Possible Neumonia

My BP will lay upwards along the side of the wall of his cage for hours. I have inspected his mouth and shows no sign of bubbling or extra mucus. He seems very healthy and I keep his temp hot at 91 and ambient around 85-90. His humidity does fluctuate a little between 60-80%. Is it a possibilty that I am drowning him or that he might have neumonia. My female is much younger and she is fine, and acts very normal. Where as he is very agile and always wants to get away from me but he never wants to bite and has always been a scaredy snake. lol... sorry all joking aside I am very worried but dont want to pay a vet if nothing is wrong for them to say that. I have had him for 2 years and will pay anything if something is wrong, but with the economy the way it is funds cant be thrown away for something that may be nothing.

Any helpful suggestions please. And thank you all in advance.

Scott

If your temps and humidity are accurate, that shouldn't cause a problem. Are you measuring with something digital?

If there's no mucus, gurgling, clicking, wheezing, etc, maybe he's trying to escape? Do you have two identical hides as small as he will fit? Does he just lie against the glass and not move? Maybe he's just weird.

Yes I use digital monitoring for them both and have always had accurate readings. He just recently started doing this. I did however take him outside recently which isnt anything unusual for him as I have done it many times before. He doesnt seem to be trying to get out as he doesnt search around. He will just go to one spot and stay there for hours. If I open the lid he doesnt try anything he just remains there and I will touch him to make sure he isnt sleeping and sometimes he will retract but doesnt try to escape. And sometimes he doesnt move at all. His hide is a large hide but fits him well as when he is curled up it touches him almost on all sides. All of his behavior is out of the norm and he defenitely is more skiddish towards being held lately.

Any other thoughts?

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Originally Posted by bbabear01

Any other thoughts?

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How old is the female?
How long have you had her?
Is the male still eating regularly?

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Originally Posted by Vypyrz

How old is the female?
How long have you had her?
Is the male still eating regularly?

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lol that is what I am thinking.


If you aren't noticing any other symptoms of an RI then he probably doesn't have an RI.

If he is an adult male he might want some lady lovin.