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My beardie died this morning.I Woke up this morning and he was seizuring violently I didnt know what to do so I though maybe he was impacted I put him in warm water but it didnt help. He was eating good at least I think so, he was eating aroung 4-7 crickets a day and veggies. I dust the crickets everytime he eats and I mist his head everynight and he drinks. He ate 4 crickets around 3:00 Pm when I shut off his lights he was on his rock basking looking fine. His temps were perfect I purchased a infared temp gage. basking side 106-115 and cool side 76-80. I checked him before I went to bed and he was sleeping fine. I have had him 2 weeks any one know why he died.

well, in a vet Q&A article in reptiles mag there was an article on beardie seizures from pinworms.

MAybe the crickets were too big for him? Just a thought. When baby beardies eat large crickets, the legs poke into their vital organs and that can paralyze or kill them.

Also, was there a UVB light on him? What about his supplement? was it calciuim, no phosporous? Did it have D3? It could have been MBD. these are just some possibilities.

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"i wasn't born with enough middle fingers"

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1.0 columbian boa- Brooklyn
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where are your sweet little beardies hands??!?!?!?!?