sHEila Prolapsed Again :(

[irThumper]

Actually Jelly Bean is STILL shedding! He's been trying to shed over the last few days. Think the drop in general humidity might be the cause, but I've been spraying them 3-4 times a day until bedtime, so don't know there. He seems normal otherwise, but he's just next to the water dish at the moment, sitting in the wet paper towels and doing the shedding thing. Poor sHEila knows the guys next door got fed, even though i have a barrier between the two tanks so they can't see in. I hope this freakin prolapse rights itself as easily as the first time... it didn't look as bad as last time, but he keeps messing with it. If he'd just calm down and stop kicking it it would help. Last time I put organic extra virgin coconut oil on the tissue as well, might have to do that again this time too. It did help lube the prolapse so it withdrew easier...

[irThumper]

Just sprinkled some more dry sugar on it (1:35 AM) no change yet. Don't think I can stay awake much longer, was up at 5:45 AM yesterday and have had next to no sleep... exhausted and feel sick to my stomach Have to hope and pray the prolapse will correct itself again. sHEila's calm now, and Jelly Bean is not interfering with him at all, so I'm going to leave sHEila in their home tank tonight. He calmed down the first time he prolapsed after I applied the coconut oil too, so hope that is soothing the area and helping that way.

[LilyPad]

Awww I'm sorry thumper, I hope he gets healed up and stays healed. It sucks to have sick babies.

[irThumper]

Awww I'm sorry thumper, I hope he gets healed up and stays healed. It sucks to have sick babies.

Thanks, Amy. He's not any better I put more stuff on him before I went to bed around 2:30 AM, woke up at 8:30 AM and rechecked him, same so added more sugar. Was going to lay back down for half an hour (I turn the lights on at 9 AM and off at 9 PM generally) but I didn't even hear the clock and woke up at 11:30 AM! No difference... I finally put him in the Kritter Keeper to prepare him for his Pedialyte bath, and as I knew he would, he flipped out! I made up a 10% solution of Pedialyte and spring water and put that in with him in a dish. He didn't get in so I slowly dripped the rest of it down his back then applied more sugar slurry and coconut oil to the prolapse. Now I'm finally getting something to eat for myself, I'm diabetic so if I don't watch it sHEila won't be the only one in trouble I'm still getting over this blasted cold 1 week and a half later... why does this have to happen!?

[irThumper]

He's a lot worse since I put him into the small kritter keeper this morning He's so swelled he won't be able to retract unless it goes down a lot more. I'm confused because I tied the sugar first this time and it should have worked like last time (he wasn't as bed when I put it on him) but he just kept kicking it off... should I try a honey bath? I'll have to go to the health food store to get some natural organic honey...

[LilyPad]

I don't have the slightest idea how to treat a prolapse other than what I've read on here recently I have heard that sometimes it requires a vet visit.

[irThumper]

Unfortunately the vet is not an option. Maybe if we had a competent herp vet closer than an hour away... and I had the money to do so... very fixed income (caregiver for my senior folks) and lots of ongoing medical bills What would a vet do that I can't try here is the question, and the way sHEila freaks out just being in the small keeper, what would a trip in the freezing cold in the car with a malfunctioning heater do?