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Came back from the vet yesterday; I'm so glad they still have her records and they actually corrected mine (I actually switched the weight records of this retic with the afrock I once owned....my bad).
Anyhows, she's clean. No parasites. No diarrhea. No bacteria/protozoans in the stool. Gums are (re)confirmed to be fine. No signs of dehydration. To be on the safe side, we had her dewormed anyway.
The vets did notice her "not so retic" feeding response when we presented a PK mouse. One of them suspected she may have gotten "too used" to the "captive life" which explains her not so "reticish" feeding response. Nevertheless, we did practice safety precautions during her feeding as she still displayed the alertness level of any retic.
Vet's notes to me:
1) increase feeding frequency from 1x/2 weeks to 1x/week.
2) the link i posted in my other thread is very real; cautioned me not to go overboard with the "increased" feedings.
PS: While waiting for the herp vets, was roaming around the complex and realized that it was "Pet blessing" day (one of the way we Filipinos celebrate The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi if I'm not mistaken; could also be another way to celebrate World Animal's day); the retic quickly became a celebrity and I managed to score a few digits with the ladies willing to pose with her.
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