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They kinda look like aphids, which are common pests. Ive never had them but it sire looks like them. Take the plant (and cage if you can) outside and hose it off well. They usually fall off with a good blast. You can also put a teaspoon of dawn and a tablespoon of rubbing alochol in a spray...

Thank you, I appreciate the thoughts and prayers. I know our time is limited as he nears 7, and we were blessed to have this extra year together, but I am also praying he pulls through. When his time comes, I want it to be on his terms, on a sunny branch, with no pain or stress!

Nah, no real risk, and its unlikely he would. Its not as helpful to them on its on (vs digested by our feeders), but it certainly won’t hurt him if he ingests some. The silkworms usually dont wander too far from food, but they can survive a few days without it. I tend to leave them on the...

If they are size small or larger, they’ll eat a surprising amount of food. I put a dab about the size of a pencil eraser for those that I think might not be eaten immediately, and that will last a single silkworm only a few hours! If there are a few, consider putting a larger chunk in the dish...

Donnie’s butt today - first photo is prior to his shower and debridement of the scabs (the yellow crusty stuff). Second is after peroxide, followed by a long shower and gentle debridement of the (now soft) scabs. Reapply the topical antibiotics (Mupirocin 2%). He gets ointment 2x a day but I...

I don’t consider myself a pessimist, but definitely a realist… and the reality is, I don’t think my boy has enough fight left in him to get well. He looks so incredibly thin and frail - his cheeks sunken in, the ridges visible in his arms, back, and legs. I can’t believe he has lost so much...

Donnie ate 2 grasshoppers, 2 silks, and a large hornworm yesterday. No surprise that he wasn’t interested in food today! But he did enjoy his nightly silkworm snack! His weight is really worrying me, so I am aglad he has a bit of an appetite. His butt is pretty raw since the vets. We are...

I sometimes put a dab of silkworm chow on a branch with them if I dont think they’ll be eaten right away.

Sorry to hear. Their inability to sex him at 1.5years old, and with an xray, would have me looking for another vet. Donnie had local anesthesia and one stitch. I dont know the process but it sounded like a quick cut/snip. But if you arent comfortable or confident in the vet, def look for a...

Oh - and for those who avoid the vet or are concerned with costs - today’s checkup and stitch removal was $0. Typically a follow up at my vet is $27.

2 week check up - good news and bad. I was concerned a out Donnie’s weight, as over the past few days he’s looked very thin and frail (despite eating daily silkworms during meds). Typically he gains weight during these periods, but he has lost a whopping 30g since 7/28!! His diet has...

So very sorry for your loss. I can only imagine your heartbreak.

Thanks @Beman and @MissSkittles . She was almost 5, my girl.

I’ve only been bitten once… And that was by accident. It’s pretty easy to read their body language when they don’t want to be messed with and might bite. All of my guys are pretty laid-back, except Clarice… Rest in peace. The one that bit me was actually just trying to overzealously chomp on a...

They dont often touch my skin - they get pretty good at judging the distance and force. When they do, its a sticky thud. BUT! Sometimes their tongue sticks to my hand, and a natural reaction is to move your hand, which can injure or even pull out their tongue. So I sometimes wet my hands...

All good, I have been updating this semi regularly! Its a long journey!

8 days post surgery, things are slowly healing. Donnie finished his antibiotics yesterday, and still has a week of 2x daily applications of an RX antibiotic ointment. He just pooped today, without much discomfort. He’s been getting primarily silkworms for now to keep things soft and easy to...

Bacterial, I believe he said. My husband took him for the initial visit so I am relying on his notes. I didnt get to see the doc when I dropped/picked up, but will get more info at our 2 week checkup

Not sure if this is all helpful to someone in the future, but I hope so. At our vet, both procedures were appx $150/each, including meds. His follow up visits or related issues have been $27. All without insurance. Not exactly inexpensive, but affordable to me. Sharing the price as I know...

It’s been almost exactly one year since his hemipenal amputation. They only removed half at that time, and Dr. Gold warned me that Donnie would be more susceptible to issues around his vent. We did have two bouts of infection crop up, that were remedied by careful would care (silver sulf cream...