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Hi all,

I have a Tiger sally, morphed a few years back, that just today starting avoiding use of his right hand. Looking at it, I can see it's swollen up, and he refuses to put weight on it. He did, after my inspection, voraciously devour two crickets (so at least he still has his appetite, a good sign ). I had fed him a night or two ago, and I didn't notice any funny behaviour, so I'm thinking something has happened today (possibly climbing around and rolled off something; he's not the most agile thing on four legs!).

Any tips? I imagine leaving him alone would basically be in order (don't want to stress him out, and there's not much I can do, other than ensuring he's kept fairly moist [since it's doubtful he'll try to burrow anymore], and has plenty of hidey spots so he doesn't have to drag himself far to hide out). Antibiotics? Fridge treatment?

Any advice very welcome!
Kindest regards,
Matt

it could also be an infection, a vet is its best bet.

Thanks reptileguy,

I indeed took him to a vet. They cleaned him off, looked him over, and prescribed me some antibiotics for him. He was really antsy during the whole procedure, and buried himself immediately after getting back into his terrarium. Poor guy, he's terrified (to the point he was using his bad arm to help him dig...ouch).

Thanks for the tip, hopefully he pulls through (tiger sally are fairly tough, and its "just" a broken arm...many animals in the wild deal with worse). As a note to other readers, this was possibly due to an all-cricket diet, with no calcium powdering (Metabolic Bone Disease). The vet mentioned I should gut load crickets and powder them. I had been trying (for a long time) to get my little guy to eat other forms of food (ie. earthworms, wax worms), but no luck. Still, I should have at least been making his crickets better for him. Don't make the same mistake I did!

Thanks again,
Matt

thats good news. a varied diet is good, but doesnt gaurantee a complete diet so you would still have to powder and gut load. good luck.