So the point of this post is the title, but I should give a little background first I think...
I just got home from a 5 day trip. I left Tuesday and returned at 5AM this morning. I arranged for a friend to stop by and mist the tank once or twice a day because I noticed right before I had to leave that not only was my little guy in shed, but either his thermometer or thermostat were malfunctioning because the thermometer read 100 degrees surface heat! The thermostat was set to about 86-87 too. So I turned it down some and it started to drop down. I stayed and watched as long as I could but I had to leave. My friend ended up not being able to come until Friday since they left for 2 days for Thanksgiving and they told me that it read 100 on top again, so again I freaked and told her how to adjust it etc etc... This friend ended up being not as reliable as I thought and didn't ever come back after that to check on the snake. Needless to say some heated words were exchanged as I was600 miles away... My plane landed in Rhode Island at 1130. I got to MA at 12:45 in the morning. I go to school in VT, original plan was to sleep then drive back up but I said screw it and just drove up when I got to my car in MA. So I arrived at 5 to find not only the pins for the tank lid left on my bed, but the surface temp was 96, humidity was 20% and the G-D water bowl was DRY. Again, my little guy went into shed a week ago... Ahh I was so angry. I checked his belly and he wasn't burned, luckily. I'm just hoping he isn't going to get sick in anyway. I misted the hell out of the tank when I got home so it's at about 90% right now haha. it'll level out soon, though I'm sure.
Anyway, I've always thought rapid or heavy breathing was associated with stress. But I walked into my room a few minutes ago to him half out of his hide breathing heavy enough to cause his head to bob up and down. I'm not sure why he would be stressed since he was just chillin in his tank w no foot traffic. Do breathing patterns have different meanings?
Thanks for listening, sorry for loooong post and I appreciate any and all help!!
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