I’m a very bad tort mom and now that I have stopped crying and shaking I can tell my story.
At about 2 this afternoon, I picked up the new hatchling to get its wt and length. I had moved the digital scale over where its enclosure is, on the second tier of a three tier enclosure. When I went to place her on the scale my trigger finger snapped and away she went, she first dropped 23 inches and rolled like a pill on her side down the entire length of the enclosure which is about 43 inches. Then off the far side she dropped another 12 inches I assume to the 3 inch wide ledge, then dropped another 12 inches to the floor.
When I got to the side she landed on I was looking for her everywhere. I knew I had damaged or killed her. I had to watch where I stepped. I found her under my step stool 53 inches from where she fell off the side.
I picked her up, tears running down my face and cradled her in my hands. I felt so, so bad for her. I knew I must have done her grave damage. She peed but I couldn’t tell which were her drops or my tear drops on the floor. She moved and I carefully held her to my chest and spoke to her, through my tears telling her how sorry I was. I placed her in some warm water and soaked her for about 10 minutes. She pooped in the water.
(Ok, I guess I'm not done crying)
I have been watching her since this incident and I am so afraid for her. She was up and walking around her enclosure with her siblings but I am checking on her every few minutes. I am hoping that because she is such a young hatchling she is pliable enough that the falls only shook her up. I do not see any bruising but I will be
keeping a close eye on her.
I’m telling this because not only is there danger from things you can predict, cats, rats, birds, etc. But sometimes the danger can be you!
I watch my hatchlings like a hawk and never thought something like this could ever happen. But when you least expert it **************
At about 2 this afternoon, I picked up the new hatchling to get its wt and length. I had moved the digital scale over where its enclosure is, on the second tier of a three tier enclosure. When I went to place her on the scale my trigger finger snapped and away she went, she first dropped 23 inches and rolled like a pill on her side down the entire length of the enclosure which is about 43 inches. Then off the far side she dropped another 12 inches I assume to the 3 inch wide ledge, then dropped another 12 inches to the floor.
When I got to the side she landed on I was looking for her everywhere. I knew I had damaged or killed her. I had to watch where I stepped. I found her under my step stool 53 inches from where she fell off the side.
I picked her up, tears running down my face and cradled her in my hands. I felt so, so bad for her. I knew I must have done her grave damage. She peed but I couldn’t tell which were her drops or my tear drops on the floor. She moved and I carefully held her to my chest and spoke to her, through my tears telling her how sorry I was. I placed her in some warm water and soaked her for about 10 minutes. She pooped in the water.
(Ok, I guess I'm not done crying)
I have been watching her since this incident and I am so afraid for her. She was up and walking around her enclosure with her siblings but I am checking on her every few minutes. I am hoping that because she is such a young hatchling she is pliable enough that the falls only shook her up. I do not see any bruising but I will be
keeping a close eye on her.
I’m telling this because not only is there danger from things you can predict, cats, rats, birds, etc. But sometimes the danger can be you!
I watch my hatchlings like a hawk and never thought something like this could ever happen. But when you least expert it **************
