"we have been boosting the uvb light and have been hand feeding him babyfood mixed with a complete nutrition vitamin powder suppliment through a dropper and pedialyte and he has excepted it very well and has not rejected any of his feedings so far...just since we have got him last night he has already shown some progress and has been moving around on his own
"..opening his eyes nice and wide, and turning his head and reacting well to movement...we put a basking place in his tank and he is already moving himself off of it to regulate his temperature...we are confident that he has enough fight in him to pull out of this but he is still critical and it will take a while to get him out of the dark...we believe he has a condition called mbd (metobolic bone disease) along with a few other viruses...generally when a reptile has mbd it is accompanied with other diseases as well
"...sadly even if he makes a full recovery the disfigurment from the mbd will be permenent but im confident he will will be able to function well even with disfigured arms...looks like his jaw and skull area have been affected slightlly also...like i said so far he is already showing some signs of progress in just the night that we have had him we are putting him on a schedule of liquid feedings and fluids every couple of hours or so and constant monitoring and are very hopeful right now...my husband even stayed up last night to keep an eye on him lol...we will be keeping [his rescuer] updated on his progress..thank you for your email and concern on him and it is refreshing to meet someone else who has a passion to help lizards and other creature...liz
"He is definately up there in the charts. Worst as far as him being emaciated. I do believe i have seen worse in the case of MBD but mainly in iguanas. We dont mind you posting it. We will have pics through out the preiod of rehabilitation. No,still to cold here. We are keeping a 5.0 uvb bulb on him now when we feel confident that he is advancing we will put a 10.0 on him but it could be a shock to go straight to the max on uvb. Another concern will be impaction as we arent to sure if he can deficate on his own yet. We have named him Rocky balboa because he is definately the underdog in this fight but were hoping he bounces back. "
