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I have an 8 month old (maybe..not too sure) beardie named Helix. I've had him for almost a month and he hasn't been a really good eater when it comes to veggies and fruit, etc. He loves crickets and will eat greens when I hand feed him though. So yesterday I bought him some collard greens to feed him (I have never tried them before) and he ate every piece that I put in his aquarium. Later in the day, however, I saw a HUGE mound of puke (I think?) or poop..I really don't know which because I had left the room for a while and it was there when I came back. It was dark brown and had a whitish long rubbery thing in it. Totally gross...and it was bigger than his head..I mean big.
Could he have just over-eaten or does anyone have any ideas for why he would be getting sick like that?? He seems fine today but I don't want to take any chances with him.

Thanks for any suggestions.
Emily

I think he has just eaten alot and had a huge poo! thats only me personal opinion though cos i have seen those long white things before and i have seen my beardie puck once then eat it again which wasn't nice but it was becasue he had eaten a locust that was a bit big for him. went down eventually though.

Sounds like a big poop. The collards are a good stable green to feed to bearded dragons. Mix it in with other good calcium rich greens such as dandelion greens, mustard and turnup greens, endive and escaroli and other dark leafy greens that are high in calcium but low in phospherous and oxalates.
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