Emergancy, you guys are my last resort, please help!

[jrath]

I would change these few items, and she might make a surprising turn around.
Overall from the picture she looks healthy.

Proper supplementation, calcium no d3 2-3 times a week
Multivitamin once a month
Calcium with d3 once a month
Change uv bulb, if possible get a cheap florescent fixture and a florescent 5.0 uv bulb. I have heard that those compact florescent bulbs don't give off much uv to begin with and don't last nearly as long.

Let us know how she does

 

[asock]

absolutely and thank you guys for your help, suggestions and comments.
they are things that i have read and heard about, and at the same time hearing about how hardy these guys are i kind of neglected to go above and beyond.
i'm very serious about my passion for these guys so much so i made a 4 day drive instead of selling them and flying home, and it's a shame i lost the male, but anything i can do help this female survive and hold on is what im going to do, thanks again for the help and ill keep checking back here if any one else can chip in, ill keep you all posted.

 

[xephyr17]

Yeah keep us updated I hope she does alright.

If she lays that'll be pretty cool, huh?

 

[asock]

yes, i was always hoping she was pregnant, the male had beautiful perfect horns and shes huge and HAD lots of energy. IF shes pregnant im sure ill get some really pretty baby chams.

also when you say fluorecent fixtures, you mean the long skinny tube uvb bulbs right? not the bulb bulbs.... : )

 

[Devokid]

i should have taken pic from infront so you could see the belly from a better angle, but it bulges out when shes resting on the branch. she's deffinately big im just unsure if shes naturaly big or pregnant.

also no i havent had any stool samples taken to a vet. its not a great excuse but ive heard horror stories about vets not having a clue, and when i try and fine specialists i can't : /

Stool samples are very easy to do. You could buy a test kit and do it yourself, but you will most likely still want the vet for medicine and dosing. I would check on ARAV's website for Florida. There are many forum members from there who may be able to help you out. In that picture she looks too light to be gravid, but that doesn't mean that she isn't.

 

[Devokid]

Yeah keep us updated I hope she does alright.

If she lays that'll be pretty cool, huh?

It would be pretty crazy as Jackson's don't lay eggs.

 

[xephyr17]

It would be pretty crazy as Jackson's don't lay eggs.

She'll lay the babies! FUUUU

 

[drcrossfire]

Please review proper gutload as well. Potatoes don't cut it. Especially with montane species where supplementation should be reduced.

Mustard greens. Turnip greens. Kale. Carrots. Apple. Butternut squash. Spirulina. Papaya. Apple. Swiss chard. Bee pollen. Almond. Alfalfa.

Lots of options that would help.

Hope she pulls through!

 

[asock]

Good news everyone! I woke up this morning to turn on her lights, and there was a meal worm missing from the dish! and was caught in the act of having just climbed away from the dish on one of the live plants stems. I then immediately went outside and caught one baby green grasshopper and threw it in there, she ate it immediately. so i went outside and caught another rather larger grasshopper, longer than the usual crickets but about the same weight, i broke off the legs from the knees down with all the barbs, and put on the lower part of the screen, she was interested but it made its way to the top behind some foliage and out of sight, so i grabbed it and set it at the bottom and let it climb up, and VICTORY! she ate a large grasshopper. i was going to collect more but it started raining. im on my way to the store for replacement bulbs and supplements. and hopefully something else besides mealworms and crickets. it's going to be a great day!

 

[drcrossfire]

Try and avoid using wild caught insects. They may have pesticides on them that can be lethal.

 

[asock]

yes, i was concerned about this as well, i live on 2.5 acres of private land, surrounded by a bunch of properties the same way, and on the county line away from the city. pests are pretty bad out here im certain don't spray any where near here, besides that they cut back on funding for that even in the city by 80% 2 years ago. i was willing to take a chance.

anways an update. rain stopped and i put outside on another live umbrella tree plant i am setting up for her indoor cage, once it roots properly, while i caught more grasshoppers(2 larges and 5 babies) for about an 1.5 hours in the afternoon/ early evening sun, she was able to comfortable bask in some rays for the time, while i misted in between catching more grasshoppers. i think she really enjoyed, and it was a huge relief to see her interested and taking in her surroundings she's been a tad bit more alert now since being back indoors and shes just observing her new grasshoppers. i think she may have eatin another cricket as well before i took her out. im going to put her outside again tomarrow and hang out with her.

i'll have funds for new uvb bulb and supplements tomarrow as well.

 

[xephyr17]

Improvement! This is good

 

[kplatvoet]

I'm glad she's perking up- my jackson activity and health showed a big jump the better I got at gut loading- she also is much more active when it's cool to cold at night-