General Care Discussion :: can some1 help me

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Post Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 7:22 pm   can some1 help me

i think my res tried to eat something to big and its stuck in its mouth can they choke or not be able to breath if there is something and what should i do if there is something stuck like can i do something to make him spit it out
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Post Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:38 pm   

get it to open its mouth and use ur clean fingers to get it out, or a pair of cosmetics tongs
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Post Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:02 pm   

ok i was about to do that then when i reached in to get him he tucked his head in and it came out it was a fish that he tried to eat but the piece was to long i grabed the piece and cut it up so he can eat it
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Post Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:44 pm   

I'm glad he's okay! That would have scared me!
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Post Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 9:50 pm   

yea it scared me it look liked his head was stuck straight out and his mouth was a lil open and you can see something there but he just kept swimming i was afraid he was gonna drown or something but i guess res are like fish and if there choking and they get startled thell caught it up but i was scared that he might have gotten sick or died
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Post Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:18 pm   

glad hes okay :D
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