ok i'm glad to know that i'm at least doing one thing right, with the temps and that what hes experiencing may not be related to what happened in nov.

umm i haven't noticed that hes been breathing with his mouth open or anything along those lines nor any slime/goo (i attempt to handle him everyday except for when i feed him then i wait until later in the week, i've never had any problems with that and he doesn't seem to mind).

something that i forgot to mention when i orignally typed this was that when i got him he had mites (this was in augs). i took him to the vet that same week and he was given a shot that week and then another one two weeks later just to make sure that he was completely rid of them. i don't think that it could be anything from that but it is a possiblity. while i was at the vet for that he was given a bill of clean health other wise.

would there be any other reason for him having issues with breathing?

anyways thanks agian for any tips and advice.