I have a vet appt today at 2. I woke up and Jade was really sleep. Walking around the cage but not opening her eyes...I moved her to a tiny little cage and I have her under a heat lamp, but I'm monitoring the temp. She has moist leaves that I keep spraying. I moved her because I thought she might fall in her cage, she is pretty weak. She is about 10-12 weeks old. I've had her and a male for 4 weeks now. They live separately. He is doing great. She is not. I have fed them, and housed them exactly the same, so I'm not sure what is going on. Is this ok for temp housing until she sees the vet later today? Any advice would be great. I will also post pics of her now and her 4 weeks ago, she hasn't grown much at all, she was eating really good. She started making me concerned yesterday she was a little sleepy in the morning but not like she was This morning.
Very lethargic baby veiled
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junglefries
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She looks 4 weeks old. Way too small. Most definitely a real issue that needs to be addressed.
Yes, I was scared when they arrived because I asked for juvenile and they sent me babies. I emailed them to get the age and they said 5 to 7 months. They stated this on 2 separate emails. Experts here said more like 5 to 7 weeks... I'm posting a pics of Xerxes the male, he arrived in the same shipment and is doing great. This little girl is just so tiny. I'm hoping the vet will help...
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JamesBryan
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No way are they 5-7 months. Maybe weeks yeah.
Is she getting her vitamins and calcium?
Is she getting her vitamins and calcium?
JamesBryan
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You are doing all you can then. Not much more you can do if she's sick.
Thank you. 3 more hours and hopefully the vet who sees her can figure it all out. She's the only reptile specialist available today in my area. And the office made an opening between her surgeries thank goodness. Everyone else wanted to book appts for later this week and without treatment I don't think she would have made it that long.
Ok so the vet suspects parasites, which is what Jannb had said could be why she hasn't grown. We are not out of the woods yet, but she is on an antibiotic that I hope went into her mouth...she has a warm mist humidifier running on her for what the vet suggested only 24 hours, and I'm smearing chicken baby food on her mouth trying to get her to eat a little bit...she is also suggested I keep her in the smaller cage and heat light until she feels better. I'm hoping she will come around. The vet also gave me antibiotics for Xerxes just in case...
ashmichaelson
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Hopefully she becomes healthy and starts growing a bit more. However, she is a very cure girl! 
