CornflakeGirl
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Hi all - not sure if I have an issue or not, but I am a bit worried about my corn and haven't been able to find any information elsewhere, so hoping somebody here can help.
My female corn is 12 years old. She's never had any health issues, refused food, or been unable to shed. She is a little bit overweight, and has always been inclined to laziness, but nothing major.
Just over the last couple of months, I've noticed that her back end (about the last three inches of her body above the cloaca) has felt more flabby than usual, and she seems to be lacking in muscle tone. She is not at all inclined to use the muscles there - although she can, if she has to, so I don't think there's any spinal damage. However, I was thinking there might be some arthritis and perhaps she has some discomfort (she hasn't shown any signs but as I understand it, they tend not to unless they're in agony).
Then, just before the weekend, most body of her changed colour as if in preparation for a shed, but the flabby untoned bit didn't go blue. I'm kind of waiting anxiously to see how she manages when she does shed, but I'm worried that she won't be able to get the skin off the bit that didn't go blue.
As well as that, she has been breathing quite heavily just when she's been sitting around in her viv, which I am concerned is because of stress and/or pain.
When I lay it all out like this, I'm actually more worried than I realised. I don't want to ignore a potential problem but, as far as I can see from the little that there is online about reptile arthritis, there is nothing that can be done for them, and it's a case of euthanasia if they're suffering.
Has anyone experienced this with their corn or, alternatively, could there be another explanation for what I've seen in my girl?
My female corn is 12 years old. She's never had any health issues, refused food, or been unable to shed. She is a little bit overweight, and has always been inclined to laziness, but nothing major.
Just over the last couple of months, I've noticed that her back end (about the last three inches of her body above the cloaca) has felt more flabby than usual, and she seems to be lacking in muscle tone. She is not at all inclined to use the muscles there - although she can, if she has to, so I don't think there's any spinal damage. However, I was thinking there might be some arthritis and perhaps she has some discomfort (she hasn't shown any signs but as I understand it, they tend not to unless they're in agony).
Then, just before the weekend, most body of her changed colour as if in preparation for a shed, but the flabby untoned bit didn't go blue. I'm kind of waiting anxiously to see how she manages when she does shed, but I'm worried that she won't be able to get the skin off the bit that didn't go blue.
As well as that, she has been breathing quite heavily just when she's been sitting around in her viv, which I am concerned is because of stress and/or pain.
When I lay it all out like this, I'm actually more worried than I realised. I don't want to ignore a potential problem but, as far as I can see from the little that there is online about reptile arthritis, there is nothing that can be done for them, and it's a case of euthanasia if they're suffering.
Has anyone experienced this with their corn or, alternatively, could there be another explanation for what I've seen in my girl?