General Care Discussion :: Breathing

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Post Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:23 am   Breathing

How can you tell if your RES is breathing without waking him? Mine is sick so I don't want to disturb him (he barely fell asleep awhile ago).

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Post Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:52 am   

Honesly I dont think you can aside from trying to watch aorund the leg holes to see if you see movement.
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Post Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:22 pm   

If you want to find out if he's still alive, gently pull on a limb and see if he responds.
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