yulyani
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Dear Friends,
I post the pics and story about my 10 years old Caplin, the small skink.
He is having the heart problem since about 2,5 years ago, signed by the exercice intolerance and gapping the mouth if he tires. First we think he has the respiratory infection, and I ask the vets to do the complete examinations including culture and sensitivity test of mouth discharge, and the x ray of the hearts,....finally we find he has the big heart,...and until know he is still on heart medications.
He lis stable until about 3 month ago and he lost his appetite....and I want to make him better, so I order the more naturalistic vivarium and I put him in since about 5 days ago.
He seems to be better and happier, because this new place has water pump, retaints humidity more, and it is important for him because he can still get humidity withhout basking at the water pool...
but I noticed the gravels at his stool 2 days ago....he should have eaten it when nobody there....
I am confious to change the substrate, because I can not use any other like peat moss in this naturalistic enclosures, it will make the water dirty always....my friend the reptile seller told me it is still ok, because the one he eats usually the small gravel,....but i still concern about it.
I hope it is only the temporary behaviour because of the new cage.....
I appreciate any input/suggestions from you all
many thanks, yuli and caplin
I post the pics and story about my 10 years old Caplin, the small skink.
He is having the heart problem since about 2,5 years ago, signed by the exercice intolerance and gapping the mouth if he tires. First we think he has the respiratory infection, and I ask the vets to do the complete examinations including culture and sensitivity test of mouth discharge, and the x ray of the hearts,....finally we find he has the big heart,...and until know he is still on heart medications.
He lis stable until about 3 month ago and he lost his appetite....and I want to make him better, so I order the more naturalistic vivarium and I put him in since about 5 days ago.
He seems to be better and happier, because this new place has water pump, retaints humidity more, and it is important for him because he can still get humidity withhout basking at the water pool...
but I noticed the gravels at his stool 2 days ago....he should have eaten it when nobody there....
I am confious to change the substrate, because I can not use any other like peat moss in this naturalistic enclosures, it will make the water dirty always....my friend the reptile seller told me it is still ok, because the one he eats usually the small gravel,....but i still concern about it.
I hope it is only the temporary behaviour because of the new cage.....
I appreciate any input/suggestions from you all
many thanks, yuli and caplin