hydration of new imports

[simpleyork]

I've also been told get them to a vet right after you get them, so you can have them treated for parasites, but have run across too many cases where the animal dies shortly thereafter. Wondering if that done too soon can put them over the top, might be better to get them less stressed like Wayne said, then take them in(doing a fecal just to know what you will need to deal with once the animal is more adapted to it's new home) If that makes any sense

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by simpleyork

I've also been told get them to a vet right after you get them, so you can have them treated for parasites, but have run across too many cases where the animal dies shortly thereafter. Wondering if that done too soon can put them over the top, might be better to get them less stressed like Wayne said, then take them in(doing a fecal just to know what you will need to deal with once the animal is more adapted to it's new home) If that makes any sense

That makes a whole lot of sense.

taking an already stressed and dehydrated reptile and medicating it just further stresses an already comprimised animal.