Tiny Pastel update!

[muddoc]

I know that some of you remember the very tiny Pastel female that we hatched out of a boob egg along side our Lemon Blasts. She hatched weighing 24.0 grams. Well, about 2 weeks after hatching, she never did shed, I noticed that she had a hard belly (for those that do not know that term, her yolk solidified inside of her). I managed to palpate the solidified youlk out of her without a problem. After I palpated the yolk out, she weighed 18.5 grams. About 5 days after removing the yolk, I attempted to feed her a mouse pinkie. She did not eat it, but was looking very thin. Also I knew that having not absorbed the yolk, she would need a meal to survive. So I assist fed her, I only put the head and shoulders of the mouse into her mouth. This triggered her feeding response, and she swallowed the meal with no problems. Just a seperate note, since hatching, she had passed urates and a little solid waste. After a week of eating the assist fed mouse, I offered her another (that was this past Thursday). She did not eat the second mouse, but I didn't want to stress her, so I was going to offer again this coming Thursday.

Here is the bad news, she died on Friday. My guess is that her digestive system was not working properly, and the mouse that she swallowed probably rotted in her stomach, and killed her. Just wanted to let everybody know that she is gone. I didn't really expect her to make from the start, but we must give them every chance possible to survive.

Thanks for letting me share my story, and if anyone has any questions, please let me know.

Sincerely,

[stangs13]

Sorry Tim!! I wish she had pulled through! Thanks for the update.

[lillyorchid]

Awwww Tim that is so sad. Sorry to hear about her and your loss. I was routing for her since I know you said she was so small.

[dr del]

Awww,


Sorry to hear that Tim - but it sounds like you did indeed give her every chance but it just wasn't meant to be.


dr del

[lord jackel]

Sorry to hear that Tim...At least she was in very skilled hands and had the best chance possible.

[Ladydragon]

sorry to hear that. but she was loved and in good capable hands.

[snakedude56]

You did the best you could, no shame in that. Sorry that she passed..

[frankykeno]

Awww Tim, I'm sorry the wee one didn't make it but as everyone has said, she couldn't have been in better, more caring hands. Hugs to you and Monica. I know that no matter how many you hatch out, you want each and every one of them to survive but sometimes nature has other plans.

[SarahMB]

Awwww, sorry to hear that, Tim.

[Ginevive]

Sorry to hear that, Tim. I know that you did everything possible; I guess Nature does have other things in mind sometimes.