Hi everyone,
I have a sick Leo and I am very scared and concerned. He is 3 years old and is usually an amazing eater. He has stopped coming out when we got a new puppy because he doesnt like the sound/ smell of her running around, which is understandable; however, he would still come out to eat. He had his monthly shed at the beginning of this month, but has since not eaten and refuses food. We were struggling with our heat mat which we later found had unstuck from the bottom of the tank, but have since ordered a new one and got it back to working for him. He has pooped about 2/3 times since we discovered the heating issue, once in his water dish which is unusual. I have been having to force him out of his humid hide to spray it down and he goes right back in-hasn't gone on hot side for this whole time. Last night i had to force him out again and he started yawning and screaming which he has only done once when he was very stressed from being handled too much and threw up. This time, he was just yawning and looked like he was wretching and his tongue was very white. Please let me know if you have any advice as we fear this is impaction. I administered him a drop of olive oil last night and we plan to soak him tonight in warm water for hydration.
Thanks,
Christina.
I have a sick Leo and I am very scared and concerned. He is 3 years old and is usually an amazing eater. He has stopped coming out when we got a new puppy because he doesnt like the sound/ smell of her running around, which is understandable; however, he would still come out to eat. He had his monthly shed at the beginning of this month, but has since not eaten and refuses food. We were struggling with our heat mat which we later found had unstuck from the bottom of the tank, but have since ordered a new one and got it back to working for him. He has pooped about 2/3 times since we discovered the heating issue, once in his water dish which is unusual. I have been having to force him out of his humid hide to spray it down and he goes right back in-hasn't gone on hot side for this whole time. Last night i had to force him out again and he started yawning and screaming which he has only done once when he was very stressed from being handled too much and threw up. This time, he was just yawning and looked like he was wretching and his tongue was very white. Please let me know if you have any advice as we fear this is impaction. I administered him a drop of olive oil last night and we plan to soak him tonight in warm water for hydration.
Thanks,
Christina.