august is sick.

[caroline?]

hi so i am currently out of town and my pet sitter says august is very dark and has his mouth open his eyes closed, before i left i purchased bugs from someone i haven't bought from before and i think the person fed the bugs something that is toxic to chams because nothing else has changed in his husbandry has changed since i left, im extremely worried that it might be too late to save him..
i don't know what to do

 

[caroline?]

when i bought the bugs the guy gave me a bag of bee pollen, oats and calcium that he had been feeding the bugs, could that make him sick?
i threw away that bag but they had been eating that before i got them

 

[Beman]

Can your pet sitter take him to a reptile vet?

I honestly have no idea on if the bugs were the cause.
@JacksJill thoughts on this?

 

[JacksJill]

I don't know if it is related or not. The vet seems like the best option.
Crickets fed moldy grain can be toxic but the symptoms look more like a coordination problem and circling.
Super worms can be raised in oats without an issue. It might help to know what kind of bugs.

 

[caroline?]

Super worms can be raised in oats without an issue. It might help to know what kind of bugs.

they were dubias

 

[kinyonga]

So august is your young male...right? And you still have a female as well? Can your sitter send you some photos of him from today so you can post them here?

 

[caroline?]

So august is your young male...right? And you still have a female as well? Can your sitter send you some photos of him from today so you can post them here?

yes he is the male and i still have the female her name is cleo, im still waiting on pictures i'll post them as soon as i get them

 

[JacksJill]

I don't know of anything specific to dubia other than gout from too much uric acid and that takes time to develop in the joints. Make sure dubia have been fed a low protein vegetarian diet when purchasing. That doesn't seem related to this.

 

[CasqueAbove]

Were they large dubia? Could one be stuck in his throat , or have scratched it ?

 

[caroline?]

Were they large dubia? Could one be stuck in his throat , or have scratched it ?

no they were tiny ones :/

 

[caroline?]

my pet sitter won't respond, im trying to get her to take august to the vet but she wont answer im so worried. i might leave my vacation early to try to get home and save him

 

[Mountain Dragon]

Hopefully all goes well good luck.

 

[caroline?]

was just informed by the pet sitter that august passed away

 

[CasqueAbove]

was just informed by the pet sitter that august passed away

I am so sorry

 

[Mountain Dragon]

was just informed by the pet sitter that august passed away

I am sorry I wonder what the cause was

 

[MissSkittles]

was just informed by the pet sitter that august passed away

I am so very sorry. I pray your other cham is ok.

 

[Mrjamwin]

was just informed by the pet sitter that august passed away

So sorry Caroline?

 

[Sonny13]

What a horror story, so sorry for your lost . I’m just back from 8 days holidays and everyday I felt that anxiousness about someone taking care of my babies, this is even worst.
Just don’t take it too hard on you

 

[JacksJill]

I’m so sorry

 

[kinyonga]

So very sorry @caroline?
It's always shocking to see how fast they seem to go. Keep him in your heart. Hugs.