Before I post let me say I'm sure I deserve to be flammed for this and I will take and handle any bad remarks you must make towards me, but please don't post negative without a positive solution or with some words to help with this situation. Also Note I consulted the vet before posting here.
Today when I went to the city I bought some childrens play sand and when I got home was in the midst of putting it in Sierra's cage. So naturally I had her and Beardsly in the same cage together like I have multiple times before. Well this time when I went downstairs she must have done something he didn't agree with because he certainly wasn't hungry, he ate 16 crickets before he decided he didn't want any more and his salad (mustard/collard greens, snap peas, and bell peppers) was readily available to him and he loves it very much. Well he must have lashed out at her and caught her whole head in his mouth. She had a slight flesh wound on the top of her head looks more like she shedding, but on the bottom lip he got her pretty good. It at first just seemed to be a bit of blood which dried within minutes, and she just kept licking at it, but eventually she opened her mouth wide when i gave her some fresh water to clean the wound, and her mouth let out a gut wrenching crack which almost (sadly enough) put me to tears because I've never had anything go wrong with any of my lizards, just a few scares of what might have been illnesses which werent.
Anyways I called the vet and he said there's nothing that can be done, just to make sure she's got the UVB on, and to make sure she's eating and drinking. Well so far she's drank quite a bit but she's yet to eat. Her lips isn't swollen or anything and it's cracked just twice, but still I want to make sure this will just heal and make sure there's nothing else I can do in the mean time, but if there is I'd like to know immediatly.
Needless to say they will not meet again unless I decide to breed them in the very distant future, but right now the only thing I'm concerned about is making sure Sierra gets through this as quick and as painless as possible.
Again I'm sorry if this mistake i made was careless putting a male and female together that have been together for most of their lives with me, I won't do it again and I'm already beating myself up terrible for it just want the best for her
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