snubbull
New Member
Hello, I apologize for my first post being on the down side, but I don't know what to do.
I got a baby sulcata in about June, who is now about 8-11 months old? He (currently do not know the sex, but their name is Tucker so for consistency's sake I will refer to them as he) was healthy and fine up until about September, when I started noticing little bumps on his neck and armpit. About a month later they peeled, leaving a layer of skin kind of just flap off of him. Concerned, I made an appointment to see the vet, but couldn't get in until mid November. She said her only concerns were his plastron being slightly soft for his age, and she prescribed him Silver Sulfadiazine for the skin. She pulled off the skin flaps, saying they could have been caused by bacteria or (if I recall correctly) parasites, but that the medication should help, which it did seem to do. Flashback about a week from today, I started noticing he wasn't moving much, rubbing his eyes a lot, and barely ate. He already had a bad appetite as it was, refusing to eat dandelions, lawn grass, greens, etc except for yellow squash for the past couple of months despite all I tried to do to get him to eat better (he did eat Mustard greens and some other greens, but not nearly as much as he should). About four days ago I noticed it was getting worse, because he didn't move at all from the spot he was sleeping on. He previously had a ten gallon acrylic tank, so I did a lot of research during that day and the prior ones wondering if it was perhaps his heating and a UVB issue. The day after, now about three days ago, I built him a wooden enclosure and bought better bulbs. His heat is now more sufficient, with a 75 degree low on one side and 102 high basking side, in addition to the UVB rod light I bought. I also water the substrate every other day and mist it three times a day. However, he is doing even worse. He hasn't eaten at all for about a week now (he did eat a few bites of yellow squash yetserday), and is visibly getting weaker. I soak him about fifteen minutes a day for the past five days hoping to get him to eat more, but he simply will not, and does not move an inch in his terrarium or even open his eyes unless he is being soaked.
He has another appointment in two days, but I'm extremely worried and wonder if there is anything I can do to aid him until his visit. My main suspicsions are that he is either vitamin deficient, having a reaction to the medication, a humidity issue, or has an infection of some sort. I'm still confused though, because at his intial visit the doc showed no concern, unless he could have gotten this sick within a matter of about three weeks. Any advice is greatly appreciated, as I am very worried for my lil guy (or gal)
I got a baby sulcata in about June, who is now about 8-11 months old? He (currently do not know the sex, but their name is Tucker so for consistency's sake I will refer to them as he) was healthy and fine up until about September, when I started noticing little bumps on his neck and armpit. About a month later they peeled, leaving a layer of skin kind of just flap off of him. Concerned, I made an appointment to see the vet, but couldn't get in until mid November. She said her only concerns were his plastron being slightly soft for his age, and she prescribed him Silver Sulfadiazine for the skin. She pulled off the skin flaps, saying they could have been caused by bacteria or (if I recall correctly) parasites, but that the medication should help, which it did seem to do. Flashback about a week from today, I started noticing he wasn't moving much, rubbing his eyes a lot, and barely ate. He already had a bad appetite as it was, refusing to eat dandelions, lawn grass, greens, etc except for yellow squash for the past couple of months despite all I tried to do to get him to eat better (he did eat Mustard greens and some other greens, but not nearly as much as he should). About four days ago I noticed it was getting worse, because he didn't move at all from the spot he was sleeping on. He previously had a ten gallon acrylic tank, so I did a lot of research during that day and the prior ones wondering if it was perhaps his heating and a UVB issue. The day after, now about three days ago, I built him a wooden enclosure and bought better bulbs. His heat is now more sufficient, with a 75 degree low on one side and 102 high basking side, in addition to the UVB rod light I bought. I also water the substrate every other day and mist it three times a day. However, he is doing even worse. He hasn't eaten at all for about a week now (he did eat a few bites of yellow squash yetserday), and is visibly getting weaker. I soak him about fifteen minutes a day for the past five days hoping to get him to eat more, but he simply will not, and does not move an inch in his terrarium or even open his eyes unless he is being soaked.
He has another appointment in two days, but I'm extremely worried and wonder if there is anything I can do to aid him until his visit. My main suspicsions are that he is either vitamin deficient, having a reaction to the medication, a humidity issue, or has an infection of some sort. I'm still confused though, because at his intial visit the doc showed no concern, unless he could have gotten this sick within a matter of about three weeks. Any advice is greatly appreciated, as I am very worried for my lil guy (or gal)