Savannah monitor isssues...

[iCandiBallPythons]

It was an import.

There is a 95% chance it is not eating due to parasites.

Have it wormed, flagyl and panacur.

Once the parasites are gone moving food will stimulate it. Try fuzzy mice. You can leave them in the cage alive with no problems. As they move about your lizard's appetite will be stimulated.

This would also be my recommendation also. I had a sav. years ago that all of the sudden went off feed. I took him to the vet and everything checked out fine, a few days later and still no eating.Took him to a different vet and as he was doing a mouth swab we found a tiny piece of substrate lodged in the rear corner of his mouth that was causing irritation you really had to look hard to see it, we removed it and as soon as I got back home he was eating perfectly normal.

[Ashton]

ya we have seen his stool. it looks normal and there is nothing crawling around in it.

[wilomn]

ya we have seen his stool. it looks normal and there is nothing crawling around in it.

Ahhhh, here we go.

Last bit of advice.

IF you don't really want people to know to help you, don't ask them for help.

It's got parasites. Get it wormed.

Next dogooder, you're up.

[Ashton]

he has a hide spot and a big water dish and branches to climb on. the terrarium is covered on the three sides with a backdrop. ive put him in the bath tube and he likes to swim around and if you let him out in the room he will wonder around and check things out. im not sure if maybe he just hasnt really gotten used to his new home and us and maybe thats why he still hasnt eaten.?

[dr del]

Hi,

ya we have seen his stool. it looks normal and there is nothing crawling around in it.

Did you happen to be looking through a microscope at the time with a good book on parasites? Thats not as daft a question as it sounds - it is perfectly possible to do a fecal float at home if you have the equipment and access to the needed knowledge. But I'm afraid you can't detect most parasites with the naked eye.

Becky (Satanicintention) made a good post on the subject a while back listing the equipment she uses and recomending various books on the parasites.

I think one of the ones she recommended was "Undestanding Reptile Parasites by Roger J. Klingenberg DVM" and the microscope needs to have at least x100 magnification - If I can find her post I will post a link to it.

If you get another stool sample I would bag it and refrigerate it (not freeze as that destroys the sample ) and take it to a good herp vet.

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I think it was this thread I was thinking of.

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dr del

[qiksilver]

I didnt see this before.....


Your second post on THIS forum....and it sounds like this??


Your off to a GREAT start.

Sure he could have said it better but he brings up a solid point. If you really found it offensive the best thing to do would be to ignore it. Most people keep savannahs all wrong which is why MOST don't survive. Especially since most are impulse buys and people don't care to read up. True story.

To the OP, better description of setup please, and stop feeding foods that aren't made for your monitor, it's not a dog, and cooked egg is nowhere near a decent food source. Have you let it settle? Stop putting it in the bathtub, and stop taking it out and just leave it be. Make sure you have your temps, etc. correct and leave it alone. I wouldn't worry about parasites just yet, seeing as it's pretty new, and if it's not eating worming it may kill it. Try to let it settle and start eating before doing anything rash.

[blackcrystal22]

Sure he could have said it better but he brings up a solid point. If you really found it offensive the best thing to do would be to ignore it. Most people keep savannahs all wrong which is why MOST don't survive. Especially since most are impulse buys and people don't care to read up. True story.

To the OP, better description of setup please, and stop feeding foods that aren't made for your monitor, it's not a dog, and cooked egg is nowhere near a decent food source. Have you let it settle? Stop putting it in the bathtub, and stop taking it out and just leave it be. Make sure you have your temps, etc. correct and leave it alone. I wouldn't worry about parasites just yet, seeing as it's pretty new, and if it's not eating worming it may kill it. Try to let it settle and start eating before doing anything rash.

Wouldn't that be why you would check for worms at the vets office before actually worming it? If it is an import, then it probably does have worms.

Making assumptions, and especially stating them in a rude manner is not showing anything good about one's character.

[Ashton]

thanks for all the advice and help everyone

[Chuck]

. Most people keep savannahs all wrong which is why MOST don't survive. Especially since most are impulse buys and people don't care to read up. True story.

I guess I sorta don't understand, is that your true story? or were you making a generalized statement.

[qiksilver]

I guess I sorta don't understand, is that your true story? or were you making a generalized statement.

huh? what is there to understand? I was making a statement, I have never personally kept a sav, or any of the albigs, seeing as they are large scavengers that I can't provide the space for. More people should realize their space requirements before purchasing them.

Most people who get savs either have them die off or they don't grow the way they should. Most people who buy them shouldn't. It's a personal observation/opinion from being on several forums for a while and reading about people's animals dying, or noticing that these people kinda disappear or stop talking about their savannah, and when asked, either change the subject or get defensive.


And the post in question was not THAT rude. Sure that poster made assumptions, but most monitor setup pics that i have seen aside from on varanus.nl have been completely inadequate. So it was a semi informed assumption based on previous experience from other people's posts. It could have been stated better, i agree, but it wasn't as offensive as you all are making it seem.