12-07-2006, 03:17 PM
I have a 15 month blue and black female auratus that has appeared to have lost the mobility in her front legs and now has clouded eyes, and a sort of mucus around her body like she needs to shed her skin. She holds her legs close to her body and rests on her stomach similar to a froglet with spindly syndrome, but her legs are muscular and "normal". She has the ability to use her back legs, but chooses not too. I am not sure exactly how long this has been going on, but I did not see her for a week, so I tore up the viv and found her under some leaves. That was a week ago today. So somewhere between 1-2 weeks. She was housed with a male who is perfectly fine but has since been setup in quarantine.
The only thing that has changed would be that we went through a cold spell out here and the night time temp went dropped down to 66 for two nights. Other than the lack of mobility and the clouded eyes she breathes fine and is still on the slightly "obese" side. The viv is seeded with springtails, but I have not seen her eat. My first thought would have been a lack of calcium or vitamins, but my supplements (repcal and herptivite) are only about 2 months old, so not expired.
Any ideas?????
The only thing that has changed would be that we went through a cold spell out here and the night time temp went dropped down to 66 for two nights. Other than the lack of mobility and the clouded eyes she breathes fine and is still on the slightly "obese" side. The viv is seeded with springtails, but I have not seen her eat. My first thought would have been a lack of calcium or vitamins, but my supplements (repcal and herptivite) are only about 2 months old, so not expired.
Any ideas?????