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Hi there. It's been a while since I've posted on here. I have had a happy and healthy adult sulcata for 5 years now. I bought my wife a Hatchling for Christmas. I will attach a picture of his enclosure. His sunspot is a consistent 95 degrees and we spray the coconut with water for moisture once a day.
He's been diagnosed with a respiratory infection and eye infection. Our vet gave us antibiotic injections and antibiotic eye drops. At first we credited his lack of action and mobility to the shots wearing him out but now I'm worried the antibiotics are slowly killing him. The injections are every other day and the day of his injections he seems better until he gets the injection. Also, his eyes have only opened when we soak him and put in his drops but stay shut otherwise. He has three injections left but is getting consistently worse. Today during his soak he pushed out like he wanted to poop but what came out looked like green mucous. I want to stop the shots and see if he gets better on his own but the vet wants us to finish the cycle and make an appointment after it is completed.
I want to say that we love our vet and she has helped us tremendously nurse our adult sulcata back to health after we adopted him. Any advise would be much appreciated. See enclosure photo below as I know these illnesses crop up from poor environment.
He's been diagnosed with a respiratory infection and eye infection. Our vet gave us antibiotic injections and antibiotic eye drops. At first we credited his lack of action and mobility to the shots wearing him out but now I'm worried the antibiotics are slowly killing him. The injections are every other day and the day of his injections he seems better until he gets the injection. Also, his eyes have only opened when we soak him and put in his drops but stay shut otherwise. He has three injections left but is getting consistently worse. Today during his soak he pushed out like he wanted to poop but what came out looked like green mucous. I want to stop the shots and see if he gets better on his own but the vet wants us to finish the cycle and make an appointment after it is completed.
I want to say that we love our vet and she has helped us tremendously nurse our adult sulcata back to health after we adopted him. Any advise would be much appreciated. See enclosure photo below as I know these illnesses crop up from poor environment.