Dehydratation tips and Gatorade instead of water...

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Posted by Julie :o) on October 04, 1999 at 20:44:36:

In Reply to: Relax! posted by Kitty on October 04, 1999 at 19:36:03:

I agree with Kitty, It's common for a lizard not to eat for the first days in a new home... And I also agree with Kitty on the possibility of deshydratation. Lizards can get deshydrated really fast, and the smaller the faster... So you don't want your Ig's to go without water for more then 48 (48-72) hours... So if your Ig don't even drink be itself, consider giving him some liquid with a serynge. As Kitty say, gatorade is better then water, but, even better then gatorade is rehydration solution (like Pedialyte or anything like that). They contain the exact dose of electrolytes required for a well balance rehydratation and they don't cost much more then gatorade... You can find some in all drugstores.

And if your Ig's don't drink by itself, don't wait more then 6-7 days to see the vet ! A good way to evaluate dehydratation is to check for a decrease skin turgor. You just have to gently raised the skin between your fingers and watch the rate of return of skin in its original position. A slow rate mean dehydratation and if the skin stay with "folds" and don't return to normal within few seconds, you should bring your lizard to the vet for a evaluation.

Hope it help a little :o)

Julie aka Jujube

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: I agree with Kitty, It's common for a lizard not to eat for the first days in a new home... And I also agree with Kitty on the possibility of deshydratation. Lizards can get deshydrated really fast, and the smaller the faster... So you don't want your Ig's to go without water for more then 48 (48-72) hours... So if your Ig don't even drink be itself, consider giving him some liquid with a serynge. As Kitty say, gatorade is better then water, but, even better then gatorade is rehydration solution (like Pedialyte or anything like that). They contain the exact dose of electrolytes required for a well balance rehydratation and they don't cost much more then gatorade... You can find some in all drugstores. : : And if your Ig's don't drink by itself, don't wait more then 6-7 days to see the vet ! A good way to evaluate dehydratation is to check for a decrease skin turgor. You just have to gently raised the skin between your fingers and watch the rate of return of skin in its original position. A slow rate mean dehydratation and if the skin stay with "folds" and don't return to normal within few seconds, you should bring your lizard to the vet for a evaluation. : : Hope it help a little :o) : : Julie aka Jujube

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