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Grouchlen
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 Please help very sick lizard
We have two collared lizards. One is very small and the other one is well healthy. They have both been doing great until about a little over a month ago. Someone told me to put calcium in their water. Well, we started that and that is when she started acting sick. I bought some ttype of medicine/vitimans from the pet store. The same person told me she is dehydrated because she looks dried up, so I have been giving her the dose plus allowing her to lay in the water for a little while. She can no longer get in or out of her water bowl. They are in a 50 gallon tank. It is keep around 95 in one part and a little lower in the next. She was eating millworms or at least trying to but now she wont even eat. She can barely hold her head up and its like her legs will barely work. She just wants to sleep and now it is getting harder to wake her up. She did have some white stuff on her nostril’s and my husband said I was getting the medicine in her nose. She was very cold to the touch when this started so we bought a different heat lamp and would keep her on a heating pad for small parts of the day. She seemed to be trying to get better but now she is getting worse. The bigger one shedded and seems to be wonderful. I read where someone feed them baby food. Should I try this? I’m not sure what to do. They are so precious and we’ve had them almost a year. I would really hate to loose her now. If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, please let me know. Maybe I’m not doing the water enough??? Please help.
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03/24/09 01:47am
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Mcdean
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Message To: Grouchlen In reference to Message Id: 1973653
Please help very sick lizard
Well heating pads are bad, and if the problem started when you gave her medecine its time to stop the medicine. If she’s not eating millworms maybe try superworms or crickets or waxworms. Get a stronger heat bulb or a UV bulb or maybe use both lamps on the enclosure. Arised surface under the lamp would help so she can bask at will. Good luck.
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03/24/09 06:41pm
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Everton74
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Message To: Grouchlen In reference to Message Id: 1973653
Please help very sick lizard
Sorry 2 hear about your lizard.I know how u feel i 2 have a sick 1.My post is on the same site & it tells u my problems.But yes it is true u can feed them baby food.About 2milimeters of it &halfmil of water mix them so it is not too dry 4 it &space the wole lot over 4time in that day After each 1 squirt a small taste of half an hour after each feeding.Also if u think he is not drinking 2much get a clear container that seals tight i.e no holes then put 3milimeter of look warm water in it then put him in& put it into the tank and leave him there 4 an hour.That will stop him from dehidraition.I know how u feel they r like 1 of the family.I hope this is helpful enough good luck & let me know how it does
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03/28/09 06:55pm
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