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I have 18 leos and have had a couple of them throw up..Never heard of this before. Temps on the hot spot is even 90 degrees and the roms temp is like 78 so what could be happening...just eating to much?

They could be throwing up because they ate too much or ate something undigestable. If you're feeding crickets, it could be that the crix are too big, so try a smaller size. If this is an isolated incident and you think everything else (temps, substrate, ...) is fine, I wouldn't worry too much. But if this is a common thing (or becoming more common) I'd get them to a vet and have them checked for parasites, impaction, etc. before they start losing fat stores.

Good luck!

Yeah this little guy ate like 7 large mealworms and a waxie.. So I guess he was too full. Thanks for your help..
-Matt

I've had young ones eat too much and regurgitate. They rarely do it more than once.

Watch them all and check stools for consistancy and color. If anything shows up here or if the regurgitation continues, bring a stool sample into the vet. Fresh is best, refrigerated is ok if it doesn't dry out (try putting it in plastic wrap), and do not freeze the sample.

If it isn't just a one time event, separate/quarantine the affected ones ... in a different room if possible. If not, then as far away as you can. If you are forced to use the same rack (bad, bad), keep the healthy ones on top. Care for the healthy ones first, wash hands, then take care of the affected ones. Don't move crickets or mealworms from one cage to another and keep all items in the quarantined cages separate from those used for healthy leos.

I'm not trying to scare you at all, just want you to be sure you're protecting all your other leos as well as possible.
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Andrea A.