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RE: RE Fatty liver disease.

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Posted by: Gregg_M_Madden at Sat Jan 7 09:57:06 2012  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Gregg_M_Madden ]  
   

Ofcorse it is true. If you drop any reptiles core temp below what they need to matobolize their intake, they will indeed go off feed. It is a survival mechanism. If they eat and can not digest their food, the food will rot, cause septicemia and kill your reptile. Varanids are no exception. See how much your varanids will eat while being kept at 60 degrees.

But as I stated, this is not the only thing that will cause a varanid to not feed or not feed prperly.

I agree, rodent diets are not deadly or "fatty liver disease" causing. It is suggested that a fatty liver has very little to do with a reptiles actual diet and the onlt time this can become a problem is when there is a lack of diet due to health or husbandry issues. The fatty liver is not the cause of death. It is a secondary condition due to a primary problem.


   

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