Early signs of gout?

[coastalvibesmama]

Just wanted to check in and see if theb sides of his spine look normal or showing signs of gout? He's gone through a period of sometimes sleeping during the day, then other days looking totally fine!

TIA!

 

[SteveH]

Normally gout appears in the ankle area, I don't really see anything wrong with his back as you mentioned. My concern would be sleeping during the day, double check all the temp and humidity numbers both night and day to see if they match up with the guild you are using.

 

[janjan20]

I would agree with @SteveH, not seeing anything that would indicate gout. The eyes closed during the day is a concern, have you changed your UVB light recently? Sometimes a new light can cause issues.

 

[Beman]

Are you meaning Edema? You see edema around the neck area but not gout. From the angle of these pics there is no sign of edema.

Sleeping during the day indicates something is off. This is when double checking all husbandry and when you replaced UVB last is a good idea. Next if food intake has decreased you want to get a fecal to check for a parasite load.