View attachment 543Hi all, I just picked up a new member of our family. She's a 14 yr old RF named Petey(but I have a Pinkly and may not be able to keep her name) Anyway, her history, I am owner #3.
Owner #1 had her in an aquarium(of course) and fed her cat food. That certainly accounts for her pyramiding. They gave her up after 7 yrs, and owner # 2 fed her soft gel and also kept her in a aquarium, only larger Not much moisture to speak of and oh well now I have her. She's about 7 in.(Is it CPL?) and feels so light to me, she also has a facial abnormality. Owner #2 had no idea how it came about. She says after soaking(which they did monthly, whoopie) she would blow bubbles. Her back legs do seem to carry her but they seem to always splay out. My questions.
Has anyone seen a face like this?
How much is safe to feed her right away? I soaked her when I got her home than drained the tub and left her in the sunlight and offered her some mustard greens, she attacked them. I am not sure how much chomping she can do on say carrots or peppers., which may account for the soft gel. But she has been munching on the greens non stop. She seems to have a smile on her face.
And the spayed legs, possibly just poor body condition?
Just any thoughts please.
I hated to hand these people any money, but once I saw her, I couldn't walk away. I hope the pics are clear enough to see her face. Thanks Na
Owner #1 had her in an aquarium(of course) and fed her cat food. That certainly accounts for her pyramiding. They gave her up after 7 yrs, and owner # 2 fed her soft gel and also kept her in a aquarium, only larger Not much moisture to speak of and oh well now I have her. She's about 7 in.(Is it CPL?) and feels so light to me, she also has a facial abnormality. Owner #2 had no idea how it came about. She says after soaking(which they did monthly, whoopie) she would blow bubbles. Her back legs do seem to carry her but they seem to always splay out. My questions.
Has anyone seen a face like this?
How much is safe to feed her right away? I soaked her when I got her home than drained the tub and left her in the sunlight and offered her some mustard greens, she attacked them. I am not sure how much chomping she can do on say carrots or peppers., which may account for the soft gel. But she has been munching on the greens non stop. She seems to have a smile on her face.
And the spayed legs, possibly just poor body condition?
Just any thoughts please.
I hated to hand these people any money, but once I saw her, I couldn't walk away. I hope the pics are clear enough to see her face. Thanks Na
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