Demon, the Savannah Monitor :D - Page 8

DeadlyDesires · 09-04-13, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

what is the current basking temp? how is it measured? have you double checked with a second thermometer?

temps are at 90 hot side, 80's cool side. checked with a ir temp gun daily. still have the thermometers on the sides of the tank. yea i have moved them and placed them in my snake tanks to match temps they are working properly. his basking temp sits at 130 at night i turn everything off and temps drop to low 70's cool side and 79 hot side.

DeadlyDesires · 09-04-13, 07:42 PM

the humidity in the tank is sitting at 76% right now.. haven't added any water to it in about a month. need to. i will take a picture of his scat next time he goes he likes to go in this little corner under the steps and its hard to get to lol.. i usually clean it up as well. i have rechecked and double checked everything.. thats why im at a loss.. a stephan, no hes not on meds anymore. been off for a while... i've considered the mice i feed may have parasites or whatever, but my snakes get the same rodents and they are perfectly fine.

infernalis · 09-04-13, 08:54 PM

I doubt any parasites are in your rodents.

DeadlyDesires · 09-04-13, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by infernalis

I doubt any parasites are in your rodents.

lol, i assure you, i've thought of everything... he eats like nothing else lol... hes active digs his holes and scales the cage all the time.. you would never know he was ill until you saw his poop... and test results say hes fine.. ill prob do another fecal smear again for the 3rd time jus to make sure.

formica · 09-05-13, 01:45 AM

bump the basking spot upto 150+?

did the vet do blood tests for kidney function?

is he eating 60% insects, 40% mice? wondering if something might be missing from his diet, have you tried him on closer to 100% insect diet?

DeadlyDesires · 09-05-13, 10:06 AM

its not that stuff... hes been this way since i purchased him about 6 months ago. when i first got him his basking spot stayed at 145 for months and it made no difference.

formica · 09-05-13, 10:36 AM

what does he eat? There must be a reason for it, at 6months i'd be very concerned, dehydration is a very real risk with diarrhea

must be something wrong somewhere, if his environment is within spec, then you need to consider his diet, some progressive gastric problems can take weeks to months to clear up, and some do significant damage which can lead to serious intolerance's to certain foods, gluten is a common one, and a difficult one to remove from the food chain

I have no idea what conditions of this kind can afflict monitors, but personally I'd start investigating by stripping back his diet to a single highly nutritious item, like dubia roaches, with a multivitamin suppliment or good balanced gutload, and monitor him for 2 months, if there is no change, switch to a different food, and repeat until something changes

..hopefully there is something obvious that people with more experience can suggest

murrindindi · 09-05-13, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadlyDesires

its not that stuff... hes been this way since i purchased him about 6 months ago. when i first got him his basking spot stayed at 145 for months and it made no difference.

Hi, the surface temp @ around 145f at the basking site is fine, raising it will NOT have any effect if the monitor does have diarrhoea, I`m not sure why this was suggested in the first place, though I agree that if there is a health problem elevating the AMBIENT temps somewhat, especially in the cooler areas 24/7 for a time might help (not letting it below approx. 80f as Wayne first suggested).
I too would like a pic of fresh faeces if you can get one, I`d also like to ask why you describe it as "diarrhoea" (not that I`m doubting it may be), just that they can have quite loose stools at times, depending on what they`ve eaten.

DeadlyDesires · 09-05-13, 02:45 PM

Diarrhea as when i first got him it was straight black water.. now its more brown but still runny not solid. and as for the ambient temps. i keep them over 80 during the day unless its at night you suggest keeping the lights on 24/7? to keep it above 80? i also have a heat emitter i can turn on at night instead of the lights to help keep the heat up, i use it in the winter.

DeadlyDesires · 09-16-13, 11:23 PM

a picture, as requested.