DovahDad
Hatchling Member
Hey all, I'm hoping someone can give me some sense of whether I'm overly concerned, or if this a real problem.
The Bath
My fiance and I gave Dovah, a ~3-month-old, a bath last night in the tub. The water was shallow enough that his feet could touch bottom throughout, though it was up to his neck at the very deepest. The water started out at about 100 F. After doing his usual "standing motionless" routine he's done whenever we've bathed him in a small tub, he began running/swimming around.
At one point he put his mouth in the water and appeared to drink several gulps.
He resumed running around, went to the deep end, and tried to run up the wall for several seconds (getting nowhere of course). After this he froze and pooped, and stayed motionless for a long time with his stomach very wide and flat. We got the poop out and then took him out as well.
When I took him out I noticed the water was quite a bit cooler than I expected. He was in there for up to 15 minutes tops.
The Problems
After we took him out, I first noticed he was making some odd noises - like small gurgling sounds. We then noticed one of his nostrils would periodically seem to fill or be plugged by something white - about every 15 seconds - and bubbles came out each time. He also kept opening his mouth like he was breathing hard, and sometimes made a sort of "coughing" sound.
At this point we were kind of freaking out. We dried him thoroughly and wiped his nose each time it bubbled. He did his usual climbing around on us, and actually climbed to the top of my head, which was a first. I did some Googling and suspected he had too much water in his stomach/lungs, and we put him under his basking lamp on a log, angled with his head downward, hoping to help drain the water. The IR thermometer said he was 100.5 degrees F on the log, and it was 24% humidity on that end of the cage.
He kept up his nose issues and occasional weird mouth-opening at least until we all went to bed.
I checked on him this morning and his one nostril is still periodically "filling" or "plugging" with something white for a few seconds, though there are no bubbles. He is still opening his mouth more than usual. He did eat 4 phoenix worms, which is a pretty normal amount for him, and he appears as active as he usually is.
So I guess it's just the odd white thing that periodically fills his nostril and the mouth opening that's still concerning. Do you think he's got a problem, like a respiratory infection? Or is he just recovering from his bath problems?
Thanks in advance for any responses. I hope we haven't gotten him sick!
The Bath
My fiance and I gave Dovah, a ~3-month-old, a bath last night in the tub. The water was shallow enough that his feet could touch bottom throughout, though it was up to his neck at the very deepest. The water started out at about 100 F. After doing his usual "standing motionless" routine he's done whenever we've bathed him in a small tub, he began running/swimming around.
At one point he put his mouth in the water and appeared to drink several gulps.
He resumed running around, went to the deep end, and tried to run up the wall for several seconds (getting nowhere of course). After this he froze and pooped, and stayed motionless for a long time with his stomach very wide and flat. We got the poop out and then took him out as well.
When I took him out I noticed the water was quite a bit cooler than I expected. He was in there for up to 15 minutes tops.
The Problems
After we took him out, I first noticed he was making some odd noises - like small gurgling sounds. We then noticed one of his nostrils would periodically seem to fill or be plugged by something white - about every 15 seconds - and bubbles came out each time. He also kept opening his mouth like he was breathing hard, and sometimes made a sort of "coughing" sound.
At this point we were kind of freaking out. We dried him thoroughly and wiped his nose each time it bubbled. He did his usual climbing around on us, and actually climbed to the top of my head, which was a first. I did some Googling and suspected he had too much water in his stomach/lungs, and we put him under his basking lamp on a log, angled with his head downward, hoping to help drain the water. The IR thermometer said he was 100.5 degrees F on the log, and it was 24% humidity on that end of the cage.
He kept up his nose issues and occasional weird mouth-opening at least until we all went to bed.
I checked on him this morning and his one nostril is still periodically "filling" or "plugging" with something white for a few seconds, though there are no bubbles. He is still opening his mouth more than usual. He did eat 4 phoenix worms, which is a pretty normal amount for him, and he appears as active as he usually is.
So I guess it's just the odd white thing that periodically fills his nostril and the mouth opening that's still concerning. Do you think he's got a problem, like a respiratory infection? Or is he just recovering from his bath problems?
Thanks in advance for any responses. I hope we haven't gotten him sick!