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Her schedule is lights on at 6:00am and off at 9pm. It's automatic lighting. And I feed her at 7am. Then I feed her again at 6. Sometimes earlier if I get home from work earlier. I never feed her after 7. I think her undigested food is just because she eats her live food really fast. I can only...

Hi all, Chester has recently been constantly stressed out. Her beard is black all the time but not puffed up. I'm not sure why but she's not showing any signs of illness or anything as far as I can tell. When she had a respiratory infection, she was really stressed but she got over the...

Hello again everyone! Chester has been diagnosed with a very early URI. The doc wanted to ensure that it doesn't progress so he wants him on baytril. Today will be the 4th day on Baytril and I haven't noticed any of the bad side effects yet (lethargy, loss of appetite, etc.) but I know it's...

I know that if you catch it early enough, they say that sometimes keeping the temps above 80 day and night can help their immune system fight it off. Not sure of the percentage that this works, but I'd assume it'd have to be really early for it to work. My vet said that once a respiratory...

Hi everyone. Thanks for replying to my thread! I know I haven't responded for awhile but I've been super busy working and taking care of chester. I haven't had much time for anything else. Anyways, here's an update: So Wednesday I had taken him to a good reptile vet. They told me I caught it...

Yeah I'm trying to get him in to a new vet today. I just really don't trust the other guy. Unfortunately in California, especially my area, there will be no vet that will just prescribe him baytril without doing an examination first. When I keep him out of the tank, when he's not on me, he's...

Chester started showing systems on Saturday. He was opening his mouth a lot and seemed to lick his lips or stick his tongue out a lot. And Saturday night he crawled up to my neck to hide in my hair and fell asleep and I started hearing noises. Like he was smacking his lips. Whenever I tried to...

Hey guys, So I ended up taking the vets advice and it was the worst mistake. I was right about it being a respiratory infection. His popping noises are becoming more frequent and he's now gaping when he sleeps and keeping his head up. He still bloats his tummy and beard out. I have no doubt in...

Yeah, I know grapes are poisonous which was the main reason I started to distrust the doctor. He told me that grapes were ok in "moderate" amounts. I'm just thinking ok well then I guess Anthrax is also ok in "moderate" amounts too. Anyways, I give Chester a bath at least one or two times a week...

I took Chester to the vet today because it seemed like he was showing signs of an early URI and I was concerned. He's been bloating his tummy, resting his head upwards when he sleeps, making a strange popping noise and opening his mouth, and this morning he yawned and made a wheezing noise. This...