As title said, my sulcata was having appetite problem and now he finally eat but there is still strange behavior. He does this even when not soaking. Can someone here confirm whats happening to him? Is it parasite or skin problem?? Please check my video.
Sick sulcata strange behavior
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The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Maybe he is trying to wipe his eyes? Do they look swollen or watery?
Whats the cause of this? So i should give him some eye medication? Its not because of itchy issue like fungus, worm, parasite?
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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I am not sure if the behavior is caused by his eyes. You said he was sick, what do you mean? What kind of symptoms has he been having?
Yes in my previous post i did mentioned he was having gas problem on his intensinal. He started to eat 1 day after soaking him with medication and quarantine him with uva bulb to keep him warm. Its been 2 days now since he started to eat.
The_Four_Toed_Edward
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Oh, I remember now. Good that he is eating. When he pulls his head in like that, does he make any sound?
100% normal. If you want him to stop, gently wipe his mouth with a paper towel. When they do this, 100% of the time, there is some remnant of food in their mouth that they are trying to straighten out and swallow OR their neck and "ears" are wet. I know this from giving Stump soaks every day for years. He only does this when pouring water over his head/ears AND there is some residual food in his mouth from the yard.
You can see this same motion when he is trying to eat.
You can see this same motion when he is trying to eat.
No sound at all. I noticed he did this even when hes in his enclosure. I hope its nothing serious
Ok i will try to keeping an eye on my sulcata
