Hi,
I just got an adult Northern blue tongue and was shipped to South Florida ( actual temps 90oF) with a heat pack and with Fedex Standard overnight, so she got here at around 3pm! The box was extremely hot inside and she wasn’t moving. I thought she was dead poor thing, but for some miracle she is alive!
I put her in a tub with about 1/2 inch of lukewarm water for a few minutes and now she seems alert and moving.. She is very red / pink in the sides, probably from the heat? I am obviously keeping a close eye on her, but do you think she may have any permanent damage? Anything I should be paying special attention to?
I’m very worried about her…
I’m ataching some pics of the red areas I took while she was in the tub. It is way more red in person than in the pics.
Thank you!
Overheated and rough shipping
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Morla
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Overheated and rough shipping
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splashy07
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Re: Overheated and rough shipping
The coloring is normal. Many of mine have this also, and more prominent before shed.
Just let it settle in and adjust for a few days.
Just let it settle in and adjust for a few days.
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Morla
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Re: Overheated and rough shipping
Thanks for the response!
Later I saw her belly was very red as well… much more than it shows in the pictures. So is that normal then?
Thank you!
Later I saw her belly was very red as well… much more than it shows in the pictures. So is that normal then?
Thank you!
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Re: Overheated and rough shipping
I have seen this color in quite a few of them. As long as everything else is normal I wouldn't worry.
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