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el_toro
at Sat Oct 9 12:45:26 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by el_toro ]
You most likely have two Saharan (Niger) uromastyx - red phase and yellow phase. They are frequently very hard to acclimate - especially wild caught adults. It sounds like you are doing the right things for the most part - took her to the vet, offering water when she will drink.
Couple questions - can you be more specific about your temperatures for basking, ambient air, and cool side temps? What are they specifically? Is she in the same tank as the male? How large of a tank is it? The answers to these could give us more information to help you with.
In the meantime, keep offering her water as often and as much as she will drink. I wouldn't leave a water bowl in the cage, but if you do, make it a small one. Also, don't offer crickets to a sick lizard - it will make her worse. She needs the greens much more. As for the healthy male (has he been confirmed parasite free?), I wouldn't offer crickets more than once a week and only a couple.
Have you confirmed that she's now parasite free? My male Saharan had a rough time at the beginning, but my vet gave him fluids and vitamins subcutaneously, and that helped him get better (along with the force feeding, parasite treatment, and a larger cage).
Good luck! And let us know how she's doing!
This was Joe when I first got him:
And this is him now:
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Torey
Salem, Oregon, USA
1.1 Uromastyx Geyri (Joe and Arthur)
2.0.1 Uromastyx Dispar Maliensis (Tank, Turtle, and new neighbor Spike)
1.2 Anolis Carolinensis (Bowser, Leeloo, and Sprocket)
1.1.1 African Dwarf Frogs (Bruce and Sheila)
1.0 Betta Splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.1 Felis Domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)
And several miscellaneous community fish
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RE: Whats wrong w/ my uromastyx - el_toro, Sat Oct 9 12:45:26 2004