snickitysnack
New Member
Hi all,
I posted a few days ago because my 3 month old Hermann had stopped eating... It's been about ten days now and today I noticed her scratching her face and kind of biting at the air. I took her to my local vivarium (couldn't find a reptile vet in my area on such short notice) and they said she likely has some sort of cold/respiratory infection and she has slim chances of survival at this point. They suggested downsizing her enclosure to make sure she's nice and warm. They said this is most likely from the overall temp of the enclosure being too cold. I feel absolutely awful. I followed the breeders instructions to a T, but I still feel like this is totally my fault and I should've been more vigilant. She still seems like she's really struggling to breath and I'm so afraid that I'm gonna lose her.
Any suggestions on how to help this little baby survive would be greatly appreciated! I'm already doing carrot soaks 1-2 times a day to try to get some calories in her.
Thank you
I posted a few days ago because my 3 month old Hermann had stopped eating... It's been about ten days now and today I noticed her scratching her face and kind of biting at the air. I took her to my local vivarium (couldn't find a reptile vet in my area on such short notice) and they said she likely has some sort of cold/respiratory infection and she has slim chances of survival at this point. They suggested downsizing her enclosure to make sure she's nice and warm. They said this is most likely from the overall temp of the enclosure being too cold. I feel absolutely awful. I followed the breeders instructions to a T, but I still feel like this is totally my fault and I should've been more vigilant. She still seems like she's really struggling to breath and I'm so afraid that I'm gonna lose her.
Any suggestions on how to help this little baby survive would be greatly appreciated! I'm already doing carrot soaks 1-2 times a day to try to get some calories in her.
Thank you