Advice please - very worried

Emilyjayne2012 · 03-01-2013, 08:27 PM

Ive noticed over the last week Heidi hasn't been herself and I've now noticed that her eyes are not at all bright, they seem almost swollen and even more worryingly when she eats they have bubbles coming out of them. She doesn't have bubbles coming out of here nose but today she's been breathing out of her mouth and looks like she's straining. She's very active and eating loads but I just don't know what to do as my vet is booked up for a few days and I don't want her to get worse. I'm keeping the temps up in their enclosure and I try to bathe her to help her eyes but she gets so stressed in the bath I worry it will make her worse.

Help pleeeease!!

**egyptiandan64** · 03-01-2013, 08:33 PM

Straining to breath or to go to the bathroom? Do you know what the humidity is in your enclosure?

Danny

Emilyjayne2012 · 03-01-2013, 10:36 PM

Well she had just been to the bathroom so I think she was straining to breath. She had her mouth open and looked like she was gasping. The humidity is at about 45% I'm trying to raise it but nothing seems to be working.

**egyptiandan64** · 03-01-2013, 10:52 PM

Try to raise the humidity and see how that goes. I take it you have a table? You could try covering half the table with some perspex and that would help keep the humidity and the temperatures up.

Danny

Emilyjayne2012 · 03-01-2013, 11:22 PM

No I have a viv at the minute as I find it hard to keep the temps up as my room is cold. What would help bring the humidity up?

**egyptiandan64** · 03-01-2013, 11:27 PM

Keeping the substrate damper, adding a water dish with a larger surface area, more frequent mistings/sprayings, moss in 1 or 2 of the corners.

Danny

Emilyjayne2012 · 03-01-2013, 11:31 PM

Ok then thank you I will start doing those and see if she improves at all. I have tried to stick to a smaller water dish as Heidi is only 4ish months old so I didn't want her to get stuck or drown

**egyptiandan64** · 03-01-2013, 11:41 PM

Don't need to go deeper, just a larger shallow dish.

Danny

Suze65 · 04-01-2013, 10:05 AM

Sorry to here she's poorly , hope she gets well soon,

Emilyjayne2012 · 04-01-2013, 10:14 AM

Thanks Danny I will try that

Thank you Suze, I hope so too

03-01-2013, 08:27 PM	#1
Emilyjayne2012 Member Hatchling Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Essex Posts: 674	Advice please - very worried Ive noticed over the last week Heidi hasn't been herself and I've now noticed that her eyes are not at all bright, they seem almost swollen and even more worryingly when she eats they have bubbles coming out of them. She doesn't have bubbles coming out of here nose but today she's been breathing out of her mouth and looks like she's straining. She's very active and eating loads but I just don't know what to do as my vet is booked up for a few days and I don't want her to get worse. I'm keeping the temps up in their enclosure and I try to bathe her to help her eyes but she gets so stressed in the bath I worry it will make her worse. Help pleeeease!! __________________ Emily & ....

03-01-2013, 08:33 PM	#2
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Straining to breath or to go to the bathroom? Do you know what the humidity is in your enclosure? Danny __________________

03-01-2013, 10:36 PM	#3
Emilyjayne2012 Member Hatchling Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Essex Posts: 674	Well she had just been to the bathroom so I think she was straining to breath. She had her mouth open and looked like she was gasping. The humidity is at about 45% I'm trying to raise it but nothing seems to be working. __________________ Emily & ....

03-01-2013, 10:52 PM	#4
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Try to raise the humidity and see how that goes. I take it you have a table? You could try covering half the table with some perspex and that would help keep the humidity and the temperatures up. Danny __________________

03-01-2013, 11:22 PM	#5
Emilyjayne2012 Member Hatchling Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Essex Posts: 674	No I have a viv at the minute as I find it hard to keep the temps up as my room is cold. What would help bring the humidity up? __________________ Emily & ....

03-01-2013, 11:27 PM	#6
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Keeping the substrate damper, adding a water dish with a larger surface area, more frequent mistings/sprayings, moss in 1 or 2 of the corners. Danny __________________

03-01-2013, 11:31 PM	#7
Emilyjayne2012 Member Hatchling Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Essex Posts: 674	Ok then thank you I will start doing those and see if she improves at all. I have tried to stick to a smaller water dish as Heidi is only 4ish months old so I didn't want her to get stuck or drown __________________ Emily & ....

03-01-2013, 11:41 PM	#8
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Don't need to go deeper, just a larger shallow dish. Danny __________________

04-01-2013, 10:05 AM	#9
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Sorry to here she's poorly , hope she gets well soon, __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

04-01-2013, 10:14 AM	#10
Emilyjayne2012 Member Hatchling Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Essex Posts: 674	Thanks Danny I will try that Thank you Suze, I hope so too __________________ Emily & ....

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