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Posted by Candy on August 06, 2000 at 09:30:10:

In Reply to: Please help!!! Its an emergency!!!! posted by Shorty on August 05, 2000 at 18:04:25:

Shorty,

Darn it - I wish I had a chance to come on-line yesterday! This is awful.

Is this the same little anole that you were having problems with from the beginning?

I hate to have to ask this but what size crix were you feeding her? A common problem with feeding crix to insects is that often times the legs (ie drumsticks) can get lodged in the reptile's throat and could possibly sever the spinal cord. Any possibility of this happening?

I suspect though that Father Sanchez is correct in that this could possibly be a birth/genetic defect since there has been problems with her since day one.

Definitely continue with the calcium supplementation on a daily schedule. Do you have a UV light over the anole? UV lights have proven beneficial to sick/injured reptiles in terms of helping them recover.

Is she getting any nutrition at all at this point? Have you tried squirting a bit of baby food on the anoles snout to get some nourishment into it?

What are using as a substrate in there? Any chance that she could have ingested part of the substrate and choked on it?

I will cross my fingers once again for this poor little thing. You have done so much for her - more than so many people ever would. I hope she can pull through this.

Candy

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Re: Oh No! Shorty 08/06/00 (3)
- About the suspected calcium deficiency... Candy 08/06/00 (2)
  - About the Vitamin D3.... Shorty 08/06/00 (1)
    - Sounds Perfect Shorty! Wow! Outside eh? ...more Candy 08/07/00 (0)

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: Shorty, : Darn it - I wish I had a chance to come on-line yesterday! This is awful. : Is this the same little anole that you were having problems with from the beginning? : I hate to have to ask this but what size crix were you feeding her? A common problem with feeding crix to insects is that often times the legs (ie drumsticks) can get lodged in the reptile's throat and could possibly sever the spinal cord. Any possibility of this happening? : I suspect though that Father Sanchez is correct in that this could possibly be a birth/genetic defect since there has been problems with her since day one. : Definitely continue with the calcium supplementation on a daily schedule. Do you have a UV light over the anole? UV lights have proven beneficial to sick/injured reptiles in terms of helping them recover. : Is she getting any nutrition at all at this point? Have you tried squirting a bit of baby food on the anoles snout to get some nourishment into it? : What are using as a substrate in there? Any chance that she could have ingested part of the substrate and choked on it? : I will cross my fingers once again for this poor little thing. You have done so much for her - more than so many people ever would. I hope she can pull through this. : Candy

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