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 #1413199


Smitty850
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 Please help!!!!

my swift wont eat and drink so when i try to give him repti aid he doesnt drink it and i cant open his moyh with the syringe what do i do
08/21/07  02:51pm

 #1416008


Clouddancer22
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   Message To: Smitty850   In reference to Message Id: 1413199


 Please help!!!!

Are you positive he is not eating? What are you offering? You probably will never see him drink. You should be misting his tank in the mornings. They will usually lap up the "dew drops" like in nature.
08/23/07  12:21pm

 #1416010


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   Message To: Clouddancer22   In reference to Message Id: 1416008


 Please help!!!!

Also, how long have you had him? How is his tank set up?
08/23/07  12:22pm

 #1416313


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   Message To: Clouddancer22   In reference to Message Id: 1416010


 Please help!!!!

if you havent seen him eat it could be because he might be shy to eat in front of you.
but if he starts losing lots of weight then best get him to a vet
08/23/07  04:48pm

 #1416457


Clouddancer22
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   Message To: Seasonal_magic   In reference to Message Id: 1416313


 Please help!!!!

Or let him go where you caught him.
08/23/07  06:40pm

 #1455798


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   Message To: Clouddancer22   In reference to Message Id: 1416457


 Please help!!!!

this is what happened to my 2 swifts. i caught one and then a few months later i caught another. they lived for three and a half years in captivity before the first onei caught stopped eating, then a few months later (is there a pattern here) after the first one died the other stopped eating, he died to. im wondering if its something to do with living in captivity so long in an enviornment that is (a little) different then there used to. oh well i think im ganna go buy an emerald swift instead of catching a utah swift.
09/24/07  08:07pm

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   Message To: Smitty850   In reference to Message Id: 1413199


 Please help!!!!

its normal it goes on for a week
03/18/08  02:45pm


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