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I took Valkyrie out to a lake today and took some photos of her on a tree. I only put her down once and then replaced her in the plastic container (with air holes). While leaving the area I noticed that she was not moving and her eyes were not contracting/dialating and she has an odd crook in her neck right below her head. I came home and put her in some room temperature water (thinking she might have over-heated or something, but I don't know if she actually drank any. Her body is pretty stiff but she isn't dead. Her tongue is still flicking and she's breathing. Does anyone have any ideas? I called a local vet and explained what happened but all they did was tell me to bring her in as well as a credit card. Please help, I'm trying to stay calm and failing and close to tears!
 
It's 80-82 outside and she was just fine this morning. She was patrolling her viv and was very active. I put her back in her tank and she's curled up on the warm side in her hide.

Could she need to regurge? Could she have broken her spine?

She ate 2 pinks on Saturday and has been fine since then until now
 
I guess she might have but we had the windows down so it wouldn't get to hot. She was in a clear plastic tub while we were outside, maybe that got too hot for her. I don't know what to do :crying:
 
My thought is over heating. I see it all the time with people who buy at the shows and then cook their new pet on the ride home by leaving it in the car to grab lunch. Or put it on the dashboard to get some sun. It happens very quickly and is an easy thing to do. This is especially common in hatchlings. She may recover on her own if it was not too long of an exposure. You'll know if she was too hot for too long if she survives but has neurological issues. Not much you can do at this point but wait and see.
Good Luck,
Terri
 
I am so sorry this has happened to you. It does sound like she may have gotten too hot. I wish you the best and her a speedy recovery.
 
What do you mean her body is stiff? As in it shouldn't be that stiff, or it just isn't limp? I don't think a vet is going to be able to help if she has brain/nerve damage from being hot.
 
She isn't limp, kind of like all her muscles are contracted. Should I keep her in room temperature water?
 
I sure hope that she will be ok! This weather we've been having has definitely been tempting me to take Toki outside, but stories like this and of snakes climbing to the tops of trees sure make me nervous.
 
I guess I would place her in shallow water, room temp, to offer her a drink and then remove her and leave her alone.
 
I put her back in some room temperature water and held her head right above the water until she drank. She drank for a good 2 minutes straight is super active now and the crick/crook in her neck is gone. Her eyes are better as well and her muscles are more relaxed. She is much more alert as well and curled up in her cool hide.

I am SO relieved. I was in tears and freaking out. Now I know to never take a reptile outside when it is that hot, especially without water. I really did not think she could get dehydrated that fast, but now I know better.
 
It's probably best to not take any car trips with her in the summer. It's okay to go out in your yard for a limited time if the temp is 80-85, but remember the ground temp can be 20-30 degrees hotter, or even more.
 
I'm glad to hear she looks better. I would hold off feeding her for a couple days, just to make sure she returns fully to normal.
 
But I _would_ soak her tonight and maybe tomorrow morning in something like 1:3 Pedialyte/water, or Gatorade/water. If you have that around.
 
Nanci said:
But I _would_ soak her tonight and maybe tomorrow morning in something like 1:3 Pedialyte/water, or Gatorade/water. If you have that around.
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Gatorade/water? May I ask what that does? I'm not being combative, I'm just really surprised lol.
 
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