Hey, all, my baby's name is Puff (that was the name when I got her/him almost 10 years ago, lol). She was a rescue from a former friend that was feeding iceberg lettuce and carrots and had her in colored sand, so, ya, know.
Anyway, yesterday, I woke her up and put her in her outside enclosure for a bit while the sun was out, brought her back in and gave her a bath where she had a nice big drink and hung out, then I put her back in her enclosure to warm up till hubby got home with mealworms. She dug right in and ate about 20 or more, happily and chased them all around. I out her back in her enclosure to stay warm after all those worms and when I went to check on her about an hour and a half later, she was bone white and not responsive. I pulled her out and felt she was clearly overheated and almost dead, to be honest. I got her under some cool-ish water, like bath water temp, but still cooler that she was, by far!, and gently started cooling her down. She would twitch a bit and that was how i knew to keep trying. She eventually got color back and cooled off but was still warmer than she normally likes to be, but ok, alive and responsive, so we had a huge sigh of relief. Gentle cooling in the damp grass while I called the vet and then a couple hours snuggling until her color got all the way back to normal.
We then noticed that she had a bit of tail rot. She had a kink in her tail when we got her 10 years ago but it has never caused any issues before now. Could something be going on with her immune system that could have caused this?
That spot that she overheated in is only about 95 degrees at any time. She has never overheated before, but she doesn't particularly like to be super warm, either. She is a Colorado Beardie, lol. I have pics of her pooping outside with snow all around her in February! I took her to the vet this morning and will start antibiotics today, and I will also be soaking her tail in the Betadine solution, but is there anything that you can think of that might have caused the overheating issue?
We have her in a 4 or 5 ft tank with plain sand (no issues there in the 10 years), a 2 ft long? UV spectrum long light and a 125 watt heat lamp on the other side. Her tank is topped with expanded metal sheets, because we also have cats and cats can be jerks. She is trying to start brumating now, so I wonder if that could have affected her this year? As far as we know, she was an adult when we got her, so we have no solid idea of how old she is, other than 10+ years. Literally nothing has changed about her setup or temps or anything else in the last several years!
Please ask any questions you might have to help me clarify what you need to know. I am still so freaked out by the whole thing!
Anyway, yesterday, I woke her up and put her in her outside enclosure for a bit while the sun was out, brought her back in and gave her a bath where she had a nice big drink and hung out, then I put her back in her enclosure to warm up till hubby got home with mealworms. She dug right in and ate about 20 or more, happily and chased them all around. I out her back in her enclosure to stay warm after all those worms and when I went to check on her about an hour and a half later, she was bone white and not responsive. I pulled her out and felt she was clearly overheated and almost dead, to be honest. I got her under some cool-ish water, like bath water temp, but still cooler that she was, by far!, and gently started cooling her down. She would twitch a bit and that was how i knew to keep trying. She eventually got color back and cooled off but was still warmer than she normally likes to be, but ok, alive and responsive, so we had a huge sigh of relief. Gentle cooling in the damp grass while I called the vet and then a couple hours snuggling until her color got all the way back to normal.
We then noticed that she had a bit of tail rot. She had a kink in her tail when we got her 10 years ago but it has never caused any issues before now. Could something be going on with her immune system that could have caused this?
That spot that she overheated in is only about 95 degrees at any time. She has never overheated before, but she doesn't particularly like to be super warm, either. She is a Colorado Beardie, lol. I have pics of her pooping outside with snow all around her in February! I took her to the vet this morning and will start antibiotics today, and I will also be soaking her tail in the Betadine solution, but is there anything that you can think of that might have caused the overheating issue?
We have her in a 4 or 5 ft tank with plain sand (no issues there in the 10 years), a 2 ft long? UV spectrum long light and a 125 watt heat lamp on the other side. Her tank is topped with expanded metal sheets, because we also have cats and cats can be jerks. She is trying to start brumating now, so I wonder if that could have affected her this year? As far as we know, she was an adult when we got her, so we have no solid idea of how old she is, other than 10+ years. Literally nothing has changed about her setup or temps or anything else in the last several years!
Please ask any questions you might have to help me clarify what you need to know. I am still so freaked out by the whole thing!
