Help choking baby blue tongue

[Naomi7]

I have a baby blue tongue it didn't eat for two days and It just finally ate a snail I cut the snail up into small pieces and it ate it fine but now the snail is making a funny sneezing noise and keeps rubbing it's face in the sand can some one please help !

 

[Karly]

I'm so sorry that sounds really scary! I've never come across that before, but the only thing I can think of is if you are feeding it on sand it may be impacted. Try soaking the little guy in a tub of luke-warm water for 20 minutes, this may help ease any blockages if that is the problem. I don't know if there is anything about this problem on the website but you can try looking at bluetongueskinks.net

Good luck hope he is all right.

 

[Naomi7]

Okay thanks heaps I'll give it a try

 

[Elapidae1]

My bobtails often rub there face into the substrate or against the enclosure after a feed and one of them is a sneezer. If he doesn't have discharge or debris around the nostrils or mouth I wouldn't worry about it to much.
Do you use a dusty substrate or substrate with small particles?
I don't see how these symptoms can equate to impaction.

 

[jham66]

hang on.... the snail is making a funny sneezing noise?!!!

 

[Chris1]

what? you need help choking a baby bluey?
sorry, couldnt resist,..

my shinglebacks wipe their faces after snails, its like they think the slime is gross too.
they make a sneezing noise after feeding too from time to time,...but thats when theyre faces/nostrils are totally covered in green goop,...eww

hows the little one today?

 

[Naomi7]

Oops I ment the lizards sneezing not the snail haha. Yea he's alright today thanks everyone for the help