nail issue?

[Skyebound]

As aI went to say night to Verde I noticed a clot next to one of his back claws. The nail is still there and he is not actively bleeding I am wondering if I need to do anything special other than keep an eye on it? I am attaching 2 pics...he was not happy so I couldn't get any really good pics. The second looks a lot worse than it looks in person. Any thoughts?

 

[camimom]

put some neosporin on it.

i have a panther that lost a nail.

keep an eye on it, make sure it doesnt get infected.

DONT rip it off.

and i would add more vines, plants, etc, since i bet he did it on the screen.

 

[Skyebound]

Thanks camimom, I was thinking the same think about the screen. I am glad to hear I am doing the right thing. I will put neosporin on it in the am when he gets up. I have been searching for new things to add for him to climb on especially now that he is getting bigger.

On another note I did notice it is not affecting his grip.

 

[camimom]

the nail issue didnt affect my guy either.

just get a bunch of dowel rods, that helped my guy aloit.

 

[Skyebound]

How do you hold your dowels in place? I have used a combo of tacks and hot glue on the outside of the cage.


I've also been looking for a way to hang the pothos plant I have in his home already. Thanks to other's pics I have a great idea how to do it.

 

[camimom]

thumbtacks seems to work.

stick it through the end of the dowel rod from the outside.

my gusy arent heavy enough to need anything else.


and as for hanging plants, i have custom cages, so i built a support bar on the top i can tie plants to.

 

[Skyebound]

Excellent, thanks for the help.

 

[Skyebound]

update

Verde is doing well, but he did lose the nail. I have been putting neosporin on his toe and watching it closely. All looks good and he is not as mad when I go to treat his foot. No swelling, no new bleeding.

 

[Elizadolots]

YAY! That's great news.