i just nursed one of my orange breeder females through the same thing. i came into the room to find the exact same thing and came to conclude that it was from a bit of mold that i found at the base of a branch in the cage. her head was fairly close to it so i believe she was breathing it in. it's been about 2 weeks now and she's eating and doing great. it went from a toe twitch and very little control of the hind legs. to nearly entire body spasms especially in the lower half of the bottom. and a LOT of biting when trying to handle. i syringe fed her 100% apricot juice, and baby food mixed with cgd.

i know the differenc between mbd ( which usually isn't an issue with cresteds) and this and this was definately an issue with lack of oxygen in the blood ( from what i was told).

feed her as much as possible and get her into a well ventilated cage. be sure to change the food you're feeding every day, rather than letting it set in a day too long. that is another issue i've had if you're not using all water to mix with the cgd. the food will mold if there isn't enough ventilation.

if you need anymore info you can email me to make sure she gets through it...

mylude90@gmail.com

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• Help!!!! My crested is shivering. - Rhacophile, Fri Dec 10 10:31:42 2004
• MOLD!!! - flamedcrestie, Fri Dec 10 11:19:10 2004
• RE: Help!!!! My crested is shivering. - gecco, Fri Dec 10 11:21:03 2004
• stop using soil! - kozmo02, Fri Dec 10 13:24:22 2004
• RE: stop using soil! - flamedcrestie, Fri Dec 10 14:47:37 2004
• RE: stop using soil! - flamedcrestie, Fri Dec 10 14:49:29 2004
• RE: stop using soil! - kozmo02, Fri Dec 10 18:59:54 2004
• That's ok but thanks anyway - Rhacophile, Sat Dec 11 08:55:54 2004
• RE: That's ok but thanks anyway - harlanm, Sat Dec 11 16:22:03 2004
• Well I...................... - Rhacophile, Sat Dec 11 16:58:58 2004