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    constipation pinworms

    i took her to the vet yesterday and they said she didint seem too bloated/constipated. they gave her subdermal lactated ringers solution and an enema just for thuroughness, but all that came out was a urate. today when i was soaking her she finally passed a very cod liver oil smelling turd. i...
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    constipation pinworms

    she was really down to little body fat when i started force feeding her, shes still scrawny. when i palpate her stomach/lower abdomen it feels like its more full than it should be considering how little shes been eating. her basking ramp goes within 4-6 inches of the heat source. i have been...
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    constipation pinworms

    the vet did recomend the force feeding no more than 3 cc's p/day since she was not eating on her own, i have been putting small amounts of calcium powder in the mix as well. every day i offer her dusted ground 3;1 turkey/beef liver with cod liver oil mixed and occasionaly hardboiled eggs. i have...
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    constipation pinworms

    my 8 month red tegu was having lose stool so i brought her to the vet, but we didint get a look at the stool until i was already out of town so i jsut started panacur 25mg/kg treatment 2 days ago. but for the past 6 plus days she hasnt passed any stool, she has continued to pass urates, wet...
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    eye problems!!!!

    yea i think the eco earth is to blame... will lowes/home depot cypress mulch be an ok substitute?
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    eye problems!!!!

    its a uv a/b tube, not coil, i heard they are'nt too good for tegus. im gonna construct a new hide/basking spot outa non pine this afternoon that will be closer to the lamp so raise the basking spot temp. any idea how i should go about cleaning/flushing out w/e might be in his eye? i used to...
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    eye problems!!!!

    i noticed it last night when i was feeding him. its a pretty stark 40 breeder, a pine wine box, and a ceramic water dish and about 2 inches on eco earth. the basking temp reaches 92 and the cool end about 78. the humidity is 70% roughly. 10.0 florecesnt uv light and a 60 watt heat bulb.
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    eye problems!!!!

    yesterday i noticed on my 6 month old red tegu's eye a slight opaque white discoloration that kinda looked like the eye lid but upon closer inspection it seems as though its some sort of infection? i have her in eco earth and i am worried it is to blame... has anyone had this problem/any idea...
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