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Re: enlarged hemipenes
-20 gallon long glass tank with the carpet stuff as substrate.
-3 hides. Right side, middle, left.
-undertank heater (connected to a dimmer) on the left side
and the humid hide is on the warm end. i use paper towels in a tupperware container as his humid hide
temps are measuring around 95 on the warm end, 80-83 on the cool end. I'm using a temp gun (RBI205L)
-he hasn't eaten in a couple months...
any questions feel free to ask.
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Re: enlarged hemipenes
Originally Posted by Laterr
-20 gallon long glass tank with the carpet stuff as substrate.
-3 hides. Right side, middle, left.
-undertank heater (connected to a dimmer) on the left side
and the humid hide is on the warm end. i use paper towels in a tupperware container as his humid hide
temps are measuring around 95 on the warm end, 80-83 on the cool end. I'm using a temp gun (RBI205L)
-he hasn't eaten in a couple months...
any questions feel free to ask.
Hemipenes should be below the vent.
I would get him to the vet. Have you assist fed him? He's probably extremely dehydrated and malnourished if he hasn't eaten in a few months.
I would assist feed him phoenix worms. They can't really fight back. But just open his mouth a little with your finger and put them in (usually this will make them a little mad and when they open their mouth to bite throw the worm in and they'll swallow it.)
Really though, just might be a sick gecko that isn't meant to do well.
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Re: enlarged hemipenes
He needs to go to the vet. Have you assit fed him or anything?
The swelling of the hemipenes looks bad, and that could be mouthrot that he's trying to develop. In that pic his eye also looks funny but it could just be the way the picture was taken..
Either way, it's time to go to an exotic vet.
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Re: enlarged hemipenes
Originally Posted by 2kdime
my vet is on there and he's out til thursday. he's the only one i liked so far.
Originally Posted by coldblooded
He needs to go to the vet. Have you assit fed him or anything?
The swelling of the hemipenes looks bad, and that could be mouthrot that he's trying to develop. In that pic his eye also looks funny but it could just be the way the picture was taken..
Either way, it's time to go to an exotic vet.
i have not assist fed him anything and i would if his mouth didnt have a wound right now. it was bleeding from the inside. im guessing it was a dry spot from his shed. i've SEEN him drink water recently..
the eye is indeed funny right now. its swollen from shed getting in there but i'm taking care of that right now.
Originally Posted by blackcrystal22
Hemipenes should be below the vent.
I would get him to the vet. Have you assist fed him? He's probably extremely dehydrated and malnourished if he hasn't eaten in a few months.
I would assist feed him phoenix worms. They can't really fight back. But just open his mouth a little with your finger and put them in (usually this will make them a little mad and when they open their mouth to bite throw the worm in and they'll swallow it.)
Really though, just might be a sick gecko that isn't meant to do well.
below the vent, got it. i guess i was just freaking out. i'll try these suggestions after the vet visit. he was completely fine his first year of life and only recently started all this. i really hope he isn't just prone to problems.
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Re: enlarged hemipenes
UPDATE:
so i just got home from the vet. He said it sounded like malnourishment, the hemipenes MIGHT be infected and it could have started from the malnourishment so i got some antibiotic (baytril) for that as a precaution. As for the malnourishment, he gave me some carnivore diet mix that i'll feed with a syringe (place drops around the mouth for him to lick, i know. ) he was actually excited to use it since he said its something new that he just got at the convention he was at.
Also, i noticed this morning that my gecko looked about ready to shed. Right as the doctor was probing him, he began shedding. I pulled off ALL of it a few minutes ago so there shouldn't be any problems with stuck shed.
On a side note, as I was waiting there was an older lady who worked there taking a dog out for a walk. She brings the dog over to me to say hi and asks if my dog is with a doctor right now. I tell her I have my gecko with me and she responds "oh, you're going to see the lizard doctor," and continues out the door. On my way out, i notice a car with a license plate that reads "LZRD DR". I just thought I'd share that since it made me laugh
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Re: enlarged hemipenes
sadly here i am again with more bad news regarding my gecko. this time he's coughing up blood 10 minutes after i slowly and carefully fed him his food mix. struggling to keep his balance as he walks. blind. spazzing out. i'll be calling my vet first thing in the morning but for now all i can do is wipe the blood off his face.
does anyone have ANY idea what this could be related to?
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Re: enlarged hemipenes
I'm sorry to hear he has taken a turn for the worse, please keep us updated...I'm pulling for a good outcome. Poor fella
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