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02-13-13, 04:42 PM
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monitor has gas?
So the past few days pajaaamas has been getting bloated and every time he passes stool he has a huge go at a fart. Its loud its long and I know he feels better, whats causing him to get so bloated with gas?
his diet for the past few days:
weaner rats
craw fish
squid
quail chicks/eggs
which food would be causing the gas? The eggs? I have no clue but he looks miserable. Sometimes he gets so bloated he just looks like someone pumped him full of air and he just looks at me all sad like because hes too bloated at times to get in a burrow. Just has that longing look. After he goes to the bathroom he is totally back to normal. Is there something I can change him to to decrease the gas until i either figure it out or he quits having the problem? He refuses crickets, mealworms and night crawlers now- he goes through rejection phases where he wont eat something but then he will after some random amount of time.
can a lizard be allergic to a food kinda like people can be lactose intolerant? Its the closest relation I can make, its like he has eaten something that just doesnt set and bloats up like a hot air balloon, at this point I have NO clue which food causes it because he pretty much eats 2 or 3 different things at a time.
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02-13-13, 04:56 PM
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Re: monitor has gas?
I would stop giving him eggs and see if that makes a difference
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02-13-13, 05:12 PM
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Re: monitor has gas?
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Originally Posted by lady_bug87
I would stop giving him eggs and see if that makes a difference
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ok, i will cut those out for a while and see if he gets better. Ive never seen a reptile with gas like this so its a whole new ball game for me
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02-13-13, 07:00 PM
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Re: monitor has gas?
I would stick with the whole prey items and see what happens.
Gas is a sign of fermentation in the GI tract, not sure what to make of it.
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02-13-13, 08:06 PM
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Re: monitor has gas?
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Originally Posted by infernalis
I would stick with the whole prey items and see what happens.
Gas is a sign of fermentation in the GI tract, not sure what to make of it.
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everything is a whole prey item, eggs are fertile and have chicks inside. Craw fish and squid are also whole
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02-13-13, 08:06 PM
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Re: monitor has gas?
I just figure eggs give people gas....
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02-13-13, 08:08 PM
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Re: monitor has gas?
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everything is a whole prey item, eggs are fertile and have chicks inside. Craw fish and squid are also whole
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But the eggs also have parts that aren't chick in them, unless they're full-term eggs.
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02-13-13, 08:10 PM
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Re: monitor has gas?
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But the eggs also have parts that aren't chick in them, unless they're full-term eggs.
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they are as close as you can get without hatching them, like one or two days. Though i plan to stop those and see if it helps
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02-14-13, 10:36 AM
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Re: monitor has gas?
I would remove all items but the rodents...
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02-14-13, 11:03 AM
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Re: monitor has gas?
Hi, can you put a few photos up of the monitor, preferably in profile, as in walking along? I would NOT stop feeding all items except the rodents at this time, though if the animal is overweight you should cut down the ammount of all items fed. How much excercise does he/she get?
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02-14-13, 11:16 AM
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Re: monitor has gas?
What type of monitor are we talking about
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02-14-13, 11:26 AM
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Re: monitor has gas?
panoptes/gouldii hybrid.
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02-14-13, 11:46 AM
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Re: monitor has gas?
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Originally Posted by murrindindi
Hi, can you put a few photos up of the monitor, preferably in profile, as in walking along? I would NOT stop feeding all items except the rodents at this time, though if the animal is overweight you should cut down the ammount of all items fed. How much excercise does he/she get?
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he gets plenty of exercise and i know its gas not fat because when he farts his stomach returns to normal. He digs constantly and moves about constantly and has one hour a day out of his set up. When he has his hour out I will try and get as good a pic as I can.
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panoptes/gouldii hybrid.
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Correct
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02-14-13, 12:34 PM
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Re: monitor has gas?
Well im not sure whats causing the bloating but i would remove the craw fish
and squid as thats not a diet they eat in nature
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02-14-13, 12:40 PM
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Re: monitor has gas?
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Originally Posted by varanus1
Well im not sure whats causing the bloating but i would remove the craw fish
and squid as thats not a diet they eat in nature
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No, it's not..
who's willing to feed Beardies, skinks and Ackies to their monitor?
I would drop the squid for sure, but I know a lot of people feeding crayfish to monitors with no problems whatsoever.
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