shrambo
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I got Dexter almost a month ago now. He's 3 in a half months. And has been so healthy thus far. He eats 40+ crickets a day. He eats sometimes all of his veggies. He's active and alert. Here's his enclosure:
The basking temp is around 107. The cool side is around 83. I'm using a reptisun 10.0 UVB bulb. He used to have a hammock in one of the corners but he spent too much time on it and it was far from the UVB bulb, so I removed it.
So here's the problem. I went to fed him today after work (at PETCO) at about 3pm. I had crickets for him from PETCO but i didn't go straight home. I went to Home Depot first. And the crickets were dead by the time I got home. (because of heat). I dusted them anyways and tried giving them to him. I feed him in a seperate 20 gal tank. I dusted the crickets and moved them around trying to make him think they were alive and he began eating them. (Probably ate about 7). Then he would be fooled no more. I put him back in his tank and ate my food and then afterwards gave him some alive crickets and usually he quickly munches them all up. This time he just watched them. Then he made two of these within the following 2 hours:
(This is the second one. The first one was larger)
He already pooped normally today. He usually poops two or three times a day though.
Also, the last couple days I noticed his eyes seemed droopy.
I should note it only looks this droopy during and after I give him a bath. I gave him two today because I was concerned. He seems a little more lethargic then normal. His eyes right now as he basks aren't as wide and alert as they normally are. But he's still active. He's just seems different. And he's a little squirmier than normal (I think). He's always been a little squirmy. Here's his eyes right this moment:
The droopiness goes away a few minutes after he bathes.
PLEASE HELP! I know alot of you will say "take him to a herp vet". And eventually I want to. But i work the next couple days. And don't get paid until Friday. And this is only the first day he stopped eating and poops weirdly. I just wanna know things I can try on my own. THANK YOU! Assuming you're reading this and about to help me. I'm sick too and feel miserable and am really worried about him.
Oh, and I noticed today his belly was unusually white. I know it's supposed to be white. But it hasn't been this white unless he just took a bath or is out on my bed. But he was doing neither of these when I noticed this.
** Update:
He just puffed his beard out a few times and acted like he was trying to throw up. PLEASE HELP! I'm really upset about this. And right after that (now) he is gaping. And he's not even on his basking spot.
The basking temp is around 107. The cool side is around 83. I'm using a reptisun 10.0 UVB bulb. He used to have a hammock in one of the corners but he spent too much time on it and it was far from the UVB bulb, so I removed it.
So here's the problem. I went to fed him today after work (at PETCO) at about 3pm. I had crickets for him from PETCO but i didn't go straight home. I went to Home Depot first. And the crickets were dead by the time I got home. (because of heat). I dusted them anyways and tried giving them to him. I feed him in a seperate 20 gal tank. I dusted the crickets and moved them around trying to make him think they were alive and he began eating them. (Probably ate about 7). Then he would be fooled no more. I put him back in his tank and ate my food and then afterwards gave him some alive crickets and usually he quickly munches them all up. This time he just watched them. Then he made two of these within the following 2 hours:
(This is the second one. The first one was larger)
He already pooped normally today. He usually poops two or three times a day though.
Also, the last couple days I noticed his eyes seemed droopy.
I should note it only looks this droopy during and after I give him a bath. I gave him two today because I was concerned. He seems a little more lethargic then normal. His eyes right now as he basks aren't as wide and alert as they normally are. But he's still active. He's just seems different. And he's a little squirmier than normal (I think). He's always been a little squirmy. Here's his eyes right this moment:
The droopiness goes away a few minutes after he bathes.
PLEASE HELP! I know alot of you will say "take him to a herp vet". And eventually I want to. But i work the next couple days. And don't get paid until Friday. And this is only the first day he stopped eating and poops weirdly. I just wanna know things I can try on my own. THANK YOU! Assuming you're reading this and about to help me. I'm sick too and feel miserable and am really worried about him.
Oh, and I noticed today his belly was unusually white. I know it's supposed to be white. But it hasn't been this white unless he just took a bath or is out on my bed. But he was doing neither of these when I noticed this.
** Update:
He just puffed his beard out a few times and acted like he was trying to throw up. PLEASE HELP! I'm really upset about this. And right after that (now) he is gaping. And he's not even on his basking spot.