Nova being a monkey

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Nova being a monkey

Postby novavon » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:16 pm

Just thought I'd post a few more pics of Nova......starting to think she may be a he with how thick the head and neck are getting haven't seen any plugs yet though.....any guesses?
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Re: Nova being a monkey

Postby Cenetri » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:27 pm

Not the best with gender guesses, though I might lean towards male as well.

Such cute pictures, and a cute skink! Are you sure that Nova's not a prehensile tailed skink? :lol:
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Re: Nova being a monkey

Postby Fatal_S » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:58 pm

Nova is gorgeous. Fantastic name for him.

However, the first thing that struck me was that he appears to be quite skinny. What's the story on him? Where's he from, how long have you had him, is he eating well, pooping normally, does he have clean water all the time? If your husbandry is all up to par and he's not beefing up, please consider testing him for internal parasites. It could also just be these particular photos are bad, but he looks somewhat sickly to me.
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Re: Nova being a monkey

Postby Rani-May » Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:21 pm

He is beautiful but i agree with Fatal, something just doesnt look right when i look at him/her in those photos. Has he/she visited a herp vet lately?
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Re: Nova being a monkey

Postby novavon » Thu Jan 03, 2013 9:46 am

He is beefing up quite a bit actually, eating and pooping regularly and poops have been normal. I've had him for a little less than a month. The woman who I got him from said he was a picky eater which he definitely is not the only thing he will not touch is anything alive lol. He's been eating a diet of snails, hard boiled eggs, canned grain free cat or dog food (usually weruva or wellness), various fruits and veggies (usually organic veggie baby food or other puréed veggies). Fecals came back clear so I'm pretty sure It was just a case of neglect :( he was born in jan 2012 so maybe that could have something to do with his size? this is my first bts so anything I could be doing to beef him up more please let me know!
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Re: Nova being a monkey

Postby novavon » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:04 am

Sorry I got Nova at the end of November so I have had him a little over a month now.
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Re: Nova being a monkey

Postby Fatal_S » Thu Jan 03, 2013 10:09 am

It sounds like you're doing a fantastic job with him then :) You've already covered your bases, and if he's beefing up that's great. Keep up the great work!
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Thu Jan 03, 2013 5:00 pm

Too young and skinny to tell IMO.
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Re: Nova being a monkey

Postby Spindown » Sat Jan 05, 2013 5:46 pm

I'm glad hes gaining weight, but a fecal test is never ever a bad thing to do, just because :D
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Re: Nova being a monkey

Postby Fatal_S » Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:55 pm

SapphireTigress wrote:I'm glad hes gaining weight, but a fecal test is never ever a bad thing to do, just because :D


novavon wrote:Fecals came back clear so I'm pretty sure It was just a case of neglect :(
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Re: Nova being a monkey

Postby Spindown » Sat Jan 05, 2013 7:11 pm

oh lol my bad :P
I'm very out of it today. Glad the fecals came back clear! He should bounce back just fine in your good hands :)
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