Re: Need advice on sluggish baby sulcatta

Posted by kennethcole on February 10, 2002 at 15:16:07:

In Reply to: Re: Need advice on sluggish baby sulcatta posted by Terry on February 10, 2002 at 09:38:08:

I just added more fiber to his diet. He was mainly being fed Dandelion leafs, water cress, with Grass.
I just started noticing him being sluggish so I added the timothy hay (well soaked and chopped super fine) this week.
I have not seen him poop during a soak. My girlfriend who does the soaking (due to scheduales) noticed that he seems to be plugged up. I have not seen any urates. Twice while being dried he did something that resembled peeing except that it was thick and sort of jelly like.

Any clue on his Eye problem? It is rare that I ever see him/her open its eyes with out rubbing them on something.

: The grass and timothy hay are fine and do help provide fiber, but I would cut back on them just a bit.
: Make sure he's passing stools on a regular basis. If not, soak him a bit longer and replace the water as it cools down.

: Hope this helps,
: Terry.

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: I just added more fiber to his diet. He was mainly being fed Dandelion leafs, water cress, with Grass. : I just started noticing him being sluggish so I added the timothy hay (well soaked and chopped super fine) this week. : I have not seen him poop during a soak. My girlfriend who does the soaking (due to scheduales) noticed that he seems to be plugged up. I have not seen any urates. Twice while being dried he did something that resembled peeing except that it was thick and sort of jelly like. : Any clue on his Eye problem? It is rare that I ever see him/her open its eyes with out rubbing them on something. : : The grass and timothy hay are fine and do help provide fiber, but I would cut back on them just a bit. : : Make sure he's passing stools on a regular basis. If not, soak him a bit longer and replace the water as it cools down. : : Hope this helps, : : Terry.

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