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I think he's sick......
Ok, I just noticed it last night that my blackthroat is making a sneezing noise every once and a while. What's the problem? Is there anything I can do?
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Re: I think he's sick......
my ackie does that too. its normal as far as i know.
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Re: I think he's sick......
my tegu does too.. if the substrate is dusty at all you'll have that.
if he's lethargic, has rapid and/or shallow breathing, or has mucus coming from his nostrils then you have a problem.
if you're worried though, you can elevate the basking temperature 5-10 deg and see if it gets better. if it gets any worse go to the vet.
Colin Vestrand
long time keeper and breeder of carpet pythons and other snakes...
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Re: I think he's sick......
Ok, Thanks alot. He's not lethargic at all, actually he's more active than he's ever been. It could be kinda dusty since I have him on cypress but I don't know. As for the mucus I haven't noticed anything out of the norm. Still eating 30+ bugs a day.
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Re: I think he's sick......
Originally Posted by Trey
He's not lethargic at all, actually he's more active than he's ever been. ..... Still eating 30+ bugs a day.
sounds like you have a monitor
switch to dirt though. he needs to be able to dig and burrow.
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Re: I think he's sick......
What kind of dirt and where can you get it?
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Re: I think he's sick......
i would look around for any sry stream beds in your area. walk the stream bed and look for places where the silt drops. its awesome dirt.
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Re: I think he's sick......
Or you could get bags of topsoil (untreated, no fertlizer or additives etc) from your local Home Depot, Lowes etc ... it's cheap.
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