Thank you for your reply. I have bad been covering him with a damp towel and he seemed to like that. My concern was with the vets lack of knowledge, I got quite a bit of "I guess we can". He has lost 120 grams since I brought him in. As of this past friday he is now bandage free and gets to swim and eat a little each day which has me and my wife extatic. He is still lethargic but that can be expected I know they are very resilient creatures. Thank you again for your help.

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