furbyteeth
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i got gnomeo out to walk around and eat today (since he’s stopped eating by himself) and noticed he’s acting really sickly. i’ve already called my vet to make an appointment, but in the meantime i’m curious if anyone can help.
first off, he’s been officially moved into his new cage for three days now, and that hasn’t caused him any stress at all. it’s tiled with minimal sand on his hot side for comfort, and i’ve got a 36 inch reptisun t5 mounted inside alongside a 150 watt zoo med bulb that ranges his temperature from 91-80-75 (i’m either switching to a 200 watt or using a second, smaller wattage lamp soon)
as of now, though, he’s been struggling excessively to move. it’s probably his mbd acting up, but what’s concerning is the fact that he can barely even drag himself like he usually does through these flares. two times when trying to pull himself with his front legs, he did this thing where he scrunched his head back into his neck and shut his eyes tight, almost like moving hurt him.
his right eyes was also a bit more droopy than his left a while ago, but after doing something with his nictitating membrane that almost sent me into cardiac arrest, it looks fine.
he’s still doing the excessive mouth opening thing i made a post about a while ago frequently. still not sure what that’s about. still no other symptoms of an upper respiratory infection.
i don’t know if any of these behaviors together mean something, but it’s scaring me real bad rn. if anyone could offer a possible explanation for these things, i’d greatly appreciate it. any questions are welcome, too.
first off, he’s been officially moved into his new cage for three days now, and that hasn’t caused him any stress at all. it’s tiled with minimal sand on his hot side for comfort, and i’ve got a 36 inch reptisun t5 mounted inside alongside a 150 watt zoo med bulb that ranges his temperature from 91-80-75 (i’m either switching to a 200 watt or using a second, smaller wattage lamp soon)
as of now, though, he’s been struggling excessively to move. it’s probably his mbd acting up, but what’s concerning is the fact that he can barely even drag himself like he usually does through these flares. two times when trying to pull himself with his front legs, he did this thing where he scrunched his head back into his neck and shut his eyes tight, almost like moving hurt him.
his right eyes was also a bit more droopy than his left a while ago, but after doing something with his nictitating membrane that almost sent me into cardiac arrest, it looks fine.
he’s still doing the excessive mouth opening thing i made a post about a while ago frequently. still not sure what that’s about. still no other symptoms of an upper respiratory infection.
i don’t know if any of these behaviors together mean something, but it’s scaring me real bad rn. if anyone could offer a possible explanation for these things, i’d greatly appreciate it. any questions are welcome, too.