Nova has become very sick

[xp29]

Yeah, my poor little guy. He seems to have been overbread and also some kind of sudden sickness happened in late october I thought he wasn't gonig to survive the night, but when he did I started this thresd.

Tracie (Drache613) is a vet tech, and others here have decades of experience so hopefully someone can help you get him better.
I'm not a vet at all but I'll be a cheerleader for him (no I'm not a girl, I'm a slightly-ish over weight dude, but I still root for him )

 

[reptilemaster]

Tracie (Drache613) is a vet tech, and others here have decades of experience so hopefully someone can help you get him better.
I'm not a vet at all but I'll be a cheerleader for him (no I'm not a girl, I'm a slightly-ish over weight dude, but I still root for him )

Aww thanks. Yeah I'm doing my best. He still crawls around and holds his head up, so he can't be super sick.
Not sure what he's doing here but yeah, still has some strength.

 

[CooperDragon]

still plenty of orange left in that beard =)

 

[reptilemaster]

True, although right now he's basking and dark bearding. He really does seem to not want to be warm. He has no black beard when he's room temperature or somewhat above. But its in the 60's and 70's inside the house. So I do warm him up.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

I agree, he has quite a bit of orange coloring in his beard there. If he doesn't black beard often then I
would say his black bearding shouldn't be reflecting any illness or stress.
If he is not losing weight but just slowing down some, then that could definitely be a seasonal slow down
that many of them go through this time of year.
Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie

 

[reptilemaster]

Hello,

I agree, he has quite a bit of orange coloring in his beard there. If he doesn't black beard often then I
would say his black bearding shouldn't be reflecting any illness or stress.
If he is not losing weight but just slowing down some, then that could definitely be a seasonal slow down
that many of them go through this time of year.
Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie

Yeah, it does looks like he wants to sleep more and blackbeards when I keep the light on. I guess I'm just nervous after his scary sickness still.

 

[reptilemaster]

Oh a little update this evening. Here is how he's been basking for the last few hours.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

He does look very happy there, so, hopefully he is loving his new lighting! I hope he is feeling
better real soon. Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie

 

[reptilemaster]

Hello,

He does look very happy there, so, hopefully he is loving his new lighting! I hope he is feeling
better real soon. Let us know how he is doing.

Tracie

He seems the same today.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

As long as he continues to bask & is eating some without
losing weight, hopefully he will get better steadily.
His beard is still normal color today?

Tracie

 

[reptilemaster]

Hello,

As long as he continues to bask & is eating some without
losing weight, hopefully he will get better steadily.
His beard is still normal color today?

Tracie

Right now he has black beard. I haven't fed him yet. So maybe he wants to eat. Been a bit busy today.

 

[reptilemaster]

Right now he has black beard. I haven't fed him yet. So maybe he wants to eat. Been a bit busy today.

Ok its been a few hours since I fed him, and he still has slight black beard. I'm not sure what to do, I'll see if maybe I let him go to bed early tomarrow if he wants that.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Does he tend to darken his beard if he is wanting to go to sleep, or is there any rhyme or reason to his
black bearding? They can sometimes get pretty moody. If he is hungry that might be a reason also.
If he really wants to slow down, & he is over his illness you can let him sleep a little more, but keep an
eye on him.

Tracie

 

[reptilemaster]

Hello,

Does he tend to darken his beard if he is wanting to go to sleep, or is there any rhyme or reason to his
black bearding? They can sometimes get pretty moody. If he is hungry that might be a reason also.
If he really wants to slow down, & he is over his illness you can let him sleep a little more, but keep an
eye on him.

Tracie

Its hard to tell. He just seems to be annoyed or unhappy a lot lately!
He's basking now and has only slightly dark beard. I'm going to see if he's happy to go to bed early today.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

They sure can get moody sometimes. Double check his temperatures just to be sure they are all
correct in case he might not be warm enough, or even too warm.

Tracie