Unfortunately Marshall has come down with a cold, or as most people say, a respiratory infection. I noticed him sneezing continuously this morning, and when I took him out again later today, he was clicking. I opened up his mouth and found one or two bubbles. I have two herp vets near me, but according to reviews, they are both extremely unreliable. I had to do something to help him, so I did the Vic's vapor rub/eucalyptus oil remedy. How often should I do this? Should I stick with the feeding schedule or hold off until he's back to his healthy self? I have bumped his temps as well. I also need to figure out why he has a ri. My husbandry is top notch, I've been going over every little detail over and over today making sure I'm not forgetting anything. The only thing I can think of is that I'm not very sanitary. That sounds gross lol but what I mean is I don't always wash my hands before handling, and I handle him pretty regularly. Is it possible that he would pick up something that was on my hands?

Another issue we've been having lately, is he has started to strike at my hand when I reach in his cage. I made another post about this a couple of days ago, but now he's done it 2 more times. Either he's really hungry or scared right? Now a lot of you will say "typical hatchling behavior" but he has never ever bitten or even attempted to bite me in the last 5 months I've owned him. Even at his small young age, he allows me to touch all over his head and never balls up on me. I worried I might be handling too much, so I cut back on that quite a bit but he is still striking occasionally. I am planning on offering him two rats next feeding, maybe he is just starving.

Please help me out and give me any pointers! Thanks in advance


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