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PHLdyPayne
at Fri Nov 18 16:09:03 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by PHLdyPayne ]
throwing up a meal can be cau sed by several things. Eating too much, improper basking temps, feeding too soon before lights out, stress, parasites, gestronic problems and probably other reasons I can't think of.
What is important to know, is has he does this before? Did you feed more crickets than usual? Were the crickets bigger than the space between the dragon's eyes? Are the crickets from a new source? What is his basking temp? Did you feed later in the day than usual? (ie, less than 2 hours before lights out?) If you fed more crickets than you usualy do, by how much was the difference? Did he eat again today after throwing up? How is his overall condition and behaviour today? (ie is he active, alert, basking normally etc, or lethargic or hiding?)
Another thing, are you sure it's not poop? Crickets and most insects have hard exoskeletons which are not digestable in a bearded dragon's stomach. Alot of this can come out in the poop if he has been eating mostly crickets and not enough greens. Poop is almost always accompanied by a white chalky substance called urates. If that was present, then most likely your dragon just had a really big poop. If the crickets are more whole and no urates are present, or of course, if you saw him throw up, then that would be vomit.
As other posters mention, sometimes dragons throw up and are perfectly fine otherwise. If it keeps happening or there are other signs that indicate something is wrong (ie loss of appetite, lethargic, dark colored (darker than normal)) then a vet visit is deffinitely a most. If all his husbandry conditions are being met, (proper basking temps etc) and he is eating fine now without throwing up anymore, active and alert, then you could pass on a vet visit, unless you want to take him to be on the safe side.
One thing you can do now, is give your dragon a bath, to help rehydrate him. A little gateraid to help replace lost electrolites, can be offered as well. Double check his basking temps and try and keep him as stress free as possible. Offer some crickets, maybe smaller than you normally feed, or a soft bodied worm, such as silkworms, butterworms, or freshly molted superworms (as a treat, supers are not good as a stable insect. Silkworms and butterworms are though). Don't feed as much as you would normally, you want to give his tummy time to settle. IF he doesn't eat today, that will be fine. Dragons can survive a day or two without eating, even as babies, adults can go longer.
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RE: can some help me??? - PHLdyPayne, Fri Nov 18 16:09:03 2005