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Long 8 week saga of parasite medication is over! Turtle and Tank are now cleared to live in a real terrarium again. Poor little guys have been living on towels for two months. They're swarming over their new furniture today like little kids at McPlayland.

Also, Joe has moved back in with Arthur. So far, no problems, for the simple fact that I don't think they've seen each other yet. Joe's still shedding, but it's coming off slowly - he's brilliant orange under the old skin. I wish I could get a picture that would show it like it really looks!

If you're wondering about his Bugs Bunny teeth - yes, that's really what it looks like. When I first got him, he bashed his face on the side of the aquarium and the split got infected. He lost part of the tissue there. It healed all around, but it will never grow back.
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Uromastyx geyri (Joe and Arthur)
3.0 Uromastyx dispar maliensis (Tank, Turtle, and Spike)
1.0 Uromastyx ornata (Scuttlebutt)
2.1 Anolis carolinensis (Bowser, Sprocket, and Leeloo)
0.1 African dwarf frog (Sheila)
1.0 Betta splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.1 Felis domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)

8 weeks of medicine? what kind of parasites did they have? or would they just not go away?
they all look very beautiful and i think joe looks really bright in that picture
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

They just wouldn't go away. It was "just" pinworms, which don't even have to be totally eliminated, depending on your school of thought. But Turtle and Tank (Turtle especially) are very small for their age, so I'm trying to get them as clean as possible. Fortunately, I only had to dose them once a week, so they don't hate me any more than usual.
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Uromastyx geyri (Joe and Arthur)
3.0 Uromastyx dispar maliensis (Tank, Turtle, and Spike)
1.0 Uromastyx ornata (Scuttlebutt)
2.1 Anolis carolinensis (Bowser, Sprocket, and Leeloo)
0.1 African dwarf frog (Sheila)
1.0 Betta splendens (Mr. Miagi)
1.1 Felis domesticus (Roscolux and Jenny)

well i am glad everything is cleared up. i am sure they don't hate you! when they swing their tails, that really is out of love, ha ha.
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

They sure look great

I like the bugs bunny teeth, hes handsome, and UNIQUE, gives him Character!
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PHEve / Eve