HELP

[NickG1987]

Okay, so today I've noticed it looks like Gojira Is coughing? He kinds lunges forward and opens his mouth like a cough but there is no sound coming from him. Is there something wrong I should be rushing him to the vet over? His tank is properly heated and the humidity is only 33%. Can someone help? I use repticarpet as a substrate. The only different thing about his cage is a new log I put in there yesterday that I got from a reptile store...

 

[Elemental Dragon Lord]

Get him to the vet, he may have something stuck in his throat or could bfe early RI, better safe than sorry

 

[NickG1987]

Would he still eat like a pig with something in his throat or a RI? I mean today alone he's eaten about 25 phoenix worms, some salad, and about 5 or 6 small small dubias

 

[PatsyB]

Will he let you open his mouth to look in? Lunging forward and opening his mouth seems like something is stuck but if he is eating maybe not. Do you notice excess mucous in his mouth or coming out his nose? Those would be signs of a URI. I would have him checked by a vet just to be safe.

 

[NickG1987]

His mouth looks fine what little I could see when he was chomping phoenix worms, and his nose isn't runny or anything. Could him shedding cause him to do this? I've noticed the skin on his head starting to go a bit gray and its gets greyer back towards his neck.

 

[PatsyB]

It could be his way of losening the skin. Luci does this crazy head roll thing when his neck is shedding, he looks like Linda Blair in the exorcist!

 

[NickG1987]

LOL. Yeah, I mean, he kinda lunges forward and stretches out his neck and opens his mouth. He's still alert, he was just trying to catch a fly buzzing around his viv. He doesn't seem to be leaking anywhere except when he poos, and is still being friendly so I really don't know what to do.

 

[PatsyB]

Is he constantly doing it? Is it after he eats or just random? It's possible he's just trying to help a shed or he could even have something tiny stuck in his throat like a a small piece of green. I would give him a bath and let him get a good soak to help the shed and brush it gently with a soft toothbrush. Also try to get him to drink some water, if something is in his throat maybe it will help it go down.

 

[NickG1987]

He's just doing it randomly. I gave him a bath yesterday. Is okay to do it two days in a row?

 

[PatsyB]

If he's shedding it shouldn't hurt.

 

[NickG1987]

You need to set-up an "Oh **** what's he doing now?" hotline.

 

[PatsyB]

Keep in mind though, like EDL said, if it is an upper respiratory infection you want to start treatment sooner than later. So a vet visit might be a good idea just to know for sure.

 

[NickG1987]

OK.

 

[PatsyB]

LOL, I'm learning right along with everyone else! The biggest thing I learned is not to freak out over everthing. However, my frogs taught me to trust my gut, if I think it's something serious then it needs to be treated right away because usually by the time they show illness, it's too late.