Lele,

I am sorry to hear she is not doing well. Unfortunately the same symptoms occured with the ones I kept. I think these guys must be extra hard to keep because I know how you obsess over them. When our big veileds and panthers get ill it is easier for us to weigh them and figure out how much water and crix to force feed and pull them through an illness but with your little guys it's not that simple.

The only thing I can think of is make sure it's not too hot for her when chams get a very light color it could mean they are too hot. This could mean dehydration too. Try a couple drops of water on her mouth to see if you could stimulate drinking. The little syringe could work for that. You should actively see them drinking daily.

I also found out that for my baby veileds I was able to make one open his mouth to be force fed by using the tip of my fingernail to help pry his mouth open while a friend put in a drop of hydro-life. The next day he started eating on his own so it helped even though he is still definately the runt.

Maybe Reptalys can offer suggestions since they breed the little guys. Good luck and keep me posted.

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• OK, my turn with ill (?) pygmy cham - lele, Mon Jul 14 10:49:18 2003
• RE: OK, my turn with ill (?) pygmy cham - anson, Mon Jul 14 15:45:36 2003
• RE: OK, my turn with ill (?) pygmy cham - trinacliff, Mon Jul 14 16:07:06 2003
• RE: OK, my turn with ill (?) pygmy cham - Carlton, Mon Jul 14 18:48:34 2003
• Thanks and update... - lele, Tue Jul 15 10:50:25 2003