Recent content by dukeVC

Jannb, THANK YOU SO MUCH for giving me Elise's contact info. I called her right away, and she really boosted my confidence in dealing with Lucy's situation. I'm going to give it another month before making any decisions :)

We are on the East Coast.... I'm not sure how I would safely get her to this group.

My heart is breaking. I want to keep her, but I think I'm in over my head. I am new to reptiles in general, and was told by the vet she was healthy and doing well, besides her right eye being messed up. We were told that she would have eye infections on and off for the rest of her life, but...

Ok, I have a female veiled that I adopted from a pet store, after purchasing one other from them. The purchased Cham was healthy, the adopted one was not. She was diagnosed with an eye infection in her Right Eye, that would heal up but reoccur throughout her life. I made a long post regarding...

Update So, we have had Lucy for a few weeks, and she is still not too much better. She is active, climbing lots, but her right eye will still not open, and her left WILL open, although she keeps it closed most of the time. We are giving her water through a dropper by hand daily, and feeding her...

Does it look like MBD to you guys, or do you think she's just really skinny and sick from the coccidia/eye infection?

here are a few pictures we got tonight. She was pretty mad in them, it was after administering her eye meds and liquid calcium supplement. We took her into the bathroom and steamed it up nicely, let her soak in the high humidity until the water ran cold. After that, we gave her the meds, and she...

and as for the top of that cage, can I cover it with the same mesh, or will that not work for the UVB bulb?

That is a GREAT idea for a temporary cage for her. I wouldn't have thought it :) I'll take a few pics of her once hubby gets home and post them. From there, maybe you guys can tell me more. I'm glad to hear the eye bulge was normal, it freaked me out today! Where is the best place to get a good...

I can pick up peach baby food today. The liquid diet from the vet is $18 for a small bag, so I'll probably pick that up as well. They DO have access to fresh water all day, as the dripper is running constantly, and Laurel drinks from it, although Lucy has not. Should I be syringe feeding her...

They are in the same cage for now, and unfortunately I cant change that for at least a week, although the new cage is currently being built. As I said, Lucy was pretty much thrust at me without time for preparation. Laurel is eating from a small glass dish that we put crickets in one at a time...

I'll start with a basic overview of what is going on, and have the attached form filled out below. I purchased a young female veiled from a local pet store (We have named her Laurel). We built a screened habitat for her, purchased the needed equipment, and took her home. The store we purchased...