milesneedsahome
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I'm usually just happy being a lurker trying to understand how to care for these beautiful little critters but with the last diagnostic (which ran up an expensive bill for a college student)- I gotta admit defeat after unsuccessfully trying MONTHS to help aid this little one with her worms.
Miles came into my life in odd circumstance. A friend of mine bought her from a pet store thinking she'd make the perfect gift (I was so stoked..) - I took her to the only reptile vet in town and was both equally surprised and saddened by what he had to say. She's a healthy tort, for the condition she'd been living in before me but like most pets bought from stores; she was riddled with worms.
I have her in a pretty solid indoor enclosure. 50 gallon Rubbermaid tub, coconut coir substrate, a place to hide, few little leafy decorations and lightbulbs to meet her needs. She's fed lettuce and carrots and I really do try to get her to like kale! My guess is her appetite is sometimes compromised by her condition :/
The vet pretty much patted me on the back, gave me a mini bottle of medicine and wished me luck.
I seriously don't know if it's helped her condition or if she's gotten any better and I really wish I could afford more frequent vet visits.
I'm looking for an experienced RT handler to adopt her for free. I just really want someone that will know how to give this little one what she needs.
Miles came into my life in odd circumstance. A friend of mine bought her from a pet store thinking she'd make the perfect gift (I was so stoked..) - I took her to the only reptile vet in town and was both equally surprised and saddened by what he had to say. She's a healthy tort, for the condition she'd been living in before me but like most pets bought from stores; she was riddled with worms.
I have her in a pretty solid indoor enclosure. 50 gallon Rubbermaid tub, coconut coir substrate, a place to hide, few little leafy decorations and lightbulbs to meet her needs. She's fed lettuce and carrots and I really do try to get her to like kale! My guess is her appetite is sometimes compromised by her condition :/
The vet pretty much patted me on the back, gave me a mini bottle of medicine and wished me luck.
I seriously don't know if it's helped her condition or if she's gotten any better and I really wish I could afford more frequent vet visits.
I'm looking for an experienced RT handler to adopt her for free. I just really want someone that will know how to give this little one what she needs.
would your vet take payments? You have already spent most of the expenses by now just getting the set up correct. Once the worms are gone it's easy after that unless some unforeseen issue comes up. Maybe there's a way you can keep him.
