Recovering from prolapse surgery

[Saskia]

I hate how I have to keep calling their office to see if i can pay invoice and have boyfriend pick him up yet. Sheesh! send my boy home he needs to eat and drink and be warm and cozy!

I Love that you care so much about him, I am like that with mine as well, I whish more people were so concerned about their geckos´ (or pets in general) needs, we wouldn´t see so many neglect situations if people only cared a little bit more

 

[XoVictoryXo]

Thanks Saskia :*) I did grow really attached, i feel like a neurotic mother, LOL
Boyfriend reports he is on his way home with him now!! Thank goodness!
I made him take a picture,

hope he eats when he gets there. Does his tail look skinny again?

 

[XoVictoryXo]

No more worrying, he is eating! I can relax... phew!
See all that calcium stuck in the repticarpet? I hate those things! Im stopping to get the slate tiles today so that calcium doesnt get into his wound.

 

[cricket4u]

aww, he looks so cute and curious in there. I am very glad he is eating this time.

 

[Saskia]

That´s excellent news :cheer: let´s hope he leaves the stitches on place this time!!!! :banana:

 

[XoVictoryXo]

He looks all bloody again on his bum owch! and skin flaking off his tail and stuck on his toes... ugh. what is going on with this darn shedding.
I set up the slate tiles but they look kind of crazy because the big ones didnt fit in there so i had to put them kind of like a mosaic. how does this look as his set up?

 

[cricket4u]

I only see one problem. He needs a total of 3 hides. One on the warm, one on the cool side and a humidity hide. The humidity should be closer to the warm end if not he will be too cold and will rarely use it. He will be forced in moisture in order to cool down if he needs to which is not good. The hides are so close together I must wonder. Are the temps appropriate? I know I must sound motherly:biggrin: but I just want your little guy to be as healthy as possible.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

I only see one problem. He needs a total of 3 hides. One on the warm, one on the cool side and a humidity hide. The humidity should be closer to the warm end if not he will be too cold and will rarely use it. He will be forced in moisture in order to cool down if he needs to which is not good. The hides are so close together I must wonder. Are the temps appropriate? I know I must sound motherly:biggrin: but I just want your little guy to be as healthy as possible.

The one on the right is above the uth and under the day blue lamp, its 85 there right now. i have that one moistened thats where he hangs out most of the time.. the one on the left is cool its at 75, and above it is his water dish, he doesnt use the cool side ever. i see him dip in the bath though all the time. how do i make the warm side warmer, even with lamp and uth it seems too cold.
thats why i love u so much is because ur motherly like me except u actually know what ur doing! lol :lol::rofl:

 

[cricket4u]

The one on the right is above the uth and under the day blue lamp, its 85 there right now. i have that one moistened thats where he hangs out most of the time.. the one on the left is cool its at 75, and above it is his water dish, he doesnt use the cool side ever. i see him dip in the bath though all the time. how do i make the warm side warmer, even with lamp and uth it seems too cold.
thats why i love u so much is because ur motherly like me except u actually know what ur doing! lol :lol::rofl:

:lol: Are you measuring the floor underneath the hide or air temp? measure both and let me know.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

I dont think I have the right thermometer for that, on cool side it is the sticker kind stuck on the glass and on warm side it is the one stuck on the glass that you see above that green hide. that one measures humidity. what sucks is the stores near me dont sell great products for lizards. i dont have much selection on anything really.
He is super alert right now, more then usual, walking around and checking everything out. I think the slate will warm things up. Im going to take a look around at better hides for him, what do u think of the peat moss? I am reading that they are eating them and i dont think that good either.
I had no idea leopard geckos were so delicate, but the more I learn the more comfortable I feel.

 

[cricket4u]

I dont think I have the right thermometer for that, on cool side it is the sticker kind stuck on the glass and on warm side it is the one stuck on the glass that you see above that green hide. that one measures humidity. what sucks is the stores near me dont sell great products for lizards. i dont have much selection on anything really.
He is super alert right now, more then usual, walking around and checking everything out. I think the slate will warm things up. Im going to take a look around at better hides for him, what do u think of the peat moss? I am reading that they are eating them and i dont think that good either.
I had no idea leopard geckos were so delicate, but the more I learn the more comfortable I feel.

You must get a thermometer with a probe ASAP! It is crucial to their health addle: Leopard geckos can be a bit crazy and eat things accidentally. Paper towel or a wet cotton cloth is the only thing I would ever use for these guys.

 

[cricket4u]

he doesnt use the cool side ever.

That means he will never use the humid hide and will continue having shedding problems. That's why it has to be closer to the warm end. One of the problems you have is that hide with the water dish (which I like) is unfortunately taking up to much room not allowing the 3rd hide he needs.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

hey I checked 3 different pet stores today and couldnt find a thermometer with a probe? can u post a link to the best one for them?
he is always in the humid hide which i have on the warm side.
He has been super active and stalking bugs which is good, and the wound is looking very good today

 

[cricket4u]

hey I checked 3 different pet stores today and couldnt find a thermometer with a probe? can u post a link to the best one for them?
he is always in the humid hide which i have on the warm side.
He has been super active and stalking bugs which is good, and the wound is looking very good today

Hi,

I am glad to hear he is doing well. I have no idea what price range your looking for so google it. There are pictures of temp guns in here which is mostly what I use. http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...dations-nutshell-19-february-2012-update.html

As for the humidity hide what you can do is tape the humidity gauge to the inside of the lid just to check it and then remove it to help his shedding problem. 80% will be best. This is also why he needs the dry hide in the warm end so that he does not have to sit in such high humidity in order to be warm.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

So the digital thermometers are the good ones? Ok, because I saw those at the store.
I get you on the 3 hides now. I have to find a good one for him. the ones they sell at the stores near me are crap. but i want to keep that bath one he likes it.
I havent handled him much since he has been home, thats kind of torturous, he comes running towards me when i look at the cage and presses his hands on the glass like, please hold me. lol

 

[Harley_Davidson]

Awwwwww thats so cute! I am so glad to hear how he is doing. Maybe you can give him a few little scratches on his back (very carefully) just to let him know you care

Check at a hardware store for a thermometer with a probe.

 

[XoVictoryXo]

Thanks Harley! I will check out a hardware store.

 

[Saskia]

Hello!! I was away from GU for a couple of days, am reading everything that has been going on now..... for a thermomether I highly recommend the temp guns, I use this one and it has worked wonders:
Amazon.com: HDE Temperature Gun Infrared Thermometer w/ Laser Sight: Home Improvement

It measures floor temps very accurately

 

[cricket4u]

Hello!! I was away from GU for a couple of days, am reading everything that has been going on now..... for a thermomether I highly recommend the temp guns, I use this one and it has worked wonders:
Amazon.com: HDE Temperature Gun Infrared Thermometer w/ Laser Sight: Home Improvement

It measures floor temps very accurately

Is it really accurate? I wish I would have known that before I overpaid for Raytek temp guns costing $70-$100. Someone had mentioned these in the past, but I was afraid and thought the price was too good to be true. I think I will be buying one just as back up. Thanks!

 

[Saskia]

It has worked very well for me, the only thing is that it says it includes the battery and in the case of mine the battery that "came included" was almost totally drained, I had to add the cost of a new 9V battery, but it wasn´t that much, I´ve had it for over a year now and I really can´t complain