JessJohnson87
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Never have. We used to play liquor pong instead of beer pong and quarters. I didn't realize how big the first tank was until you posted tat picture, the smaller one looks pretty big to. I think she will be happy in there 
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Elizabeth Freer
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:cheer: They both will be happy sooner now than later.
It's expensive initially like Jess mentions.
Sharing many of those mealworms with the birds will reduce feeder costs some. ;-)
It's expensive initially like Jess mentions.
Sharing many of those mealworms with the birds will reduce feeder costs some. ;-)
seems you folks where right in suspecting calypso was dehydrated, he shed today as well (in fact they started shedding together which is a strange coincidence?)
he did "change" as smoothly as roxanne and still has some skin on his tail....
other than that the "red" of the wounds has vanished but you can see some scares where the wounds were.... but still its a step forward I think... he also looks a little more plump... he did eat two small dubias that had just molted.....
he did "change" as smoothly as roxanne and still has some skin on his tail....
other than that the "red" of the wounds has vanished but you can see some scares where the wounds were.... but still its a step forward I think... he also looks a little more plump... he did eat two small dubias that had just molted.....
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Elizabeth Freer
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Calypso is well on the road to recovery! :banana:
Is it just his tail tip that has stuck shed?
After a few more sheds the scars may be invisible.
Is it just his tail tip that has stuck shed?
After a few more sheds the scars may be invisible.
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Elizabeth Freer
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The whole tail?
If the stuck part completely encircles the tail, it's important to remove it. Otherwise the stuck shed could constrict the blood flow causing the tail tip to become necrotic and fall off.
Try wrapping just the end with a wet washcloth. Leave it in place for 30 minutes. Test the skin to see if you can gently remove it. You may need to try that a second time.
Elizabeth Freer
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/\ talk about chilling! ha ha ha
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just the tip of the tail, ill try wrapping it with a moist paper towel
update: there is nothing harder than wrapping something around a geckos tail....but i managed to peel what was left off so all good...im always scared to touch the geckos tail in fear it will drop it, but i guess you really have to molest it for it to sacrifice its fat storage
update: there is nothing harder than wrapping something around a geckos tail....but i managed to peel what was left off so all good...im always scared to touch the geckos tail in fear it will drop it, but i guess you really have to molest it for it to sacrifice its fat storage
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JessJohnson87
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They do not drop their tails for just anything. Now if you scare the living crap out of them, then that's a different story.
Elizabeth Freer
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Leos are much tougher than crested geckos when it comes to keeping their tails.
My crestie George dropped his tail after a one night stand with a potential mate. That's all (?) it took for him. Then Melody gave him to me way back in 2007.
My crestie George dropped his tail after a one night stand with a potential mate. That's all (?) it took for him. Then Melody gave him to me way back in 2007.
Elizabeth Freer
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I keep my leo in the far corner of a daylit living room. In the center small black dome I use a 15 watt incandescent bulb dimmed to half power. I time the photoperiod bulb to come on about 10 AM and go off about 9 PM.
Click: Sunrise Sunset Daylight Hours of Pakistan -- Timebie
Vary the hours of the photoperiod bulb monthly according to this Pakistan link. For example, 11 hours ON in February is good.
If you keep your leo in a daylit room, the natural daylight will tweak your set hours.
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Elizabeth Freer
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Meet 11.5 yo female Cha! (Cha cha cha)
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so now that i got calypso on the way to recovery he has another issue that seems to have appeared after his shed...and im afraid its serious...one of his limbs seems slightly swollen, I hope it will go away on its own but i fear it could be far more serious....
this week i powdered his foods twice with multivitamins and calcium. he seems to be always hungry and has not refused a meal as of yet....
I checked for stuck shed but i see none, nor do i see any signs of a wound unless it was a bite from roxanne....
please dont tell me its gout....
Im going to take him (and roxanne too while im at it) to the vet on tuesday.... I actually dreamed of his little arm last night im that concerned about it
.... sadly seeing as he was pretty dehydraited it would make sense if its the start of gout.... also looking at the first pics of him before he shed his arm already seemed a little swollen
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Elizabeth Freer
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I see the swelling on Calypso's left forearm. I hope that it's not serious.
Do you also see "thickening" of his right rear ankle and maybe his right rear knee?
Can your vet do a radiograph/x-ray to check C's bone density?
Let us know what he says.
Did you use both of them each day?
If his bones are fine, then I'd only lightly powder the mealworms or the dubia with the Exo Terra calcium + D3 1x per week and the Exo Terra multivitamin 1x per week until you get the Zoo Med supplements.
Do you also see "thickening" of his right rear ankle and maybe his right rear knee?
Can your vet do a radiograph/x-ray to check C's bone density?
Let us know what he says.
Did you use both of them each day?
If his bones are fine, then I'd only lightly powder the mealworms or the dubia with the Exo Terra calcium + D3 1x per week and the Exo Terra multivitamin 1x per week until you get the Zoo Med supplements.
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I really do hope its nothing serious.... he is doing great otherwise and "training" is going really well too, I often let him roam around on my desk or on the sofa and he seems to enjoy exploring... iv been able to hand feed him in the cage and he just took a couple meal worms from my fingers while he was walking around my desk....he also missed and bit my finger instead.....
Roxanne on the other hand hasnt eaten in three days.... her last meal was a small freshly molted dubia and iv seen a small dry stool in her enclosure...hopefully that will trigger some hunger either today or tomorrow...will leave some mealworms in the cage again tonight see if she hits them during the night
Roxanne on the other hand hasnt eaten in three days.... her last meal was a small freshly molted dubia and iv seen a small dry stool in her enclosure...hopefully that will trigger some hunger either today or tomorrow...will leave some mealworms in the cage again tonight see if she hits them during the night
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