During the forcefeeding,one side of my nile's jaws was broken,can it be cured by let it go/aside?
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Help about baby nile monitor
porosus
Aug 04, 2004 07:23 AM
Replies (3)
monitorman315
Aug 04, 2004 11:06 AM
>>During the forcefeeding,one side of my nile's jaws was broken,can it be cured by let it go/aside?
Ummmmmmmmm....Why the heck were you force feeding a monitor? You do know they eat on their own from the day they hatch, right? If one doesnt eat, could it be it isnt hungry? or if it hasnt eaten for some period of time then it could be a number of things wrong with that animal(dehydration, parasites, improper temps etc.) and a vet visit should have been your next priority. Since it wasn't, not only do you have a sick animal that doesn't eat but also one that can't eat if it wanted to thanks to YOU!
Get that animal to a vet asap! And why the hell are you posting here about it when thats the obvious thing to do????
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0.0.1 Varanus Salvator (Gator)
0.1.3 Varanus Exanthematicus (Adisa "long term captive" other 3 "yet to be named hatchlings"
2.0 Ferrets (Chaos & Kasha)
1.0 Cat (George)
porosus
Aug 04, 2004 10:30 PM
there's actually no vets(especially for reptiles) here.so I need some practical advices.
torayoma
Aug 10, 2004 04:10 PM
Why would you be using so much force that you broke your Nile's jaw? This is why you use tongue depressors or q-tips without the cotton ends.
Do you live near a zoo that has reptiles? Go there and ask who they send their sick herps to and if necessary, check out a specialist who deals with facial bone reconstruction in humans. They might very well be able to help your Nile even if they aren't vets. You need to step up fast though and get your monitor checked out.
