(ab)Normal Breathing Habits? (Video Attatched)

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I apologize in advance for how ridiculous this probably sounds, I've just been on edge about my new baby lately because of how many issues I had with my last beardie - and I'm most likely fretting over nothing. I got Moxie about 4 days ago, and she's having a bit of a stressful time settling in - on top of me accidentally dropping her as she leapt off of me 2 days ago. I've been watching her very closely for the past few days, and she's been running and jumping around her tank with no problems, eating her greens with relative ease (I need to wiggle them to get her attention, but she takes big bites once she's interested), and slowly getting less stressed about her new setup and beginning to freely lounge on her driftwood instead of trying to dig and hide. However, for the past day I haven't been able to monitor her as much as I'd like - as it's about 103 degrees here, and in order to keep my reptile room a decent temp, I have to stay out of it for most of the day. This means I haven't been able to observe her for long periods of time, but I've been obsessing over her breathing habits - and I can't tell if they're normal, stressed behavior from me coming close to her tank or an underlying sign of something wrong internally. I also learned today that she's NEVER been into a new tank for her entire life, so she was cramped into a narrow, mushy-substrate tank for (I'm guessing, don't know exact age) about 3-4 years, and that knowledge makes me think she's probably MUCH more stressed about this move than she would be if she'd ever moved tanks before. She's probably fine, but for my own peace of mind I figured I'd upload a quick video taken just after coming into the room today that show her breathing kind of heavy (I think), so please let me know if it looks abnormal based on your experience, or if it's just heavy breathing due to stress. Thank you!!

https://youtu.be/rG499ZxVhH8
 

dystopoly

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AHBD":ioq4zt7d said:
Breathing is perfectly fine....no worries. :)

Sorry to trouble you - but could you take a look at one more video..? I took one a little later tonight that seems to better capture her 'normal' breathing, after I'd been sitting with her in the room for a while - I'm still rather scared from her fall a few days ago and paranoidly checking every little thing she does... it's only about 50 seconds, here:
https://youtu.be/zyt0ydvsrwo

I might just be seeing her ribs move more because of how flattened out she is on the driftwood, and I can't hear anything (rasping, coughing, etc) coming from her - but I can't shake the feeling that she's breathing too deep and too often - so I just want to get a firm second opinion either way. (Sorry, I know I must sound ridiculous)
 

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The video is very dark but I still don't see anything wrong. It's O.K + normal to be worried, just watch out for that new pet paranoia. :lol:
 

dystopoly

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AHBD":38ygtcw8 said:
The video is very dark but I still don't see anything wrong. It's O.K + normal to be worried, just watch out for that new pet paranoia. :lol:

Ahhh, thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out. I'm not usually this nervous with my animals, but my last beardie took a very sudden and unexpected turn for the worst and ended up dying in my lap before I could do anything to help her or even find out what was wrong - her previous owners hadn't given her any supplements/vitamins, only fed her insects, and never interacted with her that I could tell - so she had a plethora of health issues from the start. I have (for the most part) no idea what past life Moxie's lived, so I'm extra, extra cautious about everything with her in the fear that she'll have the same fate. I'm probably going to end up getting her checked out by a vet anyways just to make sure once she calms down a bit more about me handling her. Thank you again :lol:
 

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That's O.k, and you're welcome. :) Just let her settle in + get de-stressed for a while before a vet visit. That can be a whole new stressful experience itself. As long as she's eating, looking alert and able to get around like she has she should be fine.
 
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