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I know the first thing everyone will say is take it to a vet. I have held off on this because the nearest reptile vet(over an hour away) is not experienced with monitors at all. My blackthroat has become very sluggish and non respondent. He hasnt even eaten in over a week regardless of offering food everyday. My first guess is that he is constipated. He ate a very large meal of raw ground turkey, eggs, cooked chiken, and calcium. After that all the bad stuff began. I later took him out to roam my bathroom and he pooped the moest I've ever seen. I took him out again and he did the same thing. He doesnt move much in his cage, even to get onto his basking spot. His usual response to me taking him out is tail whips and hissing. Now when i take him out he plays dead. I'm very worried and considering driving many hours to a good vet. In the mean time any help oin this is needed and appreciated.

Temps- ambient, basking and cool side? Is your water container large enough for it to submerge its body into? What type of enclosure are you offering it? Screentop? What have you changed in the recent past as far as your husbandry? How old is your monitor? Whats your usual diet if not what you stated in your post? If you can answer these questions truthfully then maybe someone here will be able to guesstimate at what could possibly be wrong. Its really hard without actually seeing your monitor so please offer as much info as you can.
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Jaye- " When you try of all your forces to make your own way, you will help some of others and will be helped by others. As long as you do not make your own way, you cannot help anybody, and nobody can help you. " (Shunryu Suzuki)

ok heres some more info, cant get exact on the temps(cant find the temp gun) but this was last I checked, basking shelf 130, cool side 85-90, night temps 80, dirt for substrate, big enough water dish to soak in but not submurge, small temp enclosure, about 4x2x3 (8x4x4 is being built)no screen top glass top completely enclosed, monitors about 4-5 months of age, has been eating every day, some crickets and roaches, mainly aduly mice, chicken, some raw turkey eggs, handled at most 2 times a week, i like to keep them stress free, gets a bath in the bath tub each week.....any more questions to help?

get him to a vet asap. When you originaly aquired the animal did you get a fecal done? Either way goodluck, Clint

this issue is beyond my experience, could be a number of things but if i had to choose it would only be an assumption/oppinion which in this case would probably be of no help. So this is where i bow out an allow the more experienced step in. Sorry could help in this situation but if you have to drive for an hour please, get it to a vet!
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Jaye- " When you try of all your forces to make your own way, you will help some of others and will be helped by others. As long as you do not make your own way, you cannot help anybody, and nobody can help you. " (Shunryu Suzuki)

vet, vet, vet, vet.

Are all limbs working properly? If not which ones, rear or front? Tounge flicking good? How are the eyes looking? If hes crapping he might not be constipated. Anything out of the ordinary you did lately?

I would take it to the vets straight away i have had a few rescues that exhibited the same symptoms and they didn't last to long.
cheers mat mchugh

haha, why are you telling me this? Its not my monitor

Just thought i would share the info lol,
No i was half asleep when i was reading through the posts and just hit the reply buttoncheers mat mchugh

take it to the vet n/p