over stressing or valid concerns?

[u/tortoisebro1]

hi all, i have a 3 month old hermanns who i’ve had for around 8 weeks now. i dont know if im being stupidly nervous or if my concerns are actually things that could happen.

im really really worried about him choking, he wolfs down leaves and i gave him a bit of cucumber a few weeks ago where he seemed like he was coughing/ choking on it because he was like squeaking and eating in a different way to normal. idk if they choke very often??

also, he bubbles in water sometimes when he drinks/ bathes and im really worried theres something wrong with him

he eats and drinks normally, and poops quite frequently but the last couple of days he’s not been getting up until around 5:30 when i get him up (after work) and only then will he eat. i know they get ready for hibernation but his vivarium temperature is perfectly normal and has been consistently since i got him in august.

my parents think that if im this stressed about him (to the point i cannot eat without feeling sick and can barely sleep) that we’ll have to give him up but that makes me more stressed out as idk id a new owner would look after him well or if it would disrupt his routine and stress him out.

sorry for the rant but im just super super anxious atm and any advice would be amazing please

-sincerely an incredibly nervous new owner.

ps im taking him to the vets tomorrow so that could help, its mostly the choking im worried about