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Subject: Re: hissing
Posted by Tiffany on May 08, 1998 at 15:28:54:

In Reply to: hissing posted by Thresa on May 08, 1998 at 02:18:21:

: Hissing like described earlier is a sign of constipation.
: It's painful for them.
: One of mine hissed when waking up and when going to the bathroom.
: I researched more about their diet and the only thing I found that it might be was the yogurt I was giving them.
: So, we cut it out and never feed milk products whatsoever any more.
: Apparently some are more intolerant than others because only one of mine was verbal about it.
: They are supposed to have big soft ones, not hard little bitty ones so that's how you may be able to tell.
: Also, it seems like increasing bugs in the diet helps too.

Thanks for the info, Thresa. I think I mislead some of you when I said she hisses when I put her down to potty, though. She is usually done when she starts hissing at me, not trying to go. I do have to be very careful with my SG and milk products, too, because she gets diaherra from lactose (sounds like yours is the opposite). Just in the last few days I have started trying to feed her crickets, though, so I'll keep an eye out and see if that changes anything.
:) Tiffany

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