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can monitors get lyme disease?
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lyme disease
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jmulley6
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I dont see why not. never heard of it in reptiles but dogs, cats, horses and birds can get it...
usually the dear tick will not seek a cold blooded host but you never know, and there are other methods of transfusion.
it is usually best to start antibiotics right away if not the Borrelia bacteria will find its way to the heart, joints or central nervous system..
I have had much experience with Lyme since I was diagnosed 12 years ago myself i also did my microbiology thesis on it.
this bacteria can adapt easily and wouldn't surprise me if it could flourish in the colder temperatures of a reptile body.
though i cant find any diagnosed cases. Im not sure how perceptive vets are on the subject considering most MDs don't have a clue..
Do you think yours has it? if so what symptoms is he/she presenting with ?
usually the dear tick will not seek a cold blooded host but you never know, and there are other methods of transfusion.
it is usually best to start antibiotics right away if not the Borrelia bacteria will find its way to the heart, joints or central nervous system..
I have had much experience with Lyme since I was diagnosed 12 years ago myself i also did my microbiology thesis on it.
this bacteria can adapt easily and wouldn't surprise me if it could flourish in the colder temperatures of a reptile body.
though i cant find any diagnosed cases. Im not sure how perceptive vets are on the subject considering most MDs don't have a clue..
Do you think yours has it? if so what symptoms is he/she presenting with ?
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When I rescued my Savannah almost 8 months ago I found a huge tick under his left arm, and he was already in bad shape. I've been noticing that he's a little slow moving, though his appetite is fine, the main concern is that he hardly comes out of his burrow AT ALL. There's nothing wrong with his setup, he's plenty warm, got all kinds of UVB, he's filled out and gained weight since I took him in... I don't know what the problem is. Then the tick popped into my mind, and I was wondering if that could be a source of him symptoms?
it's a bit hard to research too, cause all that comes up is the bit about western fence lizards and how they remove lyme disease from the ticks on their body.
it's a bit hard to research too, cause all that comes up is the bit about western fence lizards and how they remove lyme disease from the ticks on their body.
lirillcriss
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Diseases are not at all good for the life as we all are aware of the fact, all the diseases are dangerous for the person or to the animals, I have had much experience with Lyme since
this bacteria can change basically and would not surprise me if it could flourish in the colder temperatures of a reptile body.
this bacteria can change basically and would not surprise me if it could flourish in the colder temperatures of a reptile body.
