>> If you change the conditions, that what your doing is now obsolete. Wouldn't it be better to keep them in conditions that totally prevented what your treating them for? of course the answer is yes. Under those conditions the method of recovery is also different. Get it?

Frank darlin,
You are assuming that these are animals that are not given a wide range of temps, ranging from 70 to 145. You seem to assume that these are not animals that are given the patented Retes Racks. You also kinda assume these animals are ones that have not been given access to humid hides and water. See that is the mistake.
The most recent animal in my care (reminder for stats - 41" and 28 oz on intake) was 8 years old. Let me remind everyone reading this that this is in fact a black throat. Also let me mention, as he bit me several times, he was toothless. Not that this matters at all, because I have never seen a monitor chew. This is what I see in monitors. Not the lovely healthy robust perenties that I covet.
You also seem very hung up on the addition of dog food. IF you check all my posts, that is part of the diet equation. Even on the half dead dragging lil mofo that recently spent time with me, he was still getting mice, fish, eggs. Unfortunately I couldnt offer quail or chicks as I am currently out. Add to that, roaches, crix and mealworm. I love feeding larger monitors crix when they get mobile. It is like a little trip to the gym. I wonder, who did I learn that little tidbit from.
Now this is not the average rehab situation moving an animal from less than stellar care in a pet store (say with all the imported savys) but signs of severe neglect. The turn around time of animals offered the Wysong slurry is half that of the animals just offered water. It took me many years to succumb to using a dog food, and I admit, this is not your run of the mill dog food. It is solely meat, organs and water. Not that far from prey items, but much easier to digest
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Cindy Steinle
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