I just received my new baby today. He was part of a rescue that started here at this forum. Some may recall that there were 4 sulcatas, three years of age, that were extremely abused by their owner. The smallest one was called "Baby Runt," and this was the one I wanted to care for. Arrangements were made to ship him to Florida, and he arrived in a tiny box. when I opened the box and saw Baby Runt, I burst out in tears. I couldn't believe my eyes! There, in the box, hugging a little heat pad was my baby who was smaller than the sulcatas I received a year ago at one month old!
I picked him up, with tears in my eyes, and exclaimed, "Who could have done this to you!" Immediately, I prepared a warm soak and just watched him the whole time. When the water was cooling, I removed him and placed him in the little home I prepared for him in advance. I gave him spring mix and a small dish of water. The enclosure was warm and the humidity was around 80%. Later on, the temp outside was in the mid 70's; so, I decided to give him a hour to soak up the Florida sun. Not surprisingly, he only ate a couple of leaves and weeds. His little frail body couldn't take too much; so afterward, I held him in my warm palms for a long while.
Then, I placed him into his home and watched him through a crack in the lid that covered the enclosure to hold the humidity in. He was walking all around, looking at everything. He stood on the black stones for a while, then he went into his warm hide where I was able to see he had fallen asleep. I put the light out and covered his enclosure. The was our first day together; all this amid an emergency with Beasty Boy. He has stopped eating, pooping, and peeing three days ago. He cries all the time from the pain of that bladder stone. I visited the vet today and he gave him another x-ray, antibiotics, and pain medication until I can get him to the emergency room at the Univ. of Florida Vet. Hosp. tomorrow. More likely he will need surgery. Please pray for his full recovery. Thanks.
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Good luck with your poor guy Beasty Boy. Sad he is in pain. Hope all goes well and he doesn't need surgery, but if he does, I will be thinking of him, only good happy thoughts for all of you. Keep us posted on both of them.
