Bearded dragon regurgitating
- Thread starter Mbutiful
- Start date
Mbutiful;2622574; said:
The first thing you should do is get a proper reading of the temps in the enclosure. Also get a read on the humidity. If the temps are high end 120 basking and 70's cool end then look at the humidity, have it be around 50-60%. Him pooping in the water and what not could lead me to think it had constipation issues, but temps could still play a role.
Have a look at those and if they line up then lets get back to the drawing board.
Sorry he didnt eat today, fed him a load of crickets yesterday till he was very fat, temps are 110 in the basking spot. uvb bulb and heat lamp used to heat him up. all other temps are good. hes got a cool end to get away from the heat. crickets dusted with vitamin powder also. thanks
I think you need to give a copple of days with no food for him to stabilize, then trow in a cricket, if he eats it trow another and stop, if he keeps the food in, feed him only the next day and only in small but gradualy larger quantitys and preferably in several smaller porcions during the day. However if he regurgitates again, you need to get him to the vet, any thing from a cricket leg or another material that its stuck in its troat or digestive sistem, to parasites and obstipacion may be the cause of its problem and only a vet can fix it! Good luck
How old is it? How large is it? When was the last time the UV light changed? What is the humidity? What is the substrate? I know mine from time to time will poop in his food dish. He uses it to prop up his leg and poops. I hate it when it goes in his bowl. When mine was smaller he didn't eat veggies at all but we would offer it to him every other day and on the off day he would get worms or crickets or once a week a FT pinkie. Once he reached about a year maybe more he stopped eating for almost a month. We still offered him food if he didn't eat it we took it out. Then when he started eating again he was eating almost all veggies and would eat only a few crickets. During this time we were able to feed him green horned worms.
I agree with coura that if he eats again and regurgitates it again that a trip to the vet is in order. Pay attention to the stools too, they are a key to what is going on with any animal. Maybe feed less more often. If it is constipated a warm bath can help.
I agree with coura that if he eats again and regurgitates it again that a trip to the vet is in order. Pay attention to the stools too, they are a key to what is going on with any animal. Maybe feed less more often. If it is constipated a warm bath can help.
Hi all, size wise he is roughly a foot long, 2.5 inches thick and about 8-9 months old maybe. He took a crap in his water bowl yesterday so i am assuming he isnt constipated. uv bulb is still good, not very old at all. I will try lean him back on to his food slowly and feed little more often. pinkies, crickets and locusts mainly he eats. i do offer him bowls of veg but it goes to waste unless he hasnt eaten for a few days. i dust the veg also. but will try to persuade him to eat more veg than crickets. do you suggest raising the humidity by spraying once a day? its not humid at all i doubt, sand subtrate, and not sprayed often. i will give him a warm bath soon and let you know what happens.
Thanks!!
Thanks!!
A x-ray clarifies that!