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Old 02-07-2008, 10:58 PM
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yeh they do look in pretty poor shape let us know how ya get on
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Old 02-07-2008, 11:00 PM
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We live near Brighton, a place called Steyning. I work in a place called Shoreham-by-sea. I hope we can sort this
Ok i know Brighton like the back of my hand
There are 2 vets near you that do exotics Both called Coastways
The vet is called Guy they are bassed in Hove (portslade) and another in Kemp town
01273 426100. is the number for portslade
Insist on seeing guy he is the exotics man.
I trust that man with my whole collection
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Old 02-07-2008, 11:00 PM
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You have come to the right place to sort it

They should hopefully be great, try to stick with a good vet, don't feed them too fast without the critical care that Faith mentioned. If you give them too much food then you could overload thier systems which will be weak after the lack of food or the effects of the parasite/bacteria causing the lack of weight gain.

It really, really annoys me that pet shops don't care for their animals well - some are amazing, while others think it is okay to sell sock animals to people. Thank God you are obviously an already very conscientious keeper who will do theie best by thier little ones

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Old 02-07-2008, 11:06 PM
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Thank you for the vote of confidence. I will be getting onto the vets ASAP, then the shop.... they have 2 more Leos in there in the same condition.
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Old 02-07-2008, 11:08 PM
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No worries Mike Am sure you will get there witht hem - can't go wrong with Faith's help as she sure knows her leos (and breeds some mighty fine ones too )
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Old 02-07-2008, 11:18 PM
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Yeah, once again thank you everyone, 1 - for caring, and 2 - for not judging me and my wifie.

We will definately keep you informed on their progress.
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Old 02-07-2008, 11:20 PM
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Nobody is here to judge - we all like to help one another with advice and stuff (well, most of the time lol) And naturally, we all want the best for reptiles whoever they live with and whatever species they are
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Old 04-07-2008, 03:06 PM
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Well, to keep people informed, I have taken these 2 to the vets (Cheers Faith for the recommendation, very nice vet) and they have serious problems with their livers. It is pure black and can be seen through the skin.

Maybe parasitic but unsure until we can get some poo samples to him for analysis. Hopefully we can collect some samples tonight and get them to him asap.

Also as a side note I spoke to the shop I bought them from, and they took it very seriously. The breeder is being contacted just incase and the others are (hopefully) going to a vets as well.

I just hope these guys will be ok.......
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Old 04-07-2008, 03:09 PM
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Awww fingers crossed glad you found guy helpfull he is a great guy, knows his stuf.
I hope the shop are footing the vet bill as all animals should be sold in perfect condition.

Keep us up dated with the trips to the vets etc.
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Old 04-07-2008, 03:15 PM
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I haven't spoke about the bill yet, as the reptile "specialist" wasn't in today. They WILL be paying it though.

I'm going in tomorrow to speak to the reptile guy, and make sure the others are off the shelf and being cared for (that's the most important bit, money comes second)
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