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Hi,

I recently finished up treating my 3 beardies for Coccidia w/ a Trimethoprim/Sulfa (Albon?)medicine given to me by my vet but it seems one of them hasn't fully gotten rid of it.
The problem is she's just laid a clutch and i'm not sure whether it's safe to medicate her just yet. If anybody could shed some light on this i'd be most appreciative. Theres always so much to learn w/ these guys.

Thanks again,

Ray

Your vet's probably going to have to answer this one. I think it really depends on the condition of your female after she layed. Some parasite load is completely normal and IMO necessary for a healthy dragon so if you're trying to get the numbers down to 0 then you're probably overmedicating.

Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps

Hey,

It's not to get it down to 0, she's just not gaining any weight and her hip bones are prominent.

The thing thats confusing me is it's my understanding that a female won't drop eggs unless she feels healthy enough to do so.
She's in the recovering stages of a Coccidia battle and decidied to lay. She hasn't been w/ the male in some time now, so it must be retained sperm.

I'm stumped...

I'm bringing in a fecal sample tomorrow so we'll see if she's carrying any parasite loads, and if need be we'll do some blood work. I have a feeling to just go straight to the blood work though, but we'll see.

Ray

Actually some females will sacrifice themselves to continue the species. They will draw nutrients and minerals off of their own body/bones to make more eggs and will literally lay until it kills them. Sorry to hear your girl is in such bad shape, I would definitely consider holding off on the albon until she is feeling better but your vet will have a better idea on that. Good luck with everything.

Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps

hydration is extremely important especially with albon. you also need to use a probiotic. I would soak her at least once a day for 10 min and get some probiotic and some pedialyte or gatorade in her daily too.

don't know if it's true, but someone once told me that a dehydrated BD will not eat. as they get fluids in them, their appetite increases. any thoughts?
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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com

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Edited on August 22, 2004 at 23:17:47 by phwyvern.

Interesting theory. I've never had a dehydration episode w/ my dragons, or if I have, they've eaten right through it.

As for B.B (my girl in question)if she is dehydrated she hasn't been off feed. I keep a water bowl in her enclosure and she does utilize it.
As for soakings she's usually soaked 1-2 times a week. I'm going to start soaking her everyday now for a couple weeks til I figure out whats going on w/ her.

Hey, what do you guys think of that D3 liquid from Exo Terra (ElectroD3ize is the name of the product)? Any good? And, if so, how do you recommend using it?

Ray

D3 is used as poison (for rats) it is easy to accidently oversuppliment D3. That is probably why most manufacturers include it in another product like calcium. D3 alone should ONLY be used as perscribed by a vet.

If she were dehydrated you would notice her skin appearing more wrinkled than usual.
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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com

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I don't recomend it. D3 is way easy to overdose on and products like liquid sun and other liquid D3's can be very dangerouse if you don't know exactly what you're doing.

Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps

I must state that it is good to finally have someone post here that actually cares enough about their beardie to take it to a vet. Too many people wait until they are near death before posting or a vet trip. Then expect breeders here to offer a miracle cure.
Keep caring,
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