Hey everyone,

So i recently purchased a breeder male off craigs list weighing in at about 1200 grams. He has been in my possession for about two days now and on the first day i noticed a slight wheeze on the first night. Now on the second night, after i had gotten home from the bar at 1am, i heard him expelling air quite hard. Loud enough that i thought he was pooping and slid out his tub to check on him.

After observing this the only thing i can think is that he has a minor respiratory infection as i don't see liquid near his mouth or vent, and i don't see bubbling. However, as i illustrated above i did observe him expelling air and yawning a couple of time. What is weird is that during the day he seems fine. However at night i hear this behavior a lot.

From my research i have found that upping the temperatures within the enclosure can help with a RI and help fight it off. My question is simply if anyone could offer advice and or situations that they have found to work from them.

Now i know a lot of you are going to say "Take him to a vet", which in the long run i might end up going. However i am really going to try to contact the seller and have a few words with him.

Also in my research i have found that male breeders, and possible females. Often exhibit signs of respiratory infections from the strain of breeding. So i am kinda hoping that this is the case and he could just get better. (Super optimistic.)