"First of all, internet forums are not the place to go when your pet is sick. Take it to a veterinarian. There is more than one. Find one that does see reptiles regularly. Call around, perhaps ask your vet who they refer reptile cases too. Two good sites are www.arav.com and herpvetconnect."



First of all, this forum has saved my lizard's life, so I do think this is a place that I can trust. Second concerning vets, we don't have one that treats lizards that isn't less than an hour and 1/2 away.



"Secondly, while the above post may be correct that this is a humidity issue and correcting husbandry is a large part of the cure, from what has been said, it seems that much more care will also be needed; thus a vet visit is necessary. I understand that $25 seems like a lot, but be prepared to spend several times this when all is said and done."



It's not a humidity issue and the cage is very clean. As stated in one of my posts. His bedding is paper towels. He was on the Walnut shells less than 2 weeks.



"Is this animal wild caught? If so then parasites will be more of a problem, especially if husbandry needs improvement, which it likely does. I say this because 80% of all herp medical problems are husbandry related."



No, he's not wild caught. He was purchased from a pet store. Someone on here did say that they don't always treat for parasites just because they are from a pet store.





"Blood poisoning is a loose term, but what your doctor may be referring to is septicimia; where an infection or injury has deteriorated to the point where bacteria has begun to spread throughout the body via the bloodstream. This is a concern whether it is currently the problem or not, because anything spread over that much of the skin poses serious risk of infection."



I have no idea what you're talking about. I didn't say anything about blood poisoning, must have been another poster.



"Finally, am I correct that this problem has been festering since Christmas? What in the world are you waiting for? Something is making your lizard sick and it is not going to go away on it's own. The earlier treatment begins the better the prognosis is for a positive outcome."





Yes, since Christmas. Originally, we thought it was burns from his heat rock and thought that it would go away when he shed. I have 6 children and bringing them to the doctor is enough. If there was a local vet that would treat lizards. I would have brought him a long time ago. And yes, $25 for a vet to look at him and tell me, I have no idea what's wrong with him because I don't do lizards is too much money.



Thanks for sharing but you really didn't help me with my problem.

[ Show Entire Thread ]