BLUE TONGUE SKINKS

And it sounds like pneumonia . She was put on Baytrill 15 units every day once, for 14 days. I'm glad I caught it when I did.

Great job on noticing a problem and taking her to the vet promptly. Update us on how she is doing, and really good job and dealing with this before it got worse.

Thanks:) I knew something was up right away after I got home from my dads when her nose was crusted over.The vet said she was easyily co-operative when it came to looking her over and inside her mouth.(which my other two lizards woun't do.) I'm also supposed to steam her twice a day when someone has a hot shower put her in the bathroom to help her breath. Pneumonia's easily cured right? This is the first time ever dealing with somthing like this. I''ve been sleeping in the laundry room so she can have her basking light on 24/7. Any other tips?

phaemas wrote: Pneumonia's easily cured right?

I haven't had experience with reptiles, but with humans at least it is a long process and I wouldn't exactly call it "easy to cure"... My friend was out of school for two weeks and was sick for a full month. At least you caught it early. You definitely did the right thing!!b

Sylvia had pneumonia when I first got her, it took her about a month or so to really get over it, but just be diligent about administering the medicine. Even if it might look like she is getting better, keep with it until the amount you were given runs out.

I'm teaching my brother and my parents how to administer the meds if I ever happen to not be able too give them someone else can and I don't have to worry.

Please don't underestimate the seriousness of pneumonia. Ensure no administration of antibiotics is missed as achieving a cure is reliant on the support for the immune system provided by the timely application of each dose.

I assume heat is being provided 24/7 to keep the skink at preferred body temperature.

It's being kept on 24/7 now and i'm looking into puting a heat emiter in again for at night cus right now they have my room to themselvesXD I'm making sure my entire family knows how to administer the meds incase i am not there to do it or can't for some reason. (which happens once-twice when i'm away at my dads)

Good work, Phaemas. Definitely make sure Marvin gets ever single dose. Otherwise, just minimize stress and only handle her to give antibiotics (make sure your family knows this too). Stress is bad, so just leave her in peace as much as possible so she can get better.

I have to handle her to give her her meds and to steam her and she JUST decided to shed NOW so I gave her a bath that was semi hot and put a towel over it so she could ''steam''

For bath water, use lukewarm or else measure the temperature. What feels semi-hot to us is often way too hot for reptiles. Do you have a temp gun?

No, unfortunetly I don't have a temp gun.

phaemas wrote:No, unfortunetly I don't have a temp gun.

Well, you should definitely get one soon so you can accurately measure their temperatures. They aren't very expensive.

Until then, just use lukewarm water for baths. It is better a little cool than too hot.

Okay:)