Please Help! (Potential Emergency)
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:11 pm
I just had something of a freak accident happen to my pet blue tongue skink. I walked into my room (without my glasses on) and saw something flying around my light. I turned off the light to get it to go away (I thought it was a moth), but instead it flew directly under my skink's heat lamp and landed. I was curious to see what it was. Just as I got close enough to identify it as a bee, my skink was already lounging at it and had it in his mouth before I could get the bee to fly away. And he swallowed it before I do anything to stop him.
This happened about three hours ago, and at first I thought everything looked fine. After all, I've seen him eat more than his share of stray bugs. But I know him well enough to know when he's uncomfortable, and right now he definitely doesn't look comfortable. He's normally very active, even at night, but right now he's just laying with his head down and his eyes closed. He also appears to be breathing a little heavier than he normally does. He still responds to my voice, and he can move and look around. I don't know whether I'm just too worried and overreacting, or if there's really something going on.
Is there anything I can do for him? It's past midnight local time, and even though there is a vet who treats reptiles and exotics nearby, there is no one there at this time of night. I would have to wait until morning to get any sort of professional help. Has anyone else ever had this happen to their skink? If he's sick, how bad does something like this normally get?
This happened about three hours ago, and at first I thought everything looked fine. After all, I've seen him eat more than his share of stray bugs. But I know him well enough to know when he's uncomfortable, and right now he definitely doesn't look comfortable. He's normally very active, even at night, but right now he's just laying with his head down and his eyes closed. He also appears to be breathing a little heavier than he normally does. He still responds to my voice, and he can move and look around. I don't know whether I'm just too worried and overreacting, or if there's really something going on.
Is there anything I can do for him? It's past midnight local time, and even though there is a vet who treats reptiles and exotics nearby, there is no one there at this time of night. I would have to wait until morning to get any sort of professional help. Has anyone else ever had this happen to their skink? If he's sick, how bad does something like this normally get?
