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Posted by Maria on February 08, 2001 at 10:02:45:

In Reply to: reply........ posted by graham(UK) on February 07, 2001 at 13:39:27:

: : So as I said she was OK (and dewormed) in September, although I didn't have any bloodwork done, so by OK I mean her physically observable condition.
: : She was in a 20 gal long tank

: > Open topped or enclosed by a lid? Thing here on humidity levels.
--Open topped.

: on the crushed walnut bedding.
: > unfamiliar with this in the UK, perhaps someone from your area could answer?
--Well, they did. Pity I didn't ask about this while she was still alive:(

: She had a basking light, so the warm part of the tank was in mid-80s farenheit temp range. She had water and I fed her lettuce/danelions/carrots/kala. She also had a night light, so I think the temperature at night stayed in the 70s.
: >did you check with the previous owner if this was typical of their setup?
--"Previous owner" was a pet store. They fed her a fruit-only diet. All they could tell me is to keep the tort warm with a temperature drop at night. I had the heating lamp because in the winter my room gets extremely cold.
:
: : She had actually slowed down starting in November, and when I asked around people (and the vet) said it's just her trying to hibernate.
: > sounds reasonable.
:
: : Is it possible that she was sick when I got her,
: >yes, why did the previous owner want rid of her?
--As I said - petstore. I believe she was freshly caught...

: something that couldn't be identified by just inspecting the animal,
: >this is where a full blood screen would be an advantage.
--I'm taking my other tort to the vet next week for a blood screen, although he at least lived at the pet store for a year, and eats like a pig. With the Russian though, the vet said she looked healthy enough that she didn't think a blood screen would be *necessary*.

: and the slowing down since November was not attempted hibernation?
: >if she was indoors, your heat lamps etc would have caused her to think that it was summer all the year round.
--Yep, but I heard their internal clocks do tell them it's winter, so they slow down but don't actually go into hibernation.

: : So Q: What could cause kidney failure?
: > many things here, need to be a vet to answer this one.

:
: Where are you located?
--New York.

Thanks,
Maria:

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: : : So as I said she was OK (and dewormed) in September, although I didn't have any bloodwork done, so by OK I mean her physically observable condition. : : : She was in a 20 gal long tank : : > Open topped or enclosed by a lid? Thing here on humidity levels. : --Open topped. : : on the crushed walnut bedding. : : > unfamiliar with this in the UK, perhaps someone from your area could answer? : --Well, they did. Pity I didn't ask about this while she was still alive:( : : She had a basking light, so the warm part of the tank was in mid-80s farenheit temp range. She had water and I fed her lettuce/danelions/carrots/kala. She also had a night light, so I think the temperature at night stayed in the 70s. : : >did you check with the previous owner if this was typical of their setup? : --"Previous owner" was a pet store. They fed her a fruit-only diet. All they could tell me is to keep the tort warm with a temperature drop at night. I had the heating lamp because in the winter my room gets extremely cold. : : : : : She had actually slowed down starting in November, and when I asked around people (and the vet) said it's just her trying to hibernate. : : > sounds reasonable. : : : : : Is it possible that she was sick when I got her, : : >yes, why did the previous owner want rid of her? : --As I said - petstore. I believe she was freshly caught... : : something that couldn't be identified by just inspecting the animal, : : >this is where a full blood screen would be an advantage. : --I'm taking my other tort to the vet next week for a blood screen, although he at least lived at the pet store for a year, and eats like a pig. With the Russian though, the vet said she looked healthy enough that she didn't think a blood screen would be *necessary*. : : and the slowing down since November was not attempted hibernation? : : >if she was indoors, your heat lamps etc would have caused her to think that it was summer all the year round. : --Yep, but I heard their internal clocks do tell them it's winter, so they slow down but don't actually go into hibernation. : : : So Q: What could cause kidney failure? : : > many things here, need to be a vet to answer this one. : : : : Where are you located? : --New York. : : Thanks, : Maria: : :

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