since he had shown signs of kidney damage since we got him.



It was a bad place to buy him from, and because of that stupid decision on my part (as well as the poor husbandry I must have provided as a first time herper), he's had to suffer a lot. He's lived a long life considering the parasites and everything (4 years isn't bad for an unhealthy reptile). I mostly just want to find a way to get him happy before you-know-what finally happens, and I want to try to prolong it from happening.



That's why I've been a lot better about judging where I buy animals from. I first got my beardie, then I rescued a uro, whom was already over 9 years old and has been happy and fairly healthy for the past two years since I got her. Just last year I finally bought a healthy reptile, a little leopard gecko, and I realized how much more enjoyable reptiles are when you start with a healthy one.





Thanks for the info from all of you guys. You've helped a lot. I am just going to try to get him on a better diet, regularly flush him out (force feeding gatorade or pedialyte twice a week is usually a good method of trying to clear out the kidneys a little....not a solution to a permanent problem, but rather a way to help the situation). I accept that it's my fault he is the way he is.

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• Question for Shvar.... - -ryan-, Wed Oct 12 05:56:41 2005
• Just realized.... - -ryan-, Wed Oct 12 05:57:39 2005
• RE: Heres what you don't want to hear/read, maybe - FR, Wed Oct 12 13:39:10 2005
• RE: Heres what you don't want to hear/read, maybe - -ryan-, Wed Oct 12 14:08:01 2005
• Beardeds I recieved that were healthy, or those I hatched.. - SHvar, Thu Oct 13 00:32:27 2005
• It's sad to say.... - -ryan-, Thu Oct 13 05:21:12 2005
• Something to think about, not pleasant - aaahbiteme, Thu Oct 13 08:33:25 2005
• I'm sad to say that I know that's probably the main problem.... - -ryan-, Thu Oct 13 13:11:19 2005