Meet my little one!

[MissFrances]

Hope that goes well, Jess! Hopefully he'll remember to do that one task!

He does try, bless. To be fair, at least it shows that she will eat, just not the stuff I have at the moment! Found out that my silkworms were delayed due to instar (idiot me did not read the email sent when I ordered them!) so hopefully tomorrow we'll have plenty of tasty grubs!

 

[JessJohnson87]

I'll post sticky notes around the garage and on the fridge for him :crackup:

Well at least she is interested in food, just need to get her off that high horse about only wanting silkworms lol.

 

[MissFrances]

Have you got one to attach to his head? :')

She's actually lost 2g since last week, which is worrying! Darned animal. Hopefully my late silkworms and calciworms turn up tomorrow and she'll get munching.

 

[MissFrances]

So, Izzy's favourite part of her new viv? The door! Every night she's up at the door, every time I open it she makes a run for it.

She's not well again, I think. Or she wasn't fully recovered in the first place. I have 5 different feeders (including waxworms!) and she's ignoring every single one of them.

 

[muffin_song]

So, Izzy's favourite part of her new viv? The door! Every night she's up at the door, every time I open it she makes a run for it.

She's not well again, I think. Or she wasn't fully recovered in the first place. I have 5 different feeders (including waxworms!) and she's ignoring every single one of them.

I wonder if some of that is seasonal? Females can become light eaters during this time of year (aka breeding season). I know mine is, picky thing :roll: Is she pretty active outside of not eating?

 

[MissFrances]

Incredibly active, especially now she's in her new viv, but she's also losing weight quite significantly :/ we're back to the vets on Saturday to find out anyway.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Have you got one to attach to his head? :')

She's actually lost 2g since last week, which is worrying! Darned animal. Hopefully my late silkworms and calciworms turn up tomorrow and she'll get munching.

No luck with silkworms now?

Incredibly active, especially now she's in her new viv, but she's also losing weight quite significantly :/ we're back to the vets on Saturday to find out anyway.

In the meantime, can you get some Oxbow's Carnivore Care maybe from Amazon? It's an all-in-one powdered food. You just add water.

 

[MissFrances]

No luck with anything! She ate a few waxworms earlier in the week but not at all interested in anything now. Is that to syringe feed her with?

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Waxworms can be addicting.

Oxbow's Carnivore Care can be syringe fed. You can also dab some on her nose.

Click: Oxbow Carnivore Care (70 Gram) - Newegg.com

 

[MissFrances]

I'd read that, my dad bought them on the advice of a reptile shop and tried her on them. She wasn't even eating those, though, so I figured something must be wrong.

My suspicions were right, though! Her gut infection hadn't cleared. I did think it was strange stopping the antibiotics so soon, so we have move for her now.

 

[MissFrances]

How bad is it to leave locusts in her viv? I've been popping in a couple at a time and it actually seems she is eating them, albeit very, very slowly. I say seems because we've blocked all the exits and checked anywhere they could be hiding, and they're nowhere to be found! Also, we actually saw her attempting to eat one today. But it seems she's a poor hunter (she missed the one she tried to eat) and she is eating them very, very slowly.

 

[Britt005]

Hey Missfrances, how is you little one doing? She eating on her own yet?

 

[MissFrances]

Still not, [MENTION=57605]Britt005[/MENTION]! Gotta book another vets appointment. He really helpfully went on holiday and didn't leave any notes so we've been getting by. She is slowly getting a bit more lively again and we think she's eaten a few crickets but not as many as she should have in a week ):

 

[MissFrances]

I have good and bad news.

The good news is we've got to the bottom of her issues. Took her off for an xray at the vets because she still wasn't eating, he was worried the lump in her back was causing her issues. The good news is that it's not that, and also that she could live a long, happy life.

The bad news is that the cause of her issues is an infection she's had for a long time, before I had her even. Her back is a birth defect, and it's likely that she got a cut on her back and an infection through that when she was really young. The infection's spread to her bones, and as many of you know there's no cure for that. I have to give her painkillers and antibiotics daily until it deteriorates too far.

It's a mixed bag! I'm pleased it wasn't her back because we wouldn't have had much of a choice today, and we can keep her going for years before she actually starts suffering.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

I have good and bad news.

The good news is we've got to the bottom of her issues. Took her off for an xray at the vets because she still wasn't eating, he was worried the lump in her back was causing her issues. The good news is that it's not that, and also that she could live a long, happy life.

The bad news is that the cause of her issues is an infection she's had for a long time, before I had her even. Her back is a birth defect, and it's likely that she got a cut on her back and an infection through that when she was really young. The infection's spread to her bones, and as many of you know there's no cure for that. I have to give her painkillers and antibiotics daily until it deteriorates too far.

It's a mixed bag! I'm pleased it wasn't her back because we wouldn't have had much of a choice today, and we can keep her going for years before she actually starts suffering.

What's the name of her bone infection?

 

[MissFrances]

My parents picked her up from the vets for me and their memory is awful. Mum is swearing it was Osteomyeloma but I wonder if she means Osteomyelitis. She said the vet said it's causing cavities in her bones.

The vet said he'd call me tomorrow as he knew I couldn't pick her up. Hopefully he still will and I can clarify.

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

My parents picked her up from the vets for me and their memory is awful. Mum is swearing it was Osteomyeloma but I wonder if she means Osteomyelitis. She said the vet said it's causing cavities in her bones.

The vet said he'd call me tomorrow as he knew I couldn't pick her up. Hopefully he still will and I can clarify.

I hope that you can find out for sure, MissFrances. Let us know what your vet says.

 

[MissFrances]

I hope that you can find out for sure, MissFrances. Let us know what your vet says.

I've finally found out! She has bacterial osteomyelitis, stemming from the place where her spine is wonky. Untreated, it'd spread to her limbs and she'd have to have limbs amputated. I have to treat her with antibiotics for at least 4 months, potentially for the rest of her life. Best case scenario is that it clears up entirely, but it may come back at any time. The realistic aim is to stop its spreading and maintain it. As long as I keep up her antibiotics and painkillers, she can live a long and happy (though relatively harrassed!) life.

Good news, also - she's finally started eating again! She'd dropped to 50g but she's gained another 3 in the past week or so as she absolutely destroys the locusts I'm buying for her :')

 

[amsdadtodd]

I'm glad you found out what you're up against, and that it's manageable! Sorry that it's not something that goes away, but at least she has you to take care of her!
Good luck!

Todd

 

[Zux]

Good news all in all, they sure do love those Locusts huh !