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PBM
at Thu Nov 9 21:52:42 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PBM ]
Well, just taking a guess here, but you said in a "tank". I'm guessing you have a screen type lid. First, I'd raise the temps. and atleast run some heat tape to avoid those night time lows. If your ambient ROOM temp. is in the 70's then you constantly have 70 degree air flow through the cage....ie a cool draft in the cage so a Resp. infection is entirely possible. You might want to cover some of the lid if you do in fact have a screen type lid. Also 80-85 is a pretty good range, and if your high is probably closer to 80 more often than 85, that's too cool IMO. Give her a good hot spot and monitor her behavior. If she's always on the hot spot, increase it...if she's always on the cool end, drop the hot spot a bit. Hope this helps a little bit, but remember it's just an opinion on a forum. If symptoms persist contact vets in your area and find a vet that works with reptiles regularly. Good luck, take care
Paul
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