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SHvar
at Fri Jul 18 17:01:56 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by SHvar ]
Why is it that some of us in 20 plus years have never seen a prolapsed rectum in our own collections?
I can tell you that if you read "petstore reptile books" the reasons you listed are what they say causes them. But if kept properly these problems do not occur at all.
As was sadi a bit earlier, you can try the sugar water mixture but ONLY as a "first aid" treatment before you take the animal to the vet.
Your job as a keeper is to fix the environmental problems the lizard is dealing with which caused the prolapse, and never have it happen again. Just like respiratory infections, and mouth rot, these are the result of serious husbandry issues that have needed fixed a long time before you see the scondary problems and infections.
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