"My roommates cayman alligator was put in to water that was way too hot, so it is barely moving...is there anything we can do?"
2006-10-19 13:09:53 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
well....I want here when it happened, its my roommates gator...they arent even here... all i know is that they were changing the water and they filled the tank up in the bath tub with hot water, aparently they didnt check the temp first, and just dropped one in. It made a high pitched noise, and they picked up, now, and cooled down the water. the gator who was not put in the hot water, is swimming around in the water now, and is fine, the temp is normal now. but the gator that was placed in the hot water is not moving, but is breathing on the rock, out of the water. should i take the heat lamp and heater off of it? thank you so much for your help...i dont know anything about these things...and no it is not legal to have them, so i cant call a vet. and the only pet store in this town is closed
2006-10-19 13:36:21 · update #1
~yea, we have 2 though, so i have just the heater and heat lamp on one side of the tank(the opposite side of the injured one) and the injured one is laying on the rock...its been about 5 hours and we keep pouring cups of cold water on it periodically, but he still hasnt moved. he just lays there flat. any more advice would be GREATLY appriciated, we only have limited knowledge of them. there arent any burns on his skin...the water wansnt hot enough to actually burn him i dont think, but it was hot. =(
2006-10-19 17:24:21 · update #2
PET caiman??? no no.. OK its suffering from heat stroke probably.. cool it off
Put it in water of about 78F
Make sure it has its head out for air,, if it is not responding it will not be able to get it head up to breath and it WILL drown!
Do not leave it alone.. You need to lower its temp..
How hot was the water it was put in, anyway??
It may be beyond the point of help...
I would also call the VET that you have chosen to treat your animal and see what they feel you should do..
But you can not wait to cool it off.. If you cool it too much too fast it is just as bad.
So ... 78F is within the low end of normal... try that. and Good Luck..
If he comes around.. remember to make his water temp the reg temp and provide hs lamp once hes cooled off.
IWISMOM
2006-10-19 13:13:31 · answer #1 · answered by Wismom 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
First you thermally shocked it, now you are chilling it? That is a sure way to give it a respiratory illness.
I'd leave it alone in a good habitat. The initial heat put it into shock and it needs quiet time to recover. The smaller it is, the longer it will take- if it is going to recover.
If the habitat has cooler, shadier hiding places, I'd let it find its own place to recover.
If it is totally immobile, I'd place it in a mildly warm (not hot, but definately not cool) part of the cage, at least partially in the water, and leave it alone for several hours.
If it does not move on its own after several hours, either call a vet or prepare for it to not survive.
2006-10-20 05:07:37 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There's not really much you can do. How hot is hot? I have an alligator too. I would take it out of its cage and see what happens. Watch it closely, cuz you might have damaged its insides. Cool him down, cuz there's probably nothing a vet can do, I don't think they know much about gators. Not that this will help, but it might do something, give it a few and see what happens.
2006-10-19 13:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by blueicefaire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't pour cold water on it, you'll send it into shock or something. just let it be in the now normal conditions. They're tough little guys and it should be ok. I never owned a crocodilian, but I had friend who had an alligator that died because of lack of heat.
I think as long as he wasn't burned and the water wasn't boiling he should be ok eventually.
2006-10-20 02:15:02 · answer #4 · answered by fish lips 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try stay "feeder" goldfish... like countless reptiles, they'll want a warm rock to shop warmth and regularly they stay in tropical elements of important u . s . a . of america so make particular it is kept in a warmth ecosystem with water if conceivable. also, at the same time as that caiman receives finished length do no longer launch it into the wild in case you are able to't seem after it... pretty in case you stay in close to the Harbor Park section. ;)
2016-12-05 00:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the best thing you can do now is just LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!!
stress is the last thing he needs after going threw that kind of temperature shock. I hope you have an appropriate cage set up for him and your not doing this half ***. a adult caymen requires alot of time and money to properly maintain.
2006-10-19 18:20:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know much about them but i think it would be wise to keep the heat off of him for a while, and if it's not to big try picking it up and looking for burns and what not.
2006-10-19 15:49:06 · answer #7 · answered by T.T. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take it to the vet
2006-10-19 14:15:51 · answer #8 · answered by judy m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt it call alocal zoo and ask them unless of course it is illegal to have a caymen where u r and u know that.
2006-10-19 13:17:26 · answer #9 · answered by Nora G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should take it to a vet, immediately.
2006-10-19 13:12:59 · answer #10 · answered by kbc10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