lele
Avid Member
Hi Gang - Cyrus is doing great, his eye has healed well and he does some odd head movements to adjust. He eats every other day or so and is loving his new jungle gym. I found that the smallest diameter Exo-Terra jungle vine to be easiest for him to grab onto with his missing toenails.
That said, he has a weak grip (his calcium levels are fine, no MBD). Even as a youngster he never had the grip that Luna did (right to her dying day). I thought that his occasional falls/slips were due to the surface he was trying to grab onto, but even with the new vine he will often slip and hang (thank goodness his tail has a good grip!) and the other day he actually fell. I was right here, made him walk on ground to make sure he is OK. Today he was at the bottom of his cage when I came in to check and I realized (duh!) I had no way for him to get back up on his own. Took care of that right away!
He is really very healthy so wondering if there are other reasons to have a weak grip? Has anyone ever had one that just doesn't have a strong grip?
thanks,
lele
That said, he has a weak grip (his calcium levels are fine, no MBD). Even as a youngster he never had the grip that Luna did (right to her dying day). I thought that his occasional falls/slips were due to the surface he was trying to grab onto, but even with the new vine he will often slip and hang (thank goodness his tail has a good grip!) and the other day he actually fell. I was right here, made him walk on ground to make sure he is OK. Today he was at the bottom of his cage when I came in to check and I realized (duh!) I had no way for him to get back up on his own. Took care of that right away!
He is really very healthy so wondering if there are other reasons to have a weak grip? Has anyone ever had one that just doesn't have a strong grip?
thanks,
lele
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