sahatiel
Not so new Member
I've had my blue tongue for a little over a week now, and I'm a little bit concerned about him.
Since I got him, he's had a tendency to rub up against everything, and his scales have become less glossy, which leads me to think that he is coming into a shed. During this time, he ate well, and he'd come up to the glass a couple of times a day, to see what we were doing. I've put my hand in front of him several times, and he'd cautiously flick his tongue out until he decided I was ok.
But for the last two days, he's not eaten, though I've feed him his favourite foods, has stayed behind his log and doesn't stick his tongue out at anything.
What has me worried is that last night, I heard what seemed to be a cough (different to his sneezing), he had his mouth a little bit open, and was moving his tongue as though he'd just eaten, though he hadn't been. He also keeps his head up off the ground, and seems to be sleeping a lot, and has stopped rubbing against stuff. There is no sign of mucus, nor any shed skin.
Scrabble is about 9 weeks old, and lives in a black melamine enclosure measuring 1m (l) x 38cm (w) x 45cm (h) with astro-turf as the "substrate". He has a UVB 5.0 light, and a 75W heat lamp. Cool end is 28 deg, hot end is 38-39 deg. Temps are about 25deg overnight. He has plenty of water, kept in the cool end. His log runs from the hot end to the cool end, and he spends most of his time (now) in the shade at the hot end - middle.
Until the last couple of days, he was all over the place, not really spending more time in any particular location.
Should I be taking him to the vet ASAP, or should I stick it out and see how things go?
Since I got him, he's had a tendency to rub up against everything, and his scales have become less glossy, which leads me to think that he is coming into a shed. During this time, he ate well, and he'd come up to the glass a couple of times a day, to see what we were doing. I've put my hand in front of him several times, and he'd cautiously flick his tongue out until he decided I was ok.
But for the last two days, he's not eaten, though I've feed him his favourite foods, has stayed behind his log and doesn't stick his tongue out at anything.
What has me worried is that last night, I heard what seemed to be a cough (different to his sneezing), he had his mouth a little bit open, and was moving his tongue as though he'd just eaten, though he hadn't been. He also keeps his head up off the ground, and seems to be sleeping a lot, and has stopped rubbing against stuff. There is no sign of mucus, nor any shed skin.
Scrabble is about 9 weeks old, and lives in a black melamine enclosure measuring 1m (l) x 38cm (w) x 45cm (h) with astro-turf as the "substrate". He has a UVB 5.0 light, and a 75W heat lamp. Cool end is 28 deg, hot end is 38-39 deg. Temps are about 25deg overnight. He has plenty of water, kept in the cool end. His log runs from the hot end to the cool end, and he spends most of his time (now) in the shade at the hot end - middle.
Until the last couple of days, he was all over the place, not really spending more time in any particular location.
Should I be taking him to the vet ASAP, or should I stick it out and see how things go?