Jodiepjodie
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Hi I'm a bit worried about our six month old veild Cham
, about two weeks ago we thought she had eggs so put a container in her viv about 8x8 square and 12 inches deep , she never touched it and seemed uninterested by it but we left it in anyway
Now about 6 days ago she went completely off her food and hasn't really eaten anything for about 5 days so she has gone a bit thin
After coming home from work today we found her at the bottom of the tank and covered in substrate like she had been digging but the substrate on the bottom is only around 1.5 inches deep !!
She looks very week and didn't think she would lay in such shallow soil so iv lifted her very gently up on to the sand to see if she would have a dig around , now she has tried to climb down to the bottom again but kind of stopped with her head about on the substrate and now wants to get back up but this is where I'm concerned ! She doesn't seem to have any co ordination and keeps reaching for the same branch to put her hands on but keeps missing it !!
She does have enough energy to try to bite me though and if I try to help her she gets very pissy and tries to bite
Iv rang a vet I can take her to in the morning and have spoken to them tonight , iv told them if she digs we won't take her but if she doesent then we will book her in but I'm a bit unsure weather to take her out of her environment if she is wanting to lay eggs and upset her !
Her tank has been covered over for the last 5 days to give her privacy the only time we have checked her is to spray her and make sure she is ok and if she has layed
Other than that she has a calcium supplied on her food , and some in her water ( she drinks from a rock bowl ) she has her heat lamp and uv bulb and the temps are usually around 28 to 30 on a day and 20 to 22 on a night
Any advice would be greatly apriciated and very help full
I can supply any info you might need but I'm on the iPhone so it takes a while to load and type a lot of txt like this
Thank you in advance we just need a little good advice
, about two weeks ago we thought she had eggs so put a container in her viv about 8x8 square and 12 inches deep , she never touched it and seemed uninterested by it but we left it in anyway
Now about 6 days ago she went completely off her food and hasn't really eaten anything for about 5 days so she has gone a bit thin
After coming home from work today we found her at the bottom of the tank and covered in substrate like she had been digging but the substrate on the bottom is only around 1.5 inches deep !!
She looks very week and didn't think she would lay in such shallow soil so iv lifted her very gently up on to the sand to see if she would have a dig around , now she has tried to climb down to the bottom again but kind of stopped with her head about on the substrate and now wants to get back up but this is where I'm concerned ! She doesn't seem to have any co ordination and keeps reaching for the same branch to put her hands on but keeps missing it !!
She does have enough energy to try to bite me though and if I try to help her she gets very pissy and tries to bite
Iv rang a vet I can take her to in the morning and have spoken to them tonight , iv told them if she digs we won't take her but if she doesent then we will book her in but I'm a bit unsure weather to take her out of her environment if she is wanting to lay eggs and upset her !
Her tank has been covered over for the last 5 days to give her privacy the only time we have checked her is to spray her and make sure she is ok and if she has layed
Other than that she has a calcium supplied on her food , and some in her water ( she drinks from a rock bowl ) she has her heat lamp and uv bulb and the temps are usually around 28 to 30 on a day and 20 to 22 on a night
Any advice would be greatly apriciated and very help full
I can supply any info you might need but I'm on the iPhone so it takes a while to load and type a lot of txt like this
Thank you in advance we just need a little good advice