Quote Originally Posted by Expensive hobby View Post
I'm not really an expert on parasitic infections in BD's, however, I do know that many different parasites can live in a host for a very long time. Especially if the host has a good immune system, it can keep the infection at bay for long periods of time with little to no symptoms. Different environmental stresses can cause the immune system enough of a weakness where the virus/parasite/bacteria can overwhelm the immune system and that's when you see symptoms and a decline in health.

I don't want to get you scared, but I'd also hate to say "oh ya its just stress from moving it'll be okay don't worry" and then it dies from something more serious.

It's always safest to have a vet do an examination to rule out anything serious. That said, in the case of myself, I do not see a vet unless I see a decline in health, or obvious signs and symptoms. I've even had snakes with Upper Respiratory Infections that I treated myself.

But err on the side of caution and have a vet check things out. That's the best advice I can give. The second recommendation, if it doesn't seem necessary is to monitor your pet closely, and if eating doesn't resume within a week, or it is experiencing noticeable weight loss, or any new symptoms arise, then see a vet.

Hope that helps at all



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Hi there, thanks for all the help.

We sent a fecal sample out to be tested with our vet. I noticed his feces was loose and slightly watery (not a good sign). I am concerned over this (among many other things). I'm going to give him another bath today; half water/half pedialyte to help with dehydration. He did eat some veggies and one super worm yesterday for the first time in over a 10 days. The little guy still refuses to bask, his tank set up correctly but he just isn't interested. His newest behaviour is digging at the bottom off his cage (we use newspaper as substrate). I'm also keeping tabs on his weight, he is currently 377 grams.

We we will know more once the results come back from the vet. I'm just worried over him. He definitely is not himself.