emilybortz
Hatchling Member
Hi all,
Bean isn't feeling too well tonight She's been gagging/twitching her head and arching her neck forward every 15-20 minutes as though she's going to vomit. She's asleep right now, but has her head up as though she's basking(eyes closed though). I tried to bundle her in a blankie to make her feel better but the gagging started again so I think the head-raised sleeping position is what's comfortable for her at the moment. She doesn't have a black beard, but it's pretty clear that something is bothering her.
The symptoms started after I fed her superworms this afternoon. I put a few in her viv after dusting them, but I'm thinking that a bad or dead one may have found it's way in and I didn't notice. After I noticed her symptoms I put her in a bath and she drank, but it doesn't seem to be helping. The gagging makes me think it's digestive-related, but I could be wrong. I was thinking that it also may be a respiratory infection, but she's not displaying any of the wheezy/rattling sounds or have any mucus/saliva around her eyes nose or mouth. She hasn't been out of her cage today, so there isn't anything I can think of that she could have ingested by accident.
All temps/lighting/substrate are a-ok. Any ideas as to what this could be?
Thank you! I will update in the morning.
Emily
Bean isn't feeling too well tonight She's been gagging/twitching her head and arching her neck forward every 15-20 minutes as though she's going to vomit. She's asleep right now, but has her head up as though she's basking(eyes closed though). I tried to bundle her in a blankie to make her feel better but the gagging started again so I think the head-raised sleeping position is what's comfortable for her at the moment. She doesn't have a black beard, but it's pretty clear that something is bothering her.
The symptoms started after I fed her superworms this afternoon. I put a few in her viv after dusting them, but I'm thinking that a bad or dead one may have found it's way in and I didn't notice. After I noticed her symptoms I put her in a bath and she drank, but it doesn't seem to be helping. The gagging makes me think it's digestive-related, but I could be wrong. I was thinking that it also may be a respiratory infection, but she's not displaying any of the wheezy/rattling sounds or have any mucus/saliva around her eyes nose or mouth. She hasn't been out of her cage today, so there isn't anything I can think of that she could have ingested by accident.
All temps/lighting/substrate are a-ok. Any ideas as to what this could be?
Thank you! I will update in the morning.
Emily