, oranges. Dust Calcium on all crickets daily and multivit once a week.
Watering - I mist 4 times a day and I have a dripper running for about 3 hours a day
Fecal Description - 85% dark dark brown with the rest in white and rust color. He has not been tested for parasites.
Cage Info:
• Cage Type - since he is so tiny, I put him in a 14"x12"x14" plastic container.
• Lighting - Zilla Slimline 50 UVB T8 Fluorescent Bulb. Basking light is a 60W regular light bulb.
• Temperature - 85-90 degree basking spot. Lowest overnight temp 65 degree. Both thermometer and hygrometer are the old fashion gauge kind.
• Humidity - 50-80%
• Plants - none in his temporary cage but his outdoor enclosure has a ficus and a pothos.
• Placement - Its on top of a waist-high bookshelf. Not near a window or fan. Cage is in the middle between floor and ceiling.
• Location - Northern cali bay area.
Current Problem - earlier this week, I noticed yellowish gunk in his left eye. After consulting with my breeder and look through the forum on treatments. I did saline rinse and shower in the tub to flush out. After couple of days, his condition improved. Until yesterday, during his morning shower, he fell and hasn't been the same ever since. He didn't have any movement after his fall, just laid there. Even after I picked him up in my palm, still no movement(pic below). I then put him on a warm surface and few minutes later he began to move but extremely slowly. The vet suspected that it might have had a concussion. He is kind of off balance and can fall easily. Lethargic and very dark in color. Since it happened in the morning, he didn't eat anything the entire day and looked very weak. I took him to the vet this morning and the vet said to keep the temp humidity level up. She prescribed Gentacimin Sulfate Ophthalmic eye drop. Told me to monitor his food intake and asked to syringe feed meat product baby food if he doesn't eat on his own. I cleaned his temporary enclosure and put in 2 screened windows for improved ventilation. He has been hanging upside down like a bat and barely moving.
Handling - daily, moving to the outdoor enclosure.
Feeding - He is on Fruit flies and pin heads. My guess is about dozen of flies and about 3 pinhead to small size crickets. I gut load the crickets with carrots, lettuce, apples, oranges. Dust Calcium on all crickets daily and multivit once a week.
Watering - I mist 4 times a day and I have a dripper running for about 3 hours a day
Fecal Description - 85% dark dark brown with the rest in white and rust color. He has not been tested for parasites.
Cage Info:
• Cage Type - since he is so tiny, I put him in a 14"x12"x14" plastic container.
• Lighting - Zilla Slimline 50 UVB T8 Fluorescent Bulb. Basking light is a 60W regular light bulb.
• Temperature - 85-90 degree basking spot. Lowest overnight temp 65 degree. Both thermometer and hygrometer are the old fashion gauge kind.
• Humidity - 50-80%
• Plants - none in his temporary cage but his outdoor enclosure has a ficus and a pothos.
• Placement - Its on top of a waist-high bookshelf. Not near a window or fan. Cage is in the middle between floor and ceiling.
• Location - Northern cali bay area.
Current Problem - earlier this week, I noticed yellowish gunk in his left eye. After consulting with my breeder and look through the forum on treatments. I did saline rinse and shower in the tub to flush out. After couple of days, his condition improved. Until yesterday, during his morning shower, he fell and hasn't been the same ever since. He didn't have any movement after his fall, just laid there. Even after I picked him up in my palm, still no movement(pic below). I then put him on a warm surface and few minutes later he began to move but extremely slowly. The vet suspected that it might have had a concussion. He is kind of off balance and can fall easily. Lethargic and very dark in color. Since it happened in the morning, he didn't eat anything the entire day and looked very weak. I took him to the vet this morning and the vet said to keep the temp humidity level up. She prescribed Gentacimin Sulfate Ophthalmic eye drop. Told me to monitor his food intake and asked to syringe feed meat product baby food if he doesn't eat on his own. I cleaned his temporary enclosure and put in 2 screened windows for improved ventilation. He has been hanging upside down like a bat and barely moving.
