MSAquatics
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Just received a new Melleri over the weekend, it might possibly be a female, so for now I'll refer to it as a female. She is dehydrated, so Im giving her 3, 30min showers a day, and gave her a 3 hour shower when I received her. My free range has a mist king system on it, and I use RO/DI water.
My first concern with her is that she is keeping her right eye shut. She opens it occasionally, but keeps it shut for the most part. I can't see signs of infection, and I'm assuming its due to dehydration, and possible irritation from shippping and handling during transit. She's showing alittle bit of grey coloration, but not a terrible stressed color, just a little grey spotting. She's ate a handful of gut loaded crickets so far, and drinks everytime the mister's go off, and seems active.
She has her first vet appointment in 2 weeks. I like to wait at least a week before I take my chams to the vet, unless they would show obvious signs of distress of course. I feel it gives them time to settle in, hydrate, and de-stress. Melleri seem to get constipated from shipping stress anyway, and it takes a week or 2 to get their first fecal sample.
The free range room has a humidity level that starts out around 60% in the mornings, and may go as high as 90% in the daytime due to all the misting, and the temps start off in the mid 60's and peak in the mid to high 70's consitently, so the temp and humidity levels are fine.
If she doesn't begin to keep her eye open in the next few days, I may supplement with a little vitamin A to see if it helps. I read about someone using turtle eye drops, has anyone tried them?
Any way, here is a picture of her eye. I posted a pic of her in "Making artifical vines for Melleri." It wont let me repost the same pic here again. I'll have to snap another and post it later. Any tips or recommendations are always appreciated.
Thanks,
Leland
My first concern with her is that she is keeping her right eye shut. She opens it occasionally, but keeps it shut for the most part. I can't see signs of infection, and I'm assuming its due to dehydration, and possible irritation from shippping and handling during transit. She's showing alittle bit of grey coloration, but not a terrible stressed color, just a little grey spotting. She's ate a handful of gut loaded crickets so far, and drinks everytime the mister's go off, and seems active.
She has her first vet appointment in 2 weeks. I like to wait at least a week before I take my chams to the vet, unless they would show obvious signs of distress of course. I feel it gives them time to settle in, hydrate, and de-stress. Melleri seem to get constipated from shipping stress anyway, and it takes a week or 2 to get their first fecal sample.
The free range room has a humidity level that starts out around 60% in the mornings, and may go as high as 90% in the daytime due to all the misting, and the temps start off in the mid 60's and peak in the mid to high 70's consitently, so the temp and humidity levels are fine.
If she doesn't begin to keep her eye open in the next few days, I may supplement with a little vitamin A to see if it helps. I read about someone using turtle eye drops, has anyone tried them?
Any way, here is a picture of her eye. I posted a pic of her in "Making artifical vines for Melleri." It wont let me repost the same pic here again. I'll have to snap another and post it later. Any tips or recommendations are always appreciated.
Thanks,
Leland