My Beardie has been acting really strange the last 24 hours.
Yesterday he seemed really bloated, and I noticed he hadn't had a bowl movement that day, so I gave him a warm bath while petting his belly and low and behold after being placed back in his tank, he made me a nice big pile of poop. He was breathing really hard But I figured it was just because of the swim he had and also because of the massive turd he pushed out.
I went to work the next morning and he was active. Gave him his food and fresh water and went about my day. I came home to him pressing his chin up against the glass with his eyes pretty droopy. I've been watching him all evening; he just seems really sleepy, drifting in and out of sleep. He didn't eat his dinner when I first gave it to him around 6 (I put in 6 crickets and about 1/4 cup of shredded lettuce); he was also really aggressive (hissing and puffing up his beard) when I was putting my hands in and out of his cage to take his dishes out. He just sat underneath his basking platform and was resting his chin on the ledge of the rocks, again, drifting in and out of sleep with droopy eyes.
Its 10pm now, and he's eating his lettuce but ignoring the crickets. He appears to be a little more alert now; his eyes aren't as droopy but still looks like something is off, and he's moving around a little more.
I feel like this could be the start of a respiratory infection.
Thoughts? Should I be taking a visit to the vet tomorrow? Am I making a big deal out of nothing?
Thanks in advance!
Yesterday he seemed really bloated, and I noticed he hadn't had a bowl movement that day, so I gave him a warm bath while petting his belly and low and behold after being placed back in his tank, he made me a nice big pile of poop. He was breathing really hard But I figured it was just because of the swim he had and also because of the massive turd he pushed out.
I went to work the next morning and he was active. Gave him his food and fresh water and went about my day. I came home to him pressing his chin up against the glass with his eyes pretty droopy. I've been watching him all evening; he just seems really sleepy, drifting in and out of sleep. He didn't eat his dinner when I first gave it to him around 6 (I put in 6 crickets and about 1/4 cup of shredded lettuce); he was also really aggressive (hissing and puffing up his beard) when I was putting my hands in and out of his cage to take his dishes out. He just sat underneath his basking platform and was resting his chin on the ledge of the rocks, again, drifting in and out of sleep with droopy eyes.
Its 10pm now, and he's eating his lettuce but ignoring the crickets. He appears to be a little more alert now; his eyes aren't as droopy but still looks like something is off, and he's moving around a little more.
I feel like this could be the start of a respiratory infection.
Thoughts? Should I be taking a visit to the vet tomorrow? Am I making a big deal out of nothing?
Thanks in advance!