Meet Loopy! ***DUW****

[lillyorchid]

I brought Loopy home today. So so soooooo happy!!!!!! Love him to bits. Ha, I loved him before he was even mine.
He's getting ready to shed/turn blue.


Here he is!



A mock set up just like what he has living in at the shop:



He may look "normal" here, but you'll see later on down:



He's getting big and finally is getting some nice weight & muscle tone!



Cute belly but... Issue #1 right here! He can't upright himself. He's stuck just like this till you flip him over.



Issue #2: A lot of people would think he was "star gazing". He is NOT!! He doesn't have any control of his head or neck so he uses his body as a prop so he doesn't have "looping fits".



He also has learned if he "kinks" his neck like this, he has better control too:



Another picture of him not being able to upright him self. Also see how he is holding his head/neck so he doesn't go into a "looping fit":



He has "baggy skin". Guess from how he holds his head.





Anyone who didn't know that he hatched out this exact same way would clearly think he was a victim of that horrible three letter word since he does come off as having those "symptom's". He doesn't have that three letter word so no worries!


Because of his issues he can never be sold or given away. So he will be in my care till his days are over. Hopefully that won't be for a long long looong time!He is a total sweet heart and a really special guy to me! He stole my heart the first day I saw him and was told he probably wouldn't make it. Right then and there I thought "not if I can help it!" and as you can see he doesn't look like a little worm that is just skin and bones anymore!

[Ginevive]

Wow Allison; I think that if anyone on earth is qualified to give him the right home for his condition, it is you. It is so awesome that he is doing better and gaining weight!
How does he eat? I am thinking maybe prekilled/f/t?

[darkangel]

I don't know if it's because of the way he holds his neck, but I think he has the prettiest, sweetest little face <3. Good luck with him.

[Rapture]

Love his mustache...

[JLC]

He does seem like a little heart-thief. I'm glad he has his very own angel to look after him so well!

[lillyorchid]

How does he eat? I am thinking maybe prekilled/f/t?

He has been eating live rat pinks and now is on live rat fuzzies. He just sits there till the rat is right in front of him and then latches on and somehow kills it without getting himself stuck in the process. He can strike and ball up but if he manages to turn himself over, he's then in trouble. I'm sure it'd be easy to switch him over to prekilled or f/t since it'd be a lot more easier on him in the long run. I'll have to try it out since I've yet to do so.

[Snakeman]

Anyone who didn't know that he hatched out this exact same way would clearly think he was a victim of that horrible three letter word since he does come off as having those "symptom's". He doesn't have that three letter word so no worries!

3 letter word? ehh..im stuck...whats that?

[lillyorchid]

Inclusion Body Disease

[Blu Mongoose]

He's a cutie!!

[Ginevive]

He has been eating live rat pinks and now is on live rat fuzzies. He just sits there till the rat is right in front of him and then latches on and somehow kills it without getting himself stuck in the process. He can strike and ball up but if he manages to turn himself over, he's then in trouble. I'm sure it'd be easy to switch him over to prekilled or f/t since it'd be a lot more easier on him in the long run. I'll have to try it out since I've yet to do so.

That is interesting; it makes me happy to read that he can eat on his own How cool.