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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:38 pm Post subject: Tegu Has A Cold?
I saw my tegu sneeze?Like 3x could this be a cold?His temp and everything else is fine i think its a cold cause my mom has AC on and when she does that i normaly let him go outside and relax in sun, but i couldnt today cause i have an injured foot.Temps are fine though last i check it was around 90 on warm side and 78,79 on cold side
Joined: Oct 03, 2006 Posts: 555 Location: Central FL
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:01 pm Post subject:
I doubt it. They sneeze when they've been digging around or playing in the water. A 'cold' in reptiles in termed Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) and would be seen as open mouthed breathing, heavy breathing, lack of appetite, etc. It's usually (not always) from consistent low temps, especially with high humidity.
I found a quick link with lizard info as opposed to snake info, even though the symptoms are about the same.
But Melissa Kaplan is the gold standard!
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Joined: Oct 16, 2007 Posts: 2553 Location: San Antonio,TX
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 5:23 am Post subject:
Is the entire mulch moist ( not wet/soaked but moist to the touch ) ? not just the top but the entire mulch.Because if you just mist the top of the mulch but you don't stir it up the buttom mulch will dry out.When that happens your Tegu will breath in some dust.Or he might just had a drink.Sometimes when Tegus drink they sneeze after that because some water got in the nose.It also can happen that the Tegu has some bubbles comming out of the nose.That is normal.The second link that Laura gave you is a good one.Hope you are ok and that your foot will heal fast.
Joined: Oct 12, 2007 Posts: 519 Location: San Diego, CA
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject:
Both prior posts are quite accurate, all I'd add is regarding your basking temps. What is it? Above 90 I hope? _________________ 1.0.0 B&W
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