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oh no, i need help!

aimee_s Dec 09, 2003 01:49 AM

hey everyone...

i was watching marlene a little while ago - she's resting on top of her humid hide.

she seems to be having some strong muscle contractions just under her armpits and it includes parts of the back. i know what the heartbeat looks like - but it's a bit stronger than that. strong enough that it makes her head move sometimes. in the past couple minutes, she woke up a couple times from it. she was resting, and a strong contraction came and her head was lifted up because of it - this caused her to wake up and turn around to go back to sleep... but it just happened again. i'm kinda worried now...

the air temp in her tank right now is 82F. she's eating normally again... she had about 8 mealworms tonight and also had her exercise w/ hand taming for about 20 minutes. important discovery i found, last night she had her normal brown poop and a whole yellow urate. tonight, she has normal poop but her urate glob is divided into two parts... doesn't that show something bad? what might it mean again?

i'm probably taking her to the vet this weekend because i'm extremely loaded with final exams and study sessions. until then, are there any meds i can pick up at the store? or do you know what's causing this? it's the 1st time i've seen it... i'm worried...

[aimEe]
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0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko (Marlene)
0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
0.2.0 African Dwarf Frogs (Hobo & Bobo)
1.0.0 Fighting Fish (Blue Balls)
0.0.2 Hermit Crabs (Kirby & Furby)
1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)
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aimee_s Dec 09, 2003 01:57 AM

i forgot to mention that the muscle contractions make it look like she's either hiccuping or about to throw up, but is holding it for quite a while

[aimEe]
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0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko (Marlene)
0.0.2 Fire Bellied Toads (Norman & Forman)
0.2.0 African Dwarf Frogs (Hobo & Bobo)
1.0.0 Fighting Fish (Blue Balls)
0.0.2 Hermit Crabs (Kirby & Furby)
1.0.0 Black Lab / Pit Bull (Mikey)
aimee.i8.com

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