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HELP! MY BASILISK IS ROTTING!!!

maddpizza Jan 25, 2005 01:49 AM

Help! I just got a female green basilisk (given to me from the pet store) they gave her to me cuz her left front elbow has a HUGE sore (her scales have rotted off) They said it was gout?

but i have had her for week or so, and now her whole front leg pretty much is turning WHITE and some of her head is turning white... and her sore has a white cover (scab??) Her color in general is a pretty pale green, and she has

I dont know what this means... please advise me!!

Her color in general is a pretty pale green, and she has a UVA/UVB light, is very alert with a HUGE appetite, and is very active. She is also kinda Fat, with a HUGE belly and thick legs. She is 3 yrs old.

Replies (3)

dsgnGrl Jan 25, 2005 08:03 AM

It just sounds like she is going to shed, their skin turns white before it peels off. It could be a fungus or something, but we can't tell unless you post a picture.
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A mans got to do what a mans got to do. A woman has to do what he can't.

Mom to:

1 little boy born 7/19/04
2 male RES, born 1999
1 ribbon snake, age unknown
3 FBT, ages unknown
1 female bearded dragon, born 5/2002
1 male lab mix, born 5/24/03
1 female calico cat, born 6/7/04

AlteredMind99 Jan 25, 2005 02:39 PM

this has nothing to do with the topic, but your kid is ADORABLE!
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0.1 mexican kingsnake
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0.0.1 Rose Hair Tarantula
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4.1 Cats

dsgnGrl Jan 25, 2005 04:24 PM

He is growing up too fast!
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A mans got to do what a mans got to do. A woman has to do what he can't.

Mom to:

1 little boy born 7/19/04
2 male RES, born 1999
1 ribbon snake, age unknown
3 FBT, ages unknown
1 female bearded dragon, born 5/2002
1 male lab mix, born 5/24/03
1 female calico cat, born 6/7/04

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