8 year old throwing up?

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Hi! Okay, so Kyle is my 8 year old bearded dragon. He gets six dubia the size of the space between his eyes twice a week. (Tuesday and Thursday).
But every time I feed him, he always throws up two of them. Always only two.
His basking spot is 95 degrees, cool side 75, measured with a infrared temperature gun. (he tends to not leave his warm side).
I have a Zilla UVB tube, I think it's a 10.0, and it's about 15 inches away from him, and about 4 months old.
Could it be six is just too many for him at this age? Should I cut out two from his diet and see if that helps?
His dubia and his greens are dusted with a calcium/multivitamin supplement four/five days of the week (because of a case of MBD that he's had since he was little, I try to keep up on the calcium). I use an eyedropper to give him water every Tuesday and Thursday.
His poop is normal, urates are pearly white. The only issue with his behavior I've noted is that he won't touch his greens unless I cut back on dubia for the week. But he still snatches up dubia like they're going out of style, so his appetite is fantastic.
I'm hoping someone can help me.
 

JessPets

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Is your UV a t5 or t8? If it is a t8, it is much to far for him to benefit from. It needs to be 6-8"
 

kingofnobbys

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Cut it back by 2 bugs per feed, and maybe add a day when he gets his bugs , so he gets his quota.'

My 4 year gets old gets up to 10 medium crickets per day. I add a few superworms a couple times a week, her treat.
At the moment she's keener on her bugs than her greens and veg.
 

kingofnobbys

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candacewhite":3dg594d7 said:
Hi! Okay, so Kyle is my 8 year old bearded dragon. He gets six dubia the size of the space between his eyes twice a week. (Tuesday and Thursday).
But every time I feed him, he always throws up two of them. Always only two.
His basking spot is 95 degrees <<< a tad cool , can you bump it up to about 100 degrees (F) ?, cool side 75, measured with a infrared temperature gun. (he tends to not leave his warm side).
I have a Zilla UVB tube, I think it's a 10.0, and it's about 15 inches away from him, and about 4 months old. <<< T5 or T8 ? if a T8 it needs to much closer .... maybe 8 inches.
Could it be six is just too many for him at this age? Should I cut out two from his diet and see if that helps?
His dubia and his greens are dusted with a calcium/multivitamin supplement four/five days of the week (because of a case of MBD that he's had since he was little, I try to keep up on the calcium). I use an eyedropper to give him water every Tuesday and Thursday.
His poop is normal, urates are pearly white. The only issue with his behavior I've noted is that he won't touch his greens unless I cut back on dubia for the week. But he still snatches up dubia like they're going out of style, so his appetite is fantastic.
I'm hoping someone can help me.
 
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