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My beautiful male veiled is very friendly and sweet, but he stresses out very bad when I change ANYTHING with his cage. He gets a runny nose and his eyes sink way back in his head. It freaks me out so bad. because it happens on the weekend I cant take him to the vet a.s.a.p., and by monday he's looking almost 100% again. I took him to the vet the first time and he said since he's looking better just to waite. has anyone else had this problem? its very frustrating and scary.

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This has happened when I first moved him from quarinteen to his cage,(yes he's always Then again when I made a new cage, and its going on now that I just moved. I'm worried because it is supose to get cold the end of next week and I dont want to move him into the inside cage.
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From Sunny Florida
Jovana's kids listed below
1.1 Veileds
1.0 Ambanja Panther
1.1 Tamatave Panther

(yes he's always been in an all screen cage)
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From Sunny Florida
Jovana's kids listed below
1.1 Veileds
1.0 Ambanja Panther
1.1 Tamatave Panther

A basically healthy cham should not get this stressed as a result of changing the cage at all. They could of course be temporarily pissy, active and possibly eat less, but should not get sick. It makes me wonder if he has an underlying borderline health issue that only shows up when he gets stressed. There may be a nutritional deficiency. As for having to move him indoors, you'll have to do it regardless if your weather changes. Does he mind if you carry him around? You could set up your indoor cage, bring him in for visits and let him get used to the new cage gradually. Then once he sees it as a familiar place he may not freak when he's moved for good.