Tiliqua scincoides scincoides

Eastern Blue-tongue at Aranda, ACT

Tiliqua scincoides scincoides at Aranda, ACT - 29 Oct 2023
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Tiliqua scincoides scincoides 31 Oct 2023 wombey
Tiliqua scincoides scincoides 31 Oct 2023 KMcCue

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We picked it off the road and made a shelter for it at home. Seems to have been run over. May have a fractured jaw, what is best for it?

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RodDeb wrote:
   31 Oct 2023
@KMcCue please contact ACT Wildlife 0432 300 033 as soon as possible. Thanks for taking it off the road.
KMcCue wrote:
   31 Oct 2023
Thanks Rod
I rang ACT Wildlife and will take it to the vet for a checkup.
RodDeb wrote:
   31 Oct 2023
Thanks for caring.
KMcCue wrote:
   31 Oct 2023
The vet put it down - severe fractures of the mandible
RodDeb wrote:
   31 Oct 2023
so sad, thanks for letting us know and for taking the time to take it to the vet.
KMcCue wrote:
   31 Oct 2023
Rod
Maybe a good time for an article from CNM to the Canberra Times to ask drivers to slow down in the suburbs, 'babies about on the roads'.

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