Reptile & Amphibian Forums

last nite my sav was sitting in the water, this morning when i woke up he was still in the water, he was very cold so i put him on his log which is his basking area so he could warm up. i've had him under a black basking light for about an hour or so now and he seems to be doing a little better but at first he kept opening his mouth and licking his lips and sticking out his tongue. i tried to give him a little water. he also made a little bubbly noise every so often. he's pretty muched stopped all of this now but i am still scared he might have some large underlying problem. i got him captive born about a week and a half ago. he hates it when i pick him up, he just lays there and closes his eyes and basically plays dead. but then when i put him back in his cage he is awake and hyper as can be. i am wanting to take him back and get a uromastyx but i need to know if he has a health problem first.

Nobody here can diagnose your bosc except a vet if theres a medical problem. If he fell asleep in the water yet is still alive then that caused no problems. The real problems start with basic husbandry in which you need to mention basking surface temp, ambient cool and hot end temps, humidity levels, availability of food and types etc. Also dont fall for the Captive Born or Captive Bred thing with a bosc monitor unless they can show you pics of your monitor hatching, eggs incubating, parent animals, eggs being layed, etc. There are only a handful of people who have bred boscs in captivity in the world period. Thats why there are so many savannahs for $5-11. The bubbling sounds like the animal doesnt have access to proper basking temps and may have mucous from a respiritory infection. but again see a vet to find out. Describe in great detail the animals conditions to get the husbandry correct. The poor animal is not disposeable because he was inexpensive.