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GaiasPriestess
at Tue Nov 24 16:21:02 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by GaiasPriestess ]
Having lived in Virginia all my life, up until January of this year anyway, there are so many things I just don't think about when it comes to environment. Virginia (at least the part I'm from) rarely gets below freezing and is humid for much of the year. You can even feel it in the winter, when you take a deep breath and it feels like tiny icicles are stabbing your lungs. Apparently, it is that lack of extra humidity that is causing Xerxes' problems.
Dr. Bruce said that he is not dehydrated, just slightly under hydrated. He does have a wet box and a large water bowl. He spends about 60-70% of his time in the wet box, but I never see him soaking in the bowl. So the remedy is simply to give him a good soak once a week during the winter. I'm also buying a couple of thermometer/hygrometer digital probes today, so I can monitor him better.
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