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Nile Crocodile Bump on Stomach

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Posted by: travmitz at Wed Apr 15 12:29:09 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by travmitz ]  
   

At the end of last month I received a Year old Nile Crocodile. After he was shipped here I put him in his pond and let him go for a week then I began to handle him when I was cleaning. At the end of last week I noticed a bump on his stomach/underside that I had never seen before.

I looks almost like a blister does when I get them on my hand and it does not feel hard it is soft and squishy.

Does anyone know what this is I read somewhere that when crocodilians get a lack of vitamin e they grow fat lumps on them and this crocs previous owner only fed him fish, I feed him a varied diet of insects, mice, and mazuri croc chow.

any help is greatly appreciated.


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