Pirateherpss
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Recently I got a new lace monitor. It is very obvious that it was kept in poor conditions from its previous owner. I did not realise this at the time as I didn't check him out properly beforehand. My bad. Only really saw pictures and saw him through a cage door in a box. I believe he was kept in a pet-transport-box with a caged door, as that is what I received him in. Tiny little box. I removed 30 ticks from him and he is covered in fleshy wounds on his face. (moist, confined space... probably got them from rubbing his face on the walls trying to get out.)
Am thinking I got hustled big time. And its a wild caught lacey.
The person who I bought it off pretty much lied about everything to do with him I am guessing. I know my mistake. I don't need comments telling me how stupid I am for not checking him out properly before I even put him in my car. I know I'm silly for not sussing him out properly, I thought i had all the info and saw him good enough to decide I wanted him. Turns out all the info I was given was wrong and I copped it.
Anyway... positive thing is that this lacey gets given a second chance at having a good life. Im doing my best to make him happy and healthy.
When i first got him whenever you would walk past him 1-2metres away he was puff and hiss and open his mouth trying to bite whatever came close. He was obviously unhealthy and malnourished... Its been a month and he has improved significantly. His wounds are healing. (Hot water bath soaks and betadine/ saline solutions to clean wounds). He isn't cranky. He is happy chill in under his heat spot in his cage. And loves just walking around the house during the day when I'm around... He has diareahh when he poos still. I just have to keep up a healthy and nutritious diet and see what happens.
He is in a temporary enclosure at the moment until I build a big one for him. Check out his progress here in his new house for the next 2 weeks until I get him everything he needs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTXm6d2EZg4
I have trouble finding a good care sheet for keeping a lace monitor in an indoor enclosure. Could anyone help me out with diet, feeding schedule, temps, space, etc. Any of that type of info. I have read lots on them, and watched many informative videos so I have a basic general idea of care. I just want to make sure I'm doing everything 100 percent right for this little guy. ps. I did do tons of research so I knew the responsibility I was taking on in keeping a lace monitor.
Thanks!
Am thinking I got hustled big time. And its a wild caught lacey.
The person who I bought it off pretty much lied about everything to do with him I am guessing. I know my mistake. I don't need comments telling me how stupid I am for not checking him out properly before I even put him in my car. I know I'm silly for not sussing him out properly, I thought i had all the info and saw him good enough to decide I wanted him. Turns out all the info I was given was wrong and I copped it.
Anyway... positive thing is that this lacey gets given a second chance at having a good life. Im doing my best to make him happy and healthy.
When i first got him whenever you would walk past him 1-2metres away he was puff and hiss and open his mouth trying to bite whatever came close. He was obviously unhealthy and malnourished... Its been a month and he has improved significantly. His wounds are healing. (Hot water bath soaks and betadine/ saline solutions to clean wounds). He isn't cranky. He is happy chill in under his heat spot in his cage. And loves just walking around the house during the day when I'm around... He has diareahh when he poos still. I just have to keep up a healthy and nutritious diet and see what happens.
He is in a temporary enclosure at the moment until I build a big one for him. Check out his progress here in his new house for the next 2 weeks until I get him everything he needs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTXm6d2EZg4
I have trouble finding a good care sheet for keeping a lace monitor in an indoor enclosure. Could anyone help me out with diet, feeding schedule, temps, space, etc. Any of that type of info. I have read lots on them, and watched many informative videos so I have a basic general idea of care. I just want to make sure I'm doing everything 100 percent right for this little guy. ps. I did do tons of research so I knew the responsibility I was taking on in keeping a lace monitor.
Thanks!
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