DeweysMom
Sub-Adult Member
Dewey's been brumating, or what appears to be brumating, for the past few weeks now. I've been bathing him at least once a week which I'm now thinking was not nearly enough for him.
When I woke him up today to bathe him all was fine until he made this weird noise. It sounded like a growl or like he was snoring. At first I honestly thought my puppy was snoring, but it was coming from Dewey's viv so I realized it was him. When he first did it I watched him for several minutes. He'd puff out his beard and then he'd make that sound again. It's almost like his throat is dry or like something's irritating it. He's alert and he enjoyed his bath, but he keeps making those weird noises which is worrying to me. He did drink a LITTLE bit while he was in his bath and I just used a syringe to get a little bit more water into him.
Could this be dehydration? I don't think it's a URI because his cage has always registered the same temps and the humidity is always within the recommended range. Any ideas?
When I woke him up today to bathe him all was fine until he made this weird noise. It sounded like a growl or like he was snoring. At first I honestly thought my puppy was snoring, but it was coming from Dewey's viv so I realized it was him. When he first did it I watched him for several minutes. He'd puff out his beard and then he'd make that sound again. It's almost like his throat is dry or like something's irritating it. He's alert and he enjoyed his bath, but he keeps making those weird noises which is worrying to me. He did drink a LITTLE bit while he was in his bath and I just used a syringe to get a little bit more water into him.
Could this be dehydration? I don't think it's a URI because his cage has always registered the same temps and the humidity is always within the recommended range. Any ideas?