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Hey im in a rough spot and i need help, im never on this forum im on rhac, monitor , adn uros but i need your guys help the sweetest iggy is at a store i work at (im only 17). The sotry is behind him this dude leaves two iggy in a glass 20 llong there both 3 feet on the porch of the store b4 we were there in the morn ne how the guy ahd a log form outside in the enclosure (ill get back to tthe log), anhow the tqwo iggys one is obviously has mbd bcause its jaw is dislocated and can barley walk anyhow he ddied within days. The other iggy we thought was healthy i hadn fed im and man was he great super tam supe rfreidnyl any how one day i got him out and i see red markings around his eyes i was liek what the, i see there red spider mites, not much i can do since its not my store i bring him out wash him off and so on didnt do anything drastic cuz i just started working there and felt akward anyhow didnt see em for a while, i fattened him up by hand fededing him massivly cuz he was drasticly underweight when we got him. I went on vacation to baltimore then went to show in Pa last week i come abck and aparntly so did the mites he looks like he lost atleats 50 grams easy in eaight his skin is literaly commin off the bone his skin is super dry liek i mean i think its literly all gunna come off cuz it looks all dead(someone at store put cricktes on tank i dunno if they contributed t the massive tearin of skin the mtears are form top of crest all the limbs have major tears and near shoulder balde also haev tears, i mean its the worste lookign thing i haev seen, i dont know what to do and im very upset. When i first saw the mites the first time i was gunna take him but i didnt want to jeperdize my own reptiles, know im contemplating making a cage in the woods for now just to try to keep him alive. I dunno im fairly nerotic now i love the little guy

sorry im so long here
Sean
Plz help guys i need ya
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3 Crested Geckos (red, neon orange, and neon orange dalmation) (Rocky is the oldest other two havnt been named yet)
1 Vieled Cham (Tony Montana)
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had ot add this friggan jerk didnt treat the wood anyhow and thats how the mites got in and i find out latter he never ahd a UVB light on them!!!!!, This clown comes into the store to buy mice for his sav monitor which i feel abd for in his care , and he says to me how are the iggys ding i told him politly what was up and he goes "well its your porblem now son" , i went off on him anyhow help me out i love the lil fella

Sean
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1 Black roughneck Monitor (Slick Rick)
3 Crested Geckos (red, neon orange, and neon orange dalmation) (Rocky is the oldest other two havnt been named yet)
1 Vieled Cham (Tony Montana)
1 Leo (Nikki)
2 Niger Uromastyx Spike and Mike

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Hi,

The previous owner is a _______ jerk!

Thanks for taking care of this poor Ig. You can get rid
of alot of the mites by soaking in warm water. Fill a tub
so that it comes up to about the Igs neck but do not leave
it there by itself. Just hold it in the water for 10-15
minutes and the majority of the mites will drown. You can
take a Q-tip and soak it in Provodine-Iodine which you
can get over the counter at any pharmacy. With this
Q-tip you can get on the face and around the eyes safely.
I would do this for a couple of days and then repeat as
necessary. If the Ig has open sores you can use a triple
antibiotic which you can also get at a pharmacy. It may
be a good idea to contact a rescue group and see if they
can help.

Good luck and keep us updated.

Thanks for your input im realy hopeing he even makes it hes been fighting for so long with it i just cant take it any more and im trying to do somehting more then just feeding him, have you guys ever heard or seen of anythign this bad ive certinly never and if so have they lived, it breaks my heart and it breaks my heart even more ot say the other thing which is im thinking to euthinize it just because he must be in so much pain i dunno i almost wanna scream at myself for saying that becaus ei always try to save the animals first its just you should see the conditioning of his skin it terrible, if in fact he lives and all of his skin does come off will it be a sore for life or will new skin grow or atleast a layer of somthing to cover the sores.

