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ok now i'm getting kinda worried, my tegu is lethargic and has refused food for the past couple days... we boarded him for the weekend and they told me he didnt eat there either but this is normal as he doesnt like change... but now that he is home and still not eating I am concerned he is generally a great eater after thinking about it i realized he hasnt pooped in some time.. he is on cypress but I feed him outside of cage his temps avg in the high 80's his breathing seems somewhat labored also he will move around a little then take a rest breathing hard... does this sound like impaction? and how cani treat it if he wont eat? ...any help will be greatly appreciated thanks

<blockquote data-quote="jamelyn77" data-source="post: 66840" data-attributes="member: 1555"><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> ok now i'm getting kinda worried, my tegu is lethargic and has refused food for the past couple days... we boarded him for the weekend and they told me he didnt eat there either but this is normal as he doesnt like change... but now that he is home and still not eating I am concerned he is generally a great eater after thinking about it i realized he hasnt pooped in some time.. he is on cypress but I feed him outside of cage his temps avg in the high 80's his breathing seems somewhat labored also he will move around a little then take a&nbsp; rest breathing hard... does this sound like impaction? and how cani treat it if he wont eat? ...any help will be greatly appreciated thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="jamelyn77, post: 66840, member: 1555"] :( ok now i'm getting kinda worried, my tegu is lethargic and has refused food for the past couple days... we boarded him for the weekend and they told me he didnt eat there either but this is normal as he doesnt like change... but now that he is home and still not eating I am concerned he is generally a great eater after thinking about it i realized he hasnt pooped in some time.. he is on cypress but I feed him outside of cage his temps avg in the high 80's his breathing seems somewhat labored also he will move around a little then take a rest breathing hard... does this sound like impaction? and how cani treat it if he wont eat? ...any help will be greatly appreciated thanks [/QUOTE]

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