Help!!, please!!

[Sherbert]

My beardie recently went over 24 hours without heat!!
He is ten years old, in a 55 gallon tank, he usually has a basking spot temp of 100-110, recently he hasnt been very active, but the buld in the basking lamp burnt out, and so did the reserve, so he has been ata temperature of about 75'-80'. He has slate tile and rock shelters, but its cold here in canada, and the rocks wouldnt gave been hot for very long. Anyways, hes been doing a sort of coughing noise and puffing up since i went out and got him a new bulb. I read this is a respiratory infesting due to the cold getting inside him? I really love the little guy, hes ten years old and weve been through so much, id just like to know what to do. The vet really isnt an option, and i really mean that, im past broke. I really want to know what i can do to help, and i dont mean to sound selfish, but i know ten years is old for a beardie and im unsure if he will last much longer.

 

[AHBD]

Hi Sherbert....hopefully he will recover from his coughing, if he is getting sick, it must be due to his age and having a predisposition to becoming sick, because 24 hours at 75 - 80 should not have even begun to make him sick. Normally, a dragon would not have any problem whatsoever under those circumstances. Did you put him in a bath or anything during that time so that he became chilled after, or perhaps aspirated some water ? For now, just keep his temps. as you had them before, maybe 100 - 105 high and 80 on the cool end, and keep him at 80 at night. I truly hope this passes.

 

[Sherbert]

Hi Sherbert....hopefully he will recover from his coughing, if he is getting sick, it must be due to his age and having a predisposition to becoming sick, because 24 hours at 75 - 80 should not have even begun to make him sick. Normally, a dragon would not have any problem whatsoever under those circumstances. Did you put him in a bath or anything during that time so that he became chilled after, or perhaps aspirated some water ? For now, just keep his temps. as you had them before, maybe 100 - 105 high and 80 on the cool end, and keep him at 80 at night. I truly hope this passes.

Thanks alot for the quick reply, I did not give him a bath or spray any water just because I figured that would make him chilled after. I went out today and bought a new lamp and a ceramic heat emitter, do you think i should use that at night? He is still "coughing" every 2-3 minutes, and had a fit of them for about 5 minutes straight. But hes basking on his rock and he ate quite a few pheonix worms, so I really don't know what to think ofthe whole thing.