I pulled out erowen to show Elizabeth (the vet next-door) what a full grown one looks like, and her legs are down right FAT, her belly is big and soft and round

and trackers legs (in comparison) are thin and scrawney

have you ever seen one (large or small) take in so much water it worked like a lense through the skin?

I did not see anything like that on your website

I wonder if anyone has a database of appearances and symtoms of some of the reptile disorders (like a new parents book on childhood illnesses)

maybe I should make one



My Vet called me to see how he was doing, and he told me that sometimes they just goet worn down by something and their normal intestinal Flora becomes pathenogenic. Then not only do they not have an appetite, but anything they DO eat does not get digested properly so ti cannot be absorbed into their bodies.

He thought that Spikes taking in all that water might be a sign of that. He was not at all surprized when I described Spikes body as being Emaciated, and said that they can go from looking really good to looking like that in a surprizingly SHORT period of time. I am SO glad I found him



When I thanked him for being so attentive, and considerate, and for treating me like an intelligent person w it came to my animals, his response was that I AM an intelligent person, and that he had done nothing



I like that we have a mutual admiration society thing going on. He has agreed to let me keep some baytril on hand in case I need it in the future (I asked for Cipro, he said Baytril keeps better) and I am looking to get some Calcium Gluconate on hand for these guys

He says they metabolize it better then the other calciums



back to work for me

ttyl
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Elizabeth (ecb)



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*Edward W Bok*

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