gonzotronn
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I heard a squeak come from my 6 month old sulcata's box a few times today and decided I would take him (or her) out to soak as I do every other day. When I picked him up to move him into his bath I noticed there was a bubble coming out of his nose. I put him in his bath and a "wave" from me hitting the box splashed him in the face. He kept making gasping sounds with his mouth open and more bubbles were coming out. He eventually calmed down and stopped gasping but the bubbles are still there.
I have had him for about 6 weeks. There is always some piece of live grass in his enclosure. I also feed him cactus, hibiscus flowers, collard/radish greens, crushed mazuri every other day and about once every 2 weeks maybe some carrot, apple, or prickly pear fruit (which he had yesterday). I soak him every other day in warm water for about 20 mins and his urates are slightly gritty each time. He has access to a shallow water dish that is plenty big. Substrate is coco/cypress mulch mix that I spray daily. Has a half log covering with moss that I keep extra damp. I use a UVB MVB for 13 hours a day as his basking lamp. Temp reaches 107F and about 85 ambient. For the remaining 11 night hours I have a ceramic heating element that keeps that enclosure around 80 average.
Do I need to take him to a vet? Say no to "vitamin" shots but yes to antibiotics and make sure to finish them? Please help! I have become very fond of Tortellini.
Pics of enclosure and nose bubble
https://imgur.com/KCgKANG
https://imgur.com/9ylSLbE
I have had him for about 6 weeks. There is always some piece of live grass in his enclosure. I also feed him cactus, hibiscus flowers, collard/radish greens, crushed mazuri every other day and about once every 2 weeks maybe some carrot, apple, or prickly pear fruit (which he had yesterday). I soak him every other day in warm water for about 20 mins and his urates are slightly gritty each time. He has access to a shallow water dish that is plenty big. Substrate is coco/cypress mulch mix that I spray daily. Has a half log covering with moss that I keep extra damp. I use a UVB MVB for 13 hours a day as his basking lamp. Temp reaches 107F and about 85 ambient. For the remaining 11 night hours I have a ceramic heating element that keeps that enclosure around 80 average.
Do I need to take him to a vet? Say no to "vitamin" shots but yes to antibiotics and make sure to finish them? Please help! I have become very fond of Tortellini.
Pics of enclosure and nose bubble
https://imgur.com/KCgKANG
https://imgur.com/9ylSLbE