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Update: no runny nose, eating like a champ and runs around outside like crazy.

I've had a few babies eat some and it was fine. I think they can smell old food that is in it and get confused. Just keep an eye out and if it continues to eat, it take it out.

It wasn't an easy choice but he was on the brink of death after the last shot. He literally didn't move from his spot for an entire day. If he were eating and moving then I wouldn't have stopped but there were a few times I thought he was dead.

Here is a picture, you can see that the swelling has gone way down.

Small update... I decided to stop injecting the little guy. He was not happy and it stresses him out pretty bad. I was able to get six injections done and he no longer has a runny nose and there is no more swelling. His appetite is up and eating nicely, seems to have a new found love for vitamin...

It's an RI and the vet prescribed Fortaz. Sucks having to poke him myself but I'd rather do it than have a nurse do it. I injected this afternoon and he was not happy. Took off to his corner immediately and hid for a while. I was happy to see him eating 30 minutes later. Fingers crossed...

Thanks, I'll try and sneak some extra Mazuri but he is quite picky about eating Mazuri. I'm stressed about the antibiotics. His nose is running quite a bit now. I'm hoping an oral method of antibiotics is possible because i know I could get him to eat an entire leaf soaked in it. His appetite...

Went to a decent vet and the fecal came back fine. They are doing a culture for RI and suspect a small infection. If something grows in the culture they will give a wide spectrum antibiotic and not baytril. Vet chastised me for saying I didn't want him on baytril :) and gave me a ten minute...

I'll keep an eye out. He had a huge poop today so I'll take it to the vet for a check just to be sure. He is still eating like crazy and can still hide in his shell.

He has eaten like a crazy tort lately, I could just be paranoid. If it doesn't go down, I'll take him to a vet for a fecal test.

His head has also been looking a bit powdery lately. Like he stuck his head in the calcium but there is no way it's that.

My little guy has been eating like crazy lately. The past three days he's been eating a weeks worth of food each day. His skin around his neck and head is a bit swollen. His back legs seem a bit swollen as well. I've been feeding mostly dandelion greens, collard greens and bit of romaine and...

Thanks for sharing! So cool to see the diversity.

Sooo cool!!! Amazing to see an 87 gram hatchling lol

That is great Mary! There is nothing better than watching a hatchling eat. His sulcata's are so cool, wish I had the space.