Quote Originally Posted by GrifTheGreat View Post
You can put leaf litter over the substrate so he can push off the leaves and not sink. Setup looks good. Keep a close eye on him.
Quote Originally Posted by Brandon Lee Hoover View Post
My fears of him moving on the substrate are gone I woke up and found him in the plate of water, the only problem is now he cant get out of the plate! I watched the little guy struggle to get on top of the only upright branch I have in there and he flipped right on his back back into the water dish and couldn't get up. I left him for a few minutes to see if he could move on his own but after 10 or so he gave up and fell asleep. Hes been very active this morning but his legs keep getting stuck on leaves and I've had to move him from the dish one other time.

Any advice? I hate watching the little guy stuggle so much to move around, but I'm afraid its just going to be a fact of life for him if his legs don't heal. I want to try and make the home as comfortable as possible with his disability.
You may need to provide a water source that he can easily get out of and grip. Plates can become slick when wet so does their skin so he will not be able to grip the glaze that covers the plate. If he is trying to climb then that is a good sign. He won't be able to right himself easily though since his hind legs aren't healed. Try and finf some thing he can climb out of like somthing textured so he can grip it.

Might have to try and provide something for him to climb on that he can fall off like that either, but I'm not sure what. Don may have some ideas.