Meet Francis. So named b/c I have no idea if it is a boy or girl and Francis can go both ways..........
lol.
I had not planned on getting this guy until closer to Christmas. But we had to remove him from the floor at work b/c we needed the cage due to a new shipment arriving. So he was moved to the back rooms, where I knew he would go downhill fast. He was already sick, but there was no way to keep the humidity up in the cages in back.
So I decided to get him early, take him to my vet, who specializes in exotics, treat him and see how he does.
The diagnosis was not a good one
. This is one sick little fella. Doc took one look at him and said, "yeaaahh, he doesn't look so good".........lol. He has a bacterial infection (can't remember the specific name, starts w/ an "a") causing respiratory distress. He is also covered in ulcers and apparently has coccidia (which is probably what caused the bacterial infection in the first place, from drinking water he pooped in before it could be cleaned). So to treat the bacterial infection I have to give him injections into his neck every 72 hrs for 9 treatments. Then he will go back for a recheck and we'll see about treating the other stuff.
He is a chinese water dragon. They look kinda like mini iguanas. Males get around 36" and females 24", although the record I think was 40" (and was a female!) Right now he is a bit spoiled and only eating waxworms, but at least he is eating........
.and it's so cute, he'll now take them from my fingers. I'm trying to wean him back to eating crickets again.
Here's some pix of the guy. Sorry, I got a bit carried away (and these aren't all of them..........
lol)
full length pic. The tail is about 2/3 of the body length.
Keiko says hello to the new family member
She wasn't too impressed.....
...lol. Shortly afterwards, he tried to run over her nose.
Francis' new digs.