Hello everyone!
Just now I was letting Taco free roam around the room his cage is in. He was entering and leaving his cage at will while I was on the computer. Just recently (about 1 minute ago) I was watching him walk over the screen top that was ajar. It didn't seem very comfortable for him to walk on since his claws kept getting caught in the grate. This isn't the first time he's been on there; I do keep a plastic cover on most of the screen so it's more comfortable for him to walk around. He seems to forget how much the grate part sucks, takes a few steps onto it, then back onto the plastic cover and either back into his cage or out into the room.
In this particular instance he was heading back into his cage when one of his toes on his right hind leg got caught in the screen and twisted as he "fell" into the cage. At first he seemed to walk funny and as he laid back down to bask his leg shook and he kept it stretched out while he basked. Just as I'm typing this now though he's moving around again and his leg doesn't seem to be affected. the top of his cage is not completely off; he looked at me as if contemplating leaving his cage again, but apparently thought against it and is under the lamp again. His leg seems to have resumed a normal position.
Lets say in a worst case scenario his toe is broken, what should I do? How do you think this would affect him?
Thank you all in advance.
Oh, and no his claw did not come out. It is still intact.
Brief update: He is walking around the room now and his walking seems completely normal.
Just now I was letting Taco free roam around the room his cage is in. He was entering and leaving his cage at will while I was on the computer. Just recently (about 1 minute ago) I was watching him walk over the screen top that was ajar. It didn't seem very comfortable for him to walk on since his claws kept getting caught in the grate. This isn't the first time he's been on there; I do keep a plastic cover on most of the screen so it's more comfortable for him to walk around. He seems to forget how much the grate part sucks, takes a few steps onto it, then back onto the plastic cover and either back into his cage or out into the room.
In this particular instance he was heading back into his cage when one of his toes on his right hind leg got caught in the screen and twisted as he "fell" into the cage. At first he seemed to walk funny and as he laid back down to bask his leg shook and he kept it stretched out while he basked. Just as I'm typing this now though he's moving around again and his leg doesn't seem to be affected. the top of his cage is not completely off; he looked at me as if contemplating leaving his cage again, but apparently thought against it and is under the lamp again. His leg seems to have resumed a normal position.
Lets say in a worst case scenario his toe is broken, what should I do? How do you think this would affect him?
Thank you all in advance.
Oh, and no his claw did not come out. It is still intact.
Brief update: He is walking around the room now and his walking seems completely normal.