Water coming out dragon's nose.

[donovan]

Guys, need help! About 2 hours ago I fed my dragon with 2 teaspoons of water to cool him. I left him near the window under the sun and his mouth was wide-open so i thought he was overheated (almost all the water was spilled though, so he didn't drink much). Then like 15 minutes later I noticed bubbles coming from his nostrills. Found out the pet should be left in a declining position to help the water drain. But about 30 minutes the only water thar came out was just a couple droplets from each nostrill. Though as i said before he didn't drink much, I am worried. He is still acring exhausted and hardly breathing but his skin and beard are bright despite 5 or 6 black spikes. Will he be ok? I can't check on him right now because I had to go to work.

 

[AHBD]

You did the right thing with the teapot maneuver , holding his body at an incline head down. Hopefully he'll be fine but just watch for possible coughing, heavy breathing, etc.

 

[donovan]

You did the right thing with the teapot maneuver , holding his body at an incline head down. Hopefully he'll be fine but just watch for possible coughing, heavy breathing, etc.

Morning update: he seems fine. Black spikes on his beard are gone, he turns his head to me and climbs on my arms when I pick him up. But his breathing is strange: he takes a normal breath, exhales just a little bit and after 5 seconds he exhales the rest. Smoetimes he takes a very little breath and then exhales fully 3 seconds later, just like he always does. Should I take him to a vet now or wait untill next day to see any changes?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

If he appears to be acting normally & doesn't have a black beard, then you can do a few things at home to help boost his system first before taking him into the vets.
During the day you can increase his basking temperatures by a degree or two if he tolerates it to help his immune system. Overnight, you can keep him around 75-80F to help boost his immune system. Keep his humidity under control right now, too.

Tracie