hmmmm ... i don't think so ....

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Posted by iZ's mom on July 10, 2002 at 17:46:23:

In Reply to: twitching related to spinal injury? posted by stikigekko on July 10, 2002 at 11:50:01:

have you read this article? it helps describe different kinds of twitches/spasms/jerks/etc ...
Spasms + Myoclonic Jerks

i *think* it sounds like you're describing normal ig behavior ...

by "hyper extending" his back leg, do you mean that he'll suddenly just kinda "throw it" back? so that his leg is parallel with his tail???
*that* is a "gettin' comfy" sort of thing ... they also do it with their arms some times, putting them against their sides ...

a stray twitch now + then doesn't really *mean* anything ... humans do the same thing now + then ~ so do other animals ...

if it's more than a once-in-a-while thing ~ if it's more "muscle-trembling" or extended shaking, like in a leg ~ THEN, yes, i'd be concerned ...

has your vet done any blood work??? that would give you a fairly accurate answer on if it's a health issue or not ... and IMHO, well worth the cost for peace of mind ... :)

as far as the "real sunshine" issue ...
yes, it's preferrable, but not everyone *can* provide real sunshine for their ig ... a good healthy diet and good UV lights (+ generally good husbandry) makes that a rather moot point in my book ... the issue of keeping the ig *SAFE* is also an extremely important consideration ...

hmmm ... i just took a quick browse thru Kingsnake's Photo Gallery to see if there is a good "leg thrown back" pic ... the best i can do right this sec is a pic of iZ with his arm thrown back, relaxing in the tub ... :)

hope some o the rambling helped ... ?
Bon.

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Re: hmmmm ... i don't think so .... stikigekko 07/10/02 (0)
Here is the *PHOTO* you may be lookin' for! xta 07/10/02 (4)
- Lizzy does that, crack me up. Linda 07/11/02 (0)
- Re: Here is the *PHOTO* you may be lookin' for! stikigekko 07/10/02 (1)
  - Re: Here is the *PHOTO* you may be lookin' for! xta 07/11/02 (0)
- *Y*E*S*! *~* legs *and* arms thrown back + soooooooo happy ... iZ's mom 07/10/02 (0)

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: have you read this article? it helps describe different kinds of twitches/spasms/jerks/etc ... : <a href="http://www.anapsid.org/spasms.html"> Spasms + Myoclonic Jerks</a> : i *think* it sounds like you're describing normal ig behavior ... : by "hyper extending" his back leg, do you mean that he'll suddenly just kinda "throw it" back? so that his leg is parallel with his tail??? : *that* is a "gettin' comfy" sort of thing ... they also do it with their arms some times, putting them against their sides ... : a stray twitch now + then doesn't really *mean* anything ... humans do the same thing now + then ~ so do other animals ... : if it's more than a once-in-a-while thing ~ if it's more "muscle-trembling" or extended shaking, like in a leg ~ THEN, yes, i'd be concerned ... : has your vet done any blood work??? that would give you a fairly accurate answer on if it's a health issue or not ... and IMHO, well worth the cost for peace of mind ... :) : as far as the "real sunshine" issue ... : yes, it's preferrable, but not everyone *can* provide real sunshine for their ig ... a good healthy diet and good UV lights (+ generally good husbandry) makes that a rather moot point in my book ... the issue of keeping the ig *SAFE* is also an extremely important consideration ... : hmmm ... i just took a quick browse thru <a href="http://gallery.kingsnake.com/index.pl?cat=520&si=&thumb=1&page=1&sort=1&perpage=12&user=&stype=">Kingsnake's Photo Gallery</a> to see if there is a good "leg thrown back" pic ... the best i can do right this sec is a pic of iZ with his arm thrown back, relaxing in the tub ... :) : <img src="http://gallery.kingsnake.com/data/1783july2001.jpg"> : hope some o the rambling helped ... ? : Bon.

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