Quote Originally Posted by dr del
errr....

A vet once told me he hated trying to anaesthatise ( nope can't spell that) snakes because some of them could hold their breath for 45 minutes - which meant he couldn't be certain they were asleep if he used gas for any less time and the assistants kept assuming it had died mid procedure because it wasn't breathing at them.
dr del
You have to keep in mind, reptiles and amphibians have different O2 requirements than we do. Their requirements is alot lower by the way...

~mike