Originally Posted by Boanerges
Good afternoon and thank you for responding.I purchased him late April 2010.He was and is in a 20 gal long tank.Hides at both ends,His water dish is changed every other day and does not recieve direct light.I use Aspen for substrate,Temps are measured by opp end placement of thermostats mounted inside tank in back 3 to 4 inches above substrate layer.there is a sperate humidity gauge set up between thermometers at same level .Temps range from 90 to 92 warm side to 80 to 82 cool side ,although it can drop to under 80 on the cool end at night when night lamp is on.Up until November he was feeding weekly on 1 to 2 average mice.FT was original food item from purchase till mid july when he wanted nothing to do with them then switched to live which he eagerly took up till his last feed in nov 10.When his RI diagnosed the doc prescribed the AB most used for this ailment,The second was a more aggresive acting AB.and different dosing instructions,also it was kept frozen inbetween doses.He isnt exhibiting any more symptoms of the RI ,but his appetite is nonexistant. still...I was told that if this continued that a culture or biopsy would be needed,but that aso is an expensive procedure.he knows i am not made of money and is only trying to helpI have attempted to feed him smaller prey both ft and live,still nothing.....hope this info helped ....Dave
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