Something TERRIBLE happened. HELP!

bkennedy2 · Sep 17, 2012

So i have (or had) 2 bearded dragons. One a hatchling and another about 3 months old. i had them in a 40 gal tank separated down the middle by a large piece of cardboard with a ring of packing tape at the top of it. I came home today and somehow the larger beardie got over the cardboard and ate the smaller one. I am SO UPSET. There is nothing i can do for the hatchling now but need i be concerned for the one that just ate a lizard? i can feel it in its stomach. Can i force a regurgitation? I am very worried about impaction. I dont want to lose both of them

. Help!

AHBD · Sep 17, 2012

I'm so sorry....I can't imagine how terrible you feel ! Anyway....how big, lengthwise, is your 3 month old ? If he is over 12 inches, he may be fine.

bkennedy2 · Sep 17, 2012

9 inches with the tail. the hatchling was tiny, about 4.5 inches with tail.

Mariah94 · Sep 17, 2012

Wow, I am really sorry this happened. If I were you I'd be at the vet right now getting your beardie checked up. It's gonna be very difficult for him to digest the um, other beardie. I'm
Sorry about this, must be traumatizing.

Definitely get him to a vet ASAP

AHBD · Sep 17, 2012

Just keep his temps. high [ normal high ] and see how he does. I don't know if a vet could induce vomiting, so I'm not sure to tell you either way. If you have a very good reptile vet, you might call them. But he may actually digest it just fine, or vomit it up. See if he looks distressed , and give some veg. oil , or baby food prunes tomorrow along with very warm bath. I'm just not sure at that size how it will go, hopefully he'll get through it.

bkennedy2 · Sep 17, 2012

She does not appear stressed at all, she is very active, normal coloring. I just gave her a bath yesterday, i will give her another one tomorrow. How would i go about giving her veg oil?

bkennedy2 · Sep 17, 2012

I just got off the phone with my reptile vet. They said that there is no immediate cause for alarm besides the loss of my hatchling

, and to just watch and make sure she continues to poop and eat, and to give her a warm bath. She said to just monitor and if she stops eating or pooping then call them back to get in for an emergency visit.

AHBD · Sep 17, 2012

O.K...as for giving veggie oil, use a needleless syringe, like from a drug store, and just a few drops.If you can't get him to open his mouth, try sliding the edge of a credit card in and VERY gently pry it open.

AHBD · Sep 19, 2012

She's still O.K. Brad ? No sign of distress, that's pretty amazing.

TheDragonKeepers · Sep 26, 2012

I guess "Ooops." is the only sufficient answer.
On the plus side, beardies will often eat small lizards in the wild. I saw this in action in Australia - so there is a good chance the survivor will be just fine.

Suggest getting a second set up for any future reptiles though - they ARE clever...

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