My daughter had 2 Schneiders Skinks. Gomez and Morticia.
Morticia suffered a fractured leg last week, and went to the vet.Vet prescribed for her a special diet. (I don't know what it was. Vitamin supplament. I am having my kid send it to me so I know what it is.)
She has blooswork done, and vet said her salmonella levels were under control.
(I got these skinks from the same place I got some snakes from, and all but one of the snakes has died from salmonella. They all exhibited symptoms before passing, such as annorexia and dehydration.)
These skinks were acting healthy. Active, eating, drinkin, pooping. The skinks were separated at the time, and were on newspaper substrate.
The poor kid loves them critters. She did all the research, set up the ideal environment, and did everything she could for them.
She is terrified that Morticia will die now. I really wanna figure this out.
The only thing I can think of right now is that the new diet may have had some out of proportion levels of something that may have become toxic to him. I am waiting to see the Rx.
I am weighing weather or not a necropsy would be useful at this time. I am still paying for the ones I had done on my snakes, and my kid would not get the closure she would with a little burial/funeral. I have a feeling that necropsy may be inconclusive.
I know relatively little about skinks. I was really hoping that somebody here could brainstorm, and maybe give me some ideas. We have lost four of our dear critter frinds in the course of a week (two cats eaten by the neighborhood dog, and a toad and now the skink!) It's tearing me up to see my kids go through this! I want to try anything I can to save Morticia!
Sorry for the long rant. It's been a rough week, and I am feeling rather helpless.
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GratefulFred
