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Does anybody know how I can help my nile? My girlfriend turned the heat off in my house along with his heat one night and he is twitching BAD. His tongue was hanging out and he can't walk right. I've had him for two years and he's never had a problem like this(my girlfriend doesn't think about what shes doing sometimes). I'm keeping him fairly warm right now and I've got him to drink a little water a while ago but he seems halfway paralyzed or something. Anybody ever had this happen to them before? plz help

Take it to a vet if you really want to help it. Cheers

I am far from any kind of expert, but it sounds like metabolic bone disease...

Would metabolic bone disease cause him to slip into a near-coma like state? He's never had a uvb fluorescent light and hasn't eaten alot of mice in the last 6 months, mostly cooked meat and sometimes raw. It's a f'n sad sight right now, my daughter in law has been crying over it for two days now, this morning he was thrashing about and then just laid in the same spot for the rest of the day. I'm taking him to the vet in the morning, but I don't think he's going to survive. He really looks bad, and to think, a week ago he seemed perfectly fine. You think uvb and a calcium shot would spring him back to life if it's metabolic bone disease?

OK I have an update with slightly good news. I just got him to actually swallow some water(instead of sucking it up and letting it pour back out), and ran some lukewarm water over his head to open his crusty closed eyes. There's now a little spark to his eyes, some awareness, and he's moving around the cage. Just an hour ago he looked like he was at his last breath. His legs still look weak but they are moving alot more than they have been. I'm still taking him to the vet but maybe there is hope now.