Rico is gone and I miss him already

RicoRoxy

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After a week of treatments at home, vet visits, shots, hand feeding and watering, worm meds, oxygen and nebulizer treatments... We picked him up from the vet, planning to continue his treatments at home.. He did not make it home. I was devistated, I was so surprised how hard I took it... I was shocked.. I really believed we would be able to pull him through.. One useful thing I learned.. If the Cham is healing a fracture on the soil of the plant... Move the light closer to him.. Because he was now 3 ft away from his light, he would not eat, and eventually will get a respitory infection.. They will take them fast...

As bad as I feel, I know I would have felt 100% worse if we had not tried everything to save him.. I have to thank the person who wrote that he felt really bad not taking his Cham due to money... We could hardly afford the 300 we spent but it is worth it to know we did all we could.

Good bye to my good friend, Rico.. I know Roxy will miss him too... I do have two batches of eggs he fathered to look forward to remember him bye..

Thanks to everyone who has answered my questions and posted very important information.
 
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss! From my experience it has always been a comfort for me to know I did everything I could too. I'm glad to hear you have babies on the way to keep his legacy going :) My thoughts are with you in this difficult time.
 
I'm so sorry you lost your buddy. Hopefully all his little eggs will survive and hopefully one looks just like him so you can have a Rico Jr.
 
:((!!!!! That's absolutely horrible! I am so sorry for your lose. And even after/during all the precious treatment. I am going to be heartbroken when my Cham passes away.. It's only 2 months old but I just.. I take such good care of it and it just went to the vet.. I also have 2 green anoles and a water dragon.. My Cham is the most one I'm worried about keeping good care.. Hope all goes well with the eggs!
 
Thank you for all kind words. I love the idea of Rico Jr

I learned a very hard leason on the importance of the distance from the lights.
 
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