Hello everyone, I am writing to because of the lack of an exotic pet veterinarian in my country (Greece), I have searched but not found a vet specialized in crocodians.

I am the owner of a 3 year old (2 feet) spectacled caiman in a 2 by 5 feet eclosure (half water, half land) with a temperature of 28 Celcius in both. He has not been fed properly for the last year (only sardene) and spends very little on no time in the basking spot. For the past 3 months his diet has been better, as he eats 2 mice per week.

He has been showing a strange behavior for the last 2 days. After I handled him (the last time was 1.5 year ago) to clean his tank, he has been showing signs of instability, and spending a lot of time underwater due to stress I suppose. He has a difficult time stepping on his left "hand" and "leg" and is using mostly the claws to move on the underwater surface and cannot go on land because of this.

Could this behavior be due to the stress I caused him, or a different reason? From my little experience, I can sense that he is in a bad condition, (for the first time, yesterday he did not eat). Your advise would be really much appreciated, thank you in advance!

Best Regards
Minos

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