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Very worried, please respond

swankmoney May 04, 2008 01:36 AM

Hi, when i came in my room tonight shortly after turning my mali's heat lamp off i came into my room and smelled somthing foul, i also noticed that my uro was moving strangely, i soon realized from the mucusy food that he had regurgitated what he had ate that day, now he is a shy eater so its hard to tell whether he ate it earlier and just now threw it up, or just ate it and could not keep it down, in any case as i said, the smell is awful. His food today was different then what i have ever fed him, it was a microwave thawed mixed frozen veggies package, it had carrots, corn, and green beans.

What should i do to address this, is it a major or minor problem
the regurgitated food looked very moist, so im not sure if dehydration is now an issue or this was just due to the higher water content of that particular food.

Tommarow morning im going to buy some escarole and switch him over to that, im also going to clean his cage after work and put him back on newspaper

Replies (3)

Gnuby May 04, 2008 11:16 AM

I am by no means an expert, but I have an idea. Besides that those types of food items should not be the only thing fed, they are treats and contain a lot of natural sugars (like candy to us). The only thing I can think of that would make him sick from eating them are if they had salt added. I always purchase organic veggie treats, and try to get all his food in organic. I wouldn't feed the treats again until he holds down staple greens, like the Escarole you mentioned you would purchase. Other staples should be Dandelion Greens, Endive, and Bok Choy. If he isn't holding anything down, bring him to the vet. I didn't even know Uromastyx could regurgitate, keep an eye on his intake (and output).

el_toro May 04, 2008 12:21 PM

I would strongly recommend taking him to the vet.
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Torey
Eugene, Oregon, USA
1.1 Saharan Uros (Joe and Arthur)
3.0 Mali Uros (Spike, Turtle, and Tank)
1.1 Ornate Uros (Scuttlebutt and Shazzbot)
0.1 Collared Lizard (Rorschach)
2.0 Green Anoles (Bowser and Sprocket)
1.1 Chubby Housecats (Roscolux and Jenny)

Rosebuds May 04, 2008 01:13 PM

I agree. Take him to the vet ASAP. When they regurgitate, there is always a chance of aspiration and a resultant respiratory infection, in adition to other potential underlying problems that caused the regurgitation in the first place, including impaction and intestinal parasites or infection.

You also need to check your basking and ambient temps. I don't know for sure about uros, but I know that other desert and semi desert species cannot process food without the right basking temps.

What are your basking temps and how are you measuring them?
What is your cool side temp and how are you measuring it?

Also, what are you using for substrate?

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