Hi everyone! First post I know, but one of my squeakers is a bit..wonky.
I got them end of July from the better of our local pet shops.
Dora (he asks that you respect his name choice) started off as the smaller but has bulked up and is bouncy and agile and all 'woo it's outside time' when the door is opened.
Stripey is causing me concern. About 6 weeks ago he overstretched for a treat and fell about 16 inches from his ladder to a ramp, where he then did a bit of a bounce before landing and looking a bit dazed. He seemed ok, got up, climbed the bars and went back to his food.
This may or may not be related, I could just be hyper aware of it since his fall.
We now think that his eyesight is poor or gone, he sticks his nose out first, so we know that bit works ok.
His back legs also splay, a lot, regardless of where he is and he often looks a bit wobbly. (He does seem to have very large back feet compared to Dora and has done since I got them).
He's also skinny, so I'm putting more food (Supreme Science Selective) in, in the hope that Dora isn't just nicking it all.
I did manage to get hold of him (he dislikes being picked up, possibly because of his eyes) and examine his back legs, they seem to be ok and he didn't squeal at me.
The only other thing is I've just discovered the cat litter I use is actually pine pellets - they are breathing ok but I have spotted Stripey eating it a few times, usually pieces that are in their food stash corner. I'm going to change the litter to something else as soon as I possibly can. They also have a fruit/veggie/vitamin supplement in their water.
I'm trying to think of something they won't demolish to put on the ramps to give Stripey a bit more traction (he climbs the bars fine, but sometimes he likes to use the ramps and being a bit slower than Dora they become more of a slide.)
Is this a sign of a bigger problem or is he just a little bit wonky?
I got them end of July from the better of our local pet shops.
Dora (he asks that you respect his name choice) started off as the smaller but has bulked up and is bouncy and agile and all 'woo it's outside time' when the door is opened.
Stripey is causing me concern. About 6 weeks ago he overstretched for a treat and fell about 16 inches from his ladder to a ramp, where he then did a bit of a bounce before landing and looking a bit dazed. He seemed ok, got up, climbed the bars and went back to his food.
This may or may not be related, I could just be hyper aware of it since his fall.
We now think that his eyesight is poor or gone, he sticks his nose out first, so we know that bit works ok.
His back legs also splay, a lot, regardless of where he is and he often looks a bit wobbly. (He does seem to have very large back feet compared to Dora and has done since I got them).
He's also skinny, so I'm putting more food (Supreme Science Selective) in, in the hope that Dora isn't just nicking it all.
I did manage to get hold of him (he dislikes being picked up, possibly because of his eyes) and examine his back legs, they seem to be ok and he didn't squeal at me.
The only other thing is I've just discovered the cat litter I use is actually pine pellets - they are breathing ok but I have spotted Stripey eating it a few times, usually pieces that are in their food stash corner. I'm going to change the litter to something else as soon as I possibly can. They also have a fruit/veggie/vitamin supplement in their water.
I'm trying to think of something they won't demolish to put on the ramps to give Stripey a bit more traction (he climbs the bars fine, but sometimes he likes to use the ramps and being a bit slower than Dora they become more of a slide.)
Is this a sign of a bigger problem or is he just a little bit wonky?
