What a sad story!!I hope he will be OK!! n/m

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Posted by Flavia Guimaraes on June 09, 2002 at 21:37:51:

In Reply to: Brought home a TINY iguana posted by Sherri on June 09, 2002 at 21:18:16:

: Someone returned him saying he was dead, and I guess a worker threw it away without checking. While in the break room, I noticed him in the bag he'd beed returned in....breathing.

: So, I removed him from the bag and put him in a warm bowl of pedialyte. I removed him from the bowl after .5 hour and carried him with me for .5 hour. I did this for the rest of the day, then brought him home with me to try and nurse him back to health.

: He's only 2.5-3", not eating or drinking. I mixed him up some canned sweet potato w/the juice, 3 drops of liquid vitamin and .5 a boiled egg yolk. I made it a thin consistancy...but he won't eat. I'm placing him into a warm water with a few drops of liquid vitamin for .5 hour, then either holding him or putting him under a flor. light.

: I have a skink cage to put him into tonight. I don't think the skink will bother him. I have a full spectrum light on the tank, and an under tank heater.

: Is there anything I can do for this little guy?

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: : Someone returned him saying he was dead, and I guess a worker threw it away without checking. While in the break room, I noticed him in the bag he'd beed returned in....breathing. : : So, I removed him from the bag and put him in a warm bowl of pedialyte. I removed him from the bowl after .5 hour and carried him with me for .5 hour. I did this for the rest of the day, then brought him home with me to try and nurse him back to health. : : He's only 2.5-3", not eating or drinking. I mixed him up some canned sweet potato w/the juice, 3 drops of liquid vitamin and .5 a boiled egg yolk. I made it a thin consistancy...but he won't eat. I'm placing him into a warm water with a few drops of liquid vitamin for .5 hour, then either holding him or putting him under a flor. light. : : I have a skink cage to put him into tonight. I don't think the skink will bother him. I have a full spectrum light on the tank, and an under tank heater. : : Is there anything I can do for this little guy?

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