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lele
at Fri Jan 13 10:34:39 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by lele ]
I don't know enough about feeding these (I can't feed a mammal to any of my animals, thus I do not keep snakes) bit I know they come frozen and live - can they harbor any parasite or disease that may be the problem? Mealworms are high in chitin, thus more difficult to digets if they eat a lot. Feeding them is fine, but a softer bodied insect should be more frequent (crickets, silkworms, roach nymphs).
I agree on the need for a vet. Do you have a good herp vet? S/he may need to do ultrasound to see what is going one. Since this seemed "sudden" after eating pinkie and it was before christmas I would wait no longer. Try to bring in a fecal as well.
That said, it may not have been sudden and the pinky feeding coincidental. If you post some more of your setup and feeding info maybe we can help troubleshoot (see link below for setup questions - vet listing are there, too). As for reversing MBD it will depend on the damage done.
Please keep us posted!
lele
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Chameleon Help & Resource Info
0.1 Veiled Chameleon - Luna. She's now hanging from her big jungle gym in the sky
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Lita
0.1 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.1 Mad. Hissers and she is on the loose!
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Rosa Leigh
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha
?.? Pinktoe Tarantula - no name yet
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pinky parasites? - lele, Fri Jan 13 10:34:39 2006