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Before I launch into what's wrong... yes I have called my vet and yes I will be seeing the vet tomorrow. I'm looking for words of advice or any other help before then.

Anyway, what's wrong is my beardie appears to be vomiting. I haven't seen her do it yet, so I'm judging by what's in her cage. She does appear a bit more lethargic than usual, but tough to tell as she's always been a very mellow dragon. She did her usual poop in her bath this AM, and it appeared normal. Nothing in her cage has changed, and she's on the reptile carpeting stuff, so I don't think she's got an impaction from sand or anything. She's just over a year old.

Anyone have any ideas what could be wrong, and what I can do before she sees the vet tomorrow?

What did you feed her? A bunch of meal/super worms? I have seen that cause vomitting. Nothin ever happened. If you can I would bring in a fecal sample. It is nice to test it for parasites/bacteria. If it was lots of worms (supers/meals) vomitted I would not worry about it it happens don't feed that many again.
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Derek Affonce
DeKeAff Exotics
dekeaffexotics.com

That could be it. I'm out of silkworms, and fed her superworms instead. And that was mostly when her vomit looked like, undigested superworms (with some liquid... if it were human vomit I'd call it bile).

Hopefully that's the cause. Yeah, I'm bringing a fecal with me to the vet

Willing to bet that is it. Smallish dragons can not eat as many supers as they want. Sure fire recipe to vommit. I wouldn't sweet it. She will be fine in a day and take away a lesson from this. Supers are treats not staples. If you have no silkworms don't give more than 3-4 supers
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Derek Affonce
DeKeAff Exotics
dekeaffexotics.com

what are your temps? do you have a floor heat source for your dragon to regulate belly heat? A lot of time a basking light is not enough,it will only warm the top side of an animal. Belly heat is essential for digestion.
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Paul Morlock
of CaptiveCreations and
Retail Sales Rep. for Sandfire Dragon Ranch

>>what are your temps? do you have a floor heat source for your dragon to regulate belly heat? A lot of time a basking light is not enough,it will only warm the top side of an animal. Belly heat is essential for digestion.
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>>Paul Morlock
>>of CaptiveCreations and
>>Retail Sales Rep. for Sandfire Dragon Ranch

dragons do not have the ability to sense heat from their bellies and a floor heat source is not a good idea. Please advise.

TX!
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Rob

There should be sufficient heat from the basking log/rock/floor under the basking light. Bearded dragons also don't sense heat from their bellies like other reptiles do, hence why hot rocks are so bad.

So do you think the best basking platform should be of a thick material that will hold the heat? What about the mesh hammocks? Do you think it's possible a beardie can have a basking spot of 105 but it's belly may be cold due the basking spot not being able to retain the heat of the lamp? Just curious.

TX!
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Rob

I give them a basking spot of 110-115 and let them lay where they feel comfy.
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Bennett

www.beardiedragon.com