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04-06-13, 06:33 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
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Originally Posted by smy_749
Stringy poop from too many worms in his diet hahaha
Just take a picture, maybe your idea of stringy is different than everyone elses. Pictures speak 1000 words, even pictures of feces.
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had to giggle @ this lol...
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04-06-13, 07:44 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
LOL, her poop isnt stringy anymore! It was stringy before. I think its because she was so sick. And some lizards just like to poop in water. My JCP always pooped in the water. And my friend has a savannah and 2 black and white tegus and they will only poop in the water.
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04-06-13, 10:18 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
Ok, just keep an eye on it
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04-07-13, 03:15 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
Another question!!!
So, today she seemed like she was starving. And she only ate 3 night crawlers last night. Soooo, I gave her 2, and she was still waiting for more. She bites them and shakes them and then swallows them. but I gave her the 3rd one and after she swallowed it she was rubbing her face on the ground and all of the sudden the slimy sucker came back out her mouth! Haha so im thinking this is why she only ate 3 yesterday. So should I get her worms instead so they are smaller? Or cut the crawlers in half? They are kind of huge. Suggestions??
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04-07-13, 03:21 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
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Another question!!!
So, today she seemed like she was starving. And she only ate 3 night crawlers last night. Soooo, I gave her 2, and she was still waiting for more. She bites them and shakes them and then swallows them. but I gave her the 3rd one and after she swallowed it she was rubbing her face on the ground and all of the sudden the slimy sucker came back out her mouth! Haha so im thinking this is why she only ate 3 yesterday. So should I get her worms instead so they are smaller? Or cut the crawlers in half? They are kind of huge. Suggestions??
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yea, ive never had this issue before. my guess wouldn't be that it "crawled" back out so much as she may have regurgitated it. you can try cutting them in half but i never have. and i feed whole big ones to my water dragon who is a tiny little thing compared to my monitor. wait for someone else to give an input though.
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04-07-13, 03:31 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
only the head of the worm came out of her mouth and it was wiggling out of her mouth and she swallowed it back down... LOL I dont know!
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04-07-13, 03:33 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
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only the head of the worm came out of her mouth and it was wiggling out of her mouth and she swallowed it back down... LOL I dont know!
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it may have gotten stuck then instead, mine does this too... but usually i see the worm hanging out the side of his mouth so i grab it with the tweezers and move it so he can swallow it better.
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04-07-13, 03:39 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
Worms are slippery, sometimes they almost slip out.
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04-07-13, 04:30 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
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Worms are slippery, sometimes they almost slip out.
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never seen that happen before lol.. think it would suck to eat food that wanted to come back out lmfao :P i can picture it screaming in your throat *let me out!!!* lmfao 
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04-07-13, 05:02 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
Its creepy!! And gross. Shes definitely feeling better. I just got whipped for the first time today... hehe
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04-07-13, 06:14 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
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Its creepy!! And gross. Shes definitely feeling better. I just got whipped for the first time today... hehe
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That's a good sign!
As for the worm, sounds like it was wriggling and got its way partly back out. Monitors don't have tongues that work the same as ours. Think about how hard it would be to get a live wriggling worm down your throat without a big muscular tongue like we have. 
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04-07-13, 06:53 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
Ok, Just gave her another betadine treatment. Here is her belly... 1 week of treatment. I dont think its even going to be noticeable after a month or so! The bad scales are peeling off and the scales underneath arent damaged.
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04-07-13, 07:03 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
I think there will definitely be scarring with that level of damage. Its not a big deal, and its on her belly so it won't be noticeable until you flip her up to see it. Anyways, it looks much better, your doing a great job.
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04-07-13, 07:04 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
A little, but I thought the scales would be wicked damaged. And they look great!
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04-08-13, 05:12 PM
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Re: Savannah Monitor skin issue
After a few sheds you probably won't even notice the damage other than maybe some discoloration. It looks great and it seems like she is on the road to recovery.
That being said, please try and keep an eye on that belly. Check it often, and if it ever gets worse again please seek help. Like I said before, it could be a burn, it could be scale rot, or it could be something that was a result of her previous owner (what I think it was). We may never know, but if it resurfaces then we have an issue on our hands.
Good luck with her- tail whips are a GOOD thing around these parts!
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