Tegu not opening eyes and yawning

mantis · New Member Joined: Jun 11, 2007 Posts: 3

Not sure what is wrong, here are his symptoms

Not moving around very well almost paralyzed. I can pick him up and cradle him like a baby. Not like him at all

Not eating

Barely opening his eyes

Yawning continuously

What I have tried, Changed his UVA/UVB bulb only has a month of operation on it. Mixing calcium and vitamins with water and using a syringe to inject into his mouth. Been doing this for about a month no change

Temp is fine, humidity is fine

Not sure what to do

Thank you for any help

DaveDragon · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:09 am Post subject:

How old is he?? Weight, length??

Sounds like a respiratory infection and/or a heavy load of parasites. You should get him to a herp vet ASAP.

We've been feeding ours (with a syringe) stage 1 meat baby food and vanilla Activia yogurt (this brand has the natural bacteria required for digestion) for the past 2 weeks. That, and a dose of medication from the vet, has helped his appetite and alertness tremendously.
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mantis · New Member Joined: Jun 11, 2007 Posts: 3

he is about 2 years old and almost 3' head to tail. Anyone know of a good vet in the MA area?

thanks in advance
Chris

DaveDragon · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:43 pm Post subject:

mantis · New Member Joined: Jun 11, 2007 Posts: 3

thanks for the site, the guy in westborough sounds like he knows his reptiles and he is right next door.

thanks again
Chris