Worried about my leo, seems lifeless

[joeyboy]

Originally Posted by pinacalada

Excuse me but that is my topic that i've posted up because i'm after some advice.

aye I was kidding with him, he could go in all aggressive or try to mellow out like I've suggested.

[pinacalada]

Originally Posted by freekygeeky

lol...

I came on here looking for some advice before I took them to the vets on Tuesday, I really don't want to come on here for people to be judging me.

[joeyboy]

Originally Posted by freekygeeky

lol...

freeky you drink at all? Are you an aggressive drunk or a merry drunk? If the latter get some drink down you before you browse the lizard sub-forum. Then you could be all

"yuoo! mny man my man it's ok calm down ok!? Just it needs a vet ok mate, get an appintment for it right away they'll sort it out but yeah it needs some professionals help k mate?"

[freekygeeky]

Originally Posted by joeyboy

aye I was kidding with him, he could go in all aggressive or try to mellow out like I've suggested.

(girl)

Originally Posted by pinacalada

I came on here looking for some advice before I took them to the vets on Tuesday, I really don't want to come on here for people to be judging me.

well, ive suggeste dyou take them to the vets on Your thread, go check it out, maybe in your first post you oculd put, im taking it to the vets? far easier than everyone comming on and saying... take them to the vets

Originally Posted by joeyboy

freeky you drink at all? Are you an aggressive drunk or a merry drunk? If the latter get some drink down you before you browse the lizard sub-forum. Then you could be all

"yuoo! mny man my man it's ok calm down ok!? Just it needs a vet ok mate, get an appintment for it right away they'll sort it out but yeah it needs some professionals help k mate?"

i dont drink, i have had family members die from drinking..

[joeyboy]

Originally Posted by pinacalada

I came on here looking for some advice before I took them to the vets on Tuesday, I really don't want to come on here for people to be judging me.

seriously this is RFUK, your lucky you haven't got someone accusing you of neglecting them on purpose. Take people with a grain of salt here, you have a lot of "armchair experts" and internet tough guys, their quick to judge and it'll be harsh, just ignore rude people in your thread and concentrate on asking the helpful ones questions, most want to help just people get a bit snappy or emotional sometimes. A fair few people here run shops and/or rescues so they see a lot of very bad owners day in day out and their quick to shout when they see a lizard that might be ill, even if the owner is trying to sort it out.

[joeyboy]

Originally Posted by freekygeeky

(girl)


i dont drink, i have had family members die from drinking..

it's weird because I KNEW you were a girl, yet I...forgot?

Same about drinking. I sometimes have cocktails for the taste(hypnotiq) but my dad's a mess and it's mainly down to drink. Drinking when depressed=idiot, smoking when you have TB=retarded. Gambling all your money=...ffs just give it me, you may as well be burning it.

[freekygeeky]

Originally Posted by joeyboy

it's weird because I KNEW you were a girl, yet I...forgot?

Same about drinking. I sometimes have cocktails for the taste(hypnotiq) but my dad's a mess and it's mainly down to drink. Drinking when depressed=idiot, smoking when you have TB=retarded. Gambling all your money=...ffs just give it me, you may as well be burning it.

its fine i often get called a guy on here ... mwahahaa...

[pinacalada]

Originally Posted by joeyboy

seriously this is RFUK, your lucky you haven't got someone accusing you of neglecting them on purpose. Take people with a grain of salt here, you have a lot of "armchair experts" and internet tough guys, their quick to judge and it'll be harsh, just ignore rude people in your thread and concentrate on asking the helpful ones questions, most want to help just people get a bit snappy or emotional sometimes. A fair few people here run shops and/or rescues so they see a lot of very bad owners day in day out and their quick to shout when they see a lizard that might be ill, even if the owner is trying to sort it out.

I understand that there are alot of people out there that don't look after reptiles well but i'm not one of those, i've got another 10 reptiles which are very healthy, I'm wanting to know alot more about reptiles etc but at the end of the day you don't get to be an expert without help. I just thought that someone else might have had this problem and sorted it just incase the vet doesn't know what to suggest.
But if I was a teenager or a little kid coming on here looking for advice and got accused of mistreating my reptile I would be put off at keeping it! lol

[SleepyD]

Originally Posted by joeyboy

yes but saying, " it really does need help, book a vet appointment ASAP as it'll likely die without help, here's a rep vet near you(details here). Hope it works for you, update us on what the vet says about the poor lil guy."

is nicer then saying: "UGH take it to the vets! It's obvious it's sick you idiot, make an appointment right now!!"

most of the time (if not all of the time) I like many others try and answer queries etc politely .... but .... there are times when I can sit here literally screaming your bottom example Joe especially when you read/see examples such as those Freeky posted ~ owners who won't take a sick rep to the vets, owners who complain it costs too much, owners who leave it too late even when it's patently obvious that somethings wrong, owners who'll come up with excuse after excuse as to why they can't get their reps treated .... I've seen good people on this forum (including Freeky) bend over backwards offering lifts to vets, help with vet fee's, offers to rehome, hours spent on the phone and/or pm's etc trying to help only for it all to be rejected out of hand and/or ignored ~ a lot of advise which to be honest is plain and simple common sense ~ it gets downright depressing and frustrating.
not forgetting of course when people do lose once in a while their patience and then find themselves accused of all sorts short of bashing the op with a 2 by 4

off to look for my horse and a ladder

[joeyboy]

Originally Posted by pinacalada

I understand that there are alot of people out there that don't look after reptiles well but i'm not one of those, i've got another 10 reptiles which are very healthy, I'm wanting to know alot more about reptiles etc but at the end of the day you don't get to be an expert without help. I just thought that someone else might have had this problem and sorted it just in case the vet doesn't know what to suggest.
But if I was a teenager or a little kid coming on here looking for advice and got accused of mistreating my reptile I would be put off at keeping it! lol

yeah lol tbh this place isn't kid friendly. Quite a few very serious keepers(as in A LOT of years experience and tons of exotics.) who don't have the patience to deal with ameuter mistakes. But we all have to start somewhere. I don't even have any reptiles yet!....yet I've read about 50 care sheets...