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lele
at Sun May 21 10:49:56 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lele ]
I was wondering though, is it standard to look for that is an autopsy of the cham. Or can you even tell??
Do you mean look for the toxicity of an insect? Probably not and I think there would be too many variables to figure it out. If the keeper KNEW he possibly ingested something toxic, then maybe but I think tissue/organ samples would have to be sent out (which can get very pricey) and I doubt most keepers would go for it - especially since they still may not know. I think the majority of keepers do not even have a necropsy done. I did on Luna (in office, not sent out) b/c I really needed to know what had happened to her.
If you are up for it (hey, you went looking at those pinworm images, didn't you???  ) here is a graphic article on chameleon necropsy. It is quite interesting because it shows where everything is internally and can give you a better understanding of the basic biology/physiology of Navi and Nigel
enjoy!
Necropsy Examination
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info
1.0 Nosy Be Panther Chameleon - Cyrus
0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
1.1 Side-blotched lizards - Ana and Stan for now 
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skippy
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh, Died 4/21/06 
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha, donated to science 4/4/06
?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet
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RE: a thought about cham's "just dying" - lele, Sun May 21 10:49:56 2006