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This is my female Mali. Had her since early October. She was WC. This is the first time we have really handled her since she arrived.
I was concerned that she was not eating (intuition only really) so I seperated her from the male she had been cohabitating with.
Right away there was poop in her cage and food is disapearing (peas are her fave she has yet to eat anything else leafy. I tried turnip greens, which the male eats and small amounts of romaine just to see if she would eat it. She also a couple of crickets.)
So it seems she is eating. she just does not seem as robust or active as the male.
My bottom line question is, does she seem healthy enough to brumate?

If anyone needs any more details to help me with this, let me know.

Ray

(Pics taken yesterday attached hope they come out)

Ray,

This animal appears extremely emaciated. I would suggest an immediate veterinarian consultation.

Or…. at the very least, run a fecal sample to the vet and continue to keep these animals separated.
I would recommend offering this animal water to see if it can be enticed to drink. I would back off on dry foods and animal protein right now as well.
The veterinarian visit with fecal is still the route I would recommend as the vet will be able to get fluids and electrolytes into this animal immediately which will aid in the road to recovery. The veterinarian can also show and instruct you on how to administer fluids or nutritional supplements on your own. Parasitism as well as stress from intimidation are both very big possibilities here.

In case my vet is not Reptile heavy. What specifically will they be looking for in the fecal sample?

"In case my vet is not Reptile heavy. What specifically will they be looking for in the fecal sample?"

parasites- the same as any other vet (more likely technician) would look for.

She appears to have some beautiful coloring, I would not brumate her until she has a lot more "meat on her bones" though. The lack of musculature in her limbs, combined with the flatness of her tail (in addition to the general impression of looking at her) lead me to believe she is extremely underweight. The good news is that if she will still eat she probably has a good chance! I agree with Debb though, if she hasn't seen a vet you should take her, and you probably want to keep her seperated from her "significant other" until her health improves.

Thank you for sharing the pictures, I do not know where you live but from the view outside your window it must be beautiful! Keep us posted on how your female is doing!

Elizabeth
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1.0 Mali Uro Archimedes (May he rest in peace)
0.0.1 Egyptian Uro Zuberi Mosca Khu (Mosca)
0.0 Fish
0.1 Sulcata Minnie
1.1 Iguanas Flik and Loki
0.1 Newfoundland Jasmine (RIP)
0.1 Feline Winter
Indiana & Wisconsin

Also, I just noticed when I relooked at the pictures (because she really is a beautiful color), that in the second to last picture her eye looks clouded over. This is something I would also discuss with your vet unless it is obviously from an old injury. Their eyes should be very bright and alert! Just like the little 2 year old children they get in trouble like... Oh wait, maybe that last part was just MY Uro...

Elizabeth
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1.0 Mali Uro Archimedes (May he rest in peace)
0.0.1 Egyptian Uro Zuberi Mosca Khu (Mosca)
0.0 Fish
0.1 Sulcata Minnie
1.1 Iguanas Flik and Loki
0.1 Newfoundland Jasmine (RIP)
0.1 Feline Winter
Indiana & Wisconsin

Yes, she will stay seperated for a long long while.

I live in south east Mass. Those are the woods in my back yard, a big selling point for us when we bought the lot. When I look out my back window "all that I see is my domain"

Running through a list of vets now, thanks to all for your responses.

Ray

Thats one really skinny uro.