Thanks Sean
As much input as possible would be great
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1 Black roughneck Monitor (Slick Rick)
3 Crested Geckos (red, neon orange, and neon orange dalmation) (Rocky is the oldest other two havnt been named yet)
1 Vieled Cham (Tony Montana)
1 Leo (Nikki)
2 Niger Uromastyx Spike and Mike

My Email

I agree with you and Linda, the owner is such a complete JERK, among other things. And THANKS&KUDOS for helping this ig out! Follow Lindas mite advice, and if you have a good veterinarian, he/she can administer fluids and take bloodwork and xrays to see what kind of shape the ig is in. Do you know what the previous 'owner' fed him? Baths and soaks are great for shedding, helping keep humidity high andthe ig will usually drink fluids or at least absorb it through vent tissue. Igs are hardy and while I dont know if your guy will make it, you can certinally try. Good luck

I have no advice to give you. Why don't you contact your vet and se if he won't give you a deal on some care, if he will get back in touch with me. If you feel the ig would be better off and out of prolonged pain if he went to the big rain forest in the sky, you are the only one who can make that judgement and you are not being evil or mean you are being kind. It is harder to send the ig on its way than let things go do you don't have to decide and the ig continues to suffer. Talk to a rescue person. I wish I could do more to help

I have no advice to give you. Why don't you contact your vet and se if he won't give you a deal on some care, if he will get back in touch with me. If you feel the ig would be better off and out of prolonged pain if he went to the big rain forest in the sky, you are the only one who can make that judgement and you are not being evil or mean you are being kind. It is harder to send the ig on its way than let things go do you don't have to decide and the ig continues to suffer. Talk to a rescue person. I wish I could do more to help. btw where do you live???

is the store in pa? im kinda curious as to which one it is. if you treat him for mites and get his skin cleaned up he should make it without you having to euthanize him, but like they said, its your decision. i was also at the show in pa if your talking about the hamburg one. if the store is in pa, maybe i can stop by sometime... if i see the guy that dropped him off tho.... it wont be pretty, lol i dont think id be aloud in the store again good luck with him!!! i hope he makes it!
ps. have you thought about taking him home with you, instead of leaving him in a stress filled pet store... with ppl looking at him and stuff.
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Its actualy in NY, ya the haburg show i was at it was pretty nice, i want to bring him home but im worried that the mites will spread to my own reptiles i dont want to risk my own collection getting hurt, i love this iggy i actualy saw jim today i thought he was dead but when i touched him his lungs filled up with air real quick, im gunna give hima warm bath when i get to the store on wednesday, i feel like [bleep] i dont know waht to do whether to bring hi home and risking my own getting ill or keeping him in the store and not being able to get to him everyday i dunno i gotta think things over

Thanks
Sean
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1 Black roughneck Monitor (Slick Rick)
3 Crested Geckos (red, neon orange, and neon orange dalmation) (Rocky is the oldest other two havnt been named yet)
1 Vieled Cham (Tony Montana)
1 Leo (Nikki)
2 Niger Uromastyx Spike and Mike

My Email

>>Its actualy in NY, ya the haburg show i was at it was pretty nice, i want to bring him home but im worried that the mites will spread to my own reptiles i dont want to risk my own collection getting hurt, i love this iggy i actualy saw jim today i thought he was dead but when i touched him his lungs filled up with air real quick, im gunna give hima warm bath when i get to the store on wednesday, i feel like [bleep] i dont know waht to do whether to bring hi home and risking my own getting ill or keeping him in the store and not being able to get to him everyday i dunno i gotta think things over
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>>Thanks
>>Sean
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Is there a way you can de-mite him and bring him home and do an isolation? A rescue group you can call? Perhaps a vet that can help? De-mite him and do a fecal and check for any other contagens? I'd try to get him out of there somehow. He's gonna die there. I understand how helpless you feel. Maybe a friend could keep him at their house? Sounds like a cruelty report should be filed on this store. Good luck. We'll keep this guy in our prayers.
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Lin & Marley