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I need help fast. I just received an adult WC male chuck 2 days ago. He wasn't that active from the start. Now, he's twitching/convulsing. I've heard of this happening with low blood calcium. For the animals sake, I feel I should take him to a vet, but I'm not crazy about having to pay vet expenses right off the bat. I've contacted the person I bought him from and hopefully he will help. Any suggestions of actions I can take right now while I'm waiting to hear back from him?

Thanks,
Perry

Never mind. About an hour or so after the convulsing started, he died. So sad. Any ideas what could have been wrong with him? The guy I bought him from is trying to find me another male.

That is a very unfortunate situation. Sorry to hear about it.
Do you know if the guy treated the lizard for mites? Did you treat it yourself? We have seen chucks and other reptiles develop neurological problems from provent-a-mite and black knight residue. In mild cases, the reptile gets over it.
Take Care.
Nick & Austin

I didn't. I don't know if he did however. I'll have to ask him.

Thanks,
Perry

So sad ! Sorry about that Perry. I agree with Nick, something may have been toxic to him, sounds like it.
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PHEve / Eve

I had a mite issue here, and used provent a mite on beardies, skinks, and a uro, and thought everything was fine. I did not use it directly on the animals, but sprayed it on paper towels, let it dry really well, then put it in the vivs. I did not use it in collared or chuck vivs, but they didn't get mites anyway, so that was lucky. Then about two weeks or so into the treatment, the beardies would not come out of hiding, and the uro quit eating and his snalt turned iridescent green! He had no sign of respiratory issues, so I quickly removed the bedding with the provent a mite and cleaned the vivs. After about a week, everyone began to eat and behave normally again, and the uro's snalt went back to white. He is absolutely fine now and eating like a pig as usual! I am convinced that the provent a mite was the culprit. I have not seen any mites, so it worked, but I will not use it in lizard vivs again!

If the guy that you got the chuck from sprayed him directly or even put him into a viv with damp bedding from that stuff, that could have been what killed him.