Last night my 3 year old accidentally stepped on his blue jeweled lacerta. I wasn't standing right there so I'm not sure if anything broke or popped, but the lizard was able to run off (I guess that is a good sign?) but when I picked him up from under the table, it was clear he was hurt.
I actually thought he was dead. His eyes were closed and he was totally limp. So I took a wash cloth and soaked it in warm water and wrapped him in it and put him under his heating light. After about 30 minutes he began to look more alive again and was moving around a bit.
After a few hours of watching him, I put him in his cage and went to bed. Then this morning when I woke up, he was just sitting in his tank with his mouth agape, which is odd because he never does this.
It's hard to tell if he is in pain because he doesn't make any noises and he is not aggressive at all, so he still has his awesomely sweet temperament.
I looked up what to do online, but couldn't really find anything.
What should I do? I hate to sound heartless, but I really don't want to have to spend a few hundred bucks on an x-ray. I've ran my fingers up and down his bones and I can't "feel" anything broken and his body is not stuck in an abnormal position.
I'm just so torn by what to do
This is a stock picture, but this is the same size my lizard is.
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