EllenRipley
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Hello, I'm a new owner of a 6 months~ old beardie.
I've had my beardie for 8 days now, and as the title says she has vomited, 2 times. I fed her the first time on the second day with dusted crickets (Vitamin D3 and Calcium, she ate 13 of them. The next day she pooped and everything seemed normal, but an hour after that she threw up half digested crickets, maybe 4-5 of them.
Worried as I was I started googling for answers and read that the crickets could have been too big, or that I just had gotten a bad bunch of crickets, that the temperature could be wrong or that she simply was stressed with her new environment and vomited.
After reading I realized that the crickets may have been too big (they were slightly longer than the space between her eyes), so I ordered new, tinier crickets. That would take a couple of days though since live feeder insects aren't that popular to have stored in my area, but they had superworms so I thought I could feed her some of those (temporarily) plus vegetables I offer her daily.
She didn't eat too much after she vomited and a couple of days later the same thing happened, but with superworms, she pooped and then threw up half digested superworms, maybe 2-3 of them.
Now a day has passed and I got my new tiny crickets, but she is refusing to eat anything. She does not want crickets, superworms or vegetables.
I'm just a nervous wreck and I want her to be healthy. Am I doing something wrong? is it normal to vomit if she is stressed? Could it be that the insects were to big and caused impaction?
Some info about the enclosure and her behaviour:
The Terrarium is 375 liters (99 gallons).
Her basking place is 40 degree celsius (104 fahrenheit), and the cool side is 28.4 degree celsius (83.12 fahrenheit).
I use some kind of rug at the bottom, no heat mat or heat rocks, the only heat provided is from her basking lamp.
She is quite alert, looking at me if I walk past, moving around and not hiding at all, only when she sleeps, then she usually curls up inside her hiding spot. She even started running back and forth in front of the terrarium after I fed her some superworms.
She hasn't moved much the last day after she vomited, she only goes to her basking spot, and do not show any interest in food.
Any kind of help is appreciated. I'm sorry if I'm just being paranoid and worry too much. I do love her very much.
I've had my beardie for 8 days now, and as the title says she has vomited, 2 times. I fed her the first time on the second day with dusted crickets (Vitamin D3 and Calcium, she ate 13 of them. The next day she pooped and everything seemed normal, but an hour after that she threw up half digested crickets, maybe 4-5 of them.
Worried as I was I started googling for answers and read that the crickets could have been too big, or that I just had gotten a bad bunch of crickets, that the temperature could be wrong or that she simply was stressed with her new environment and vomited.
After reading I realized that the crickets may have been too big (they were slightly longer than the space between her eyes), so I ordered new, tinier crickets. That would take a couple of days though since live feeder insects aren't that popular to have stored in my area, but they had superworms so I thought I could feed her some of those (temporarily) plus vegetables I offer her daily.
She didn't eat too much after she vomited and a couple of days later the same thing happened, but with superworms, she pooped and then threw up half digested superworms, maybe 2-3 of them.
Now a day has passed and I got my new tiny crickets, but she is refusing to eat anything. She does not want crickets, superworms or vegetables.
I'm just a nervous wreck and I want her to be healthy. Am I doing something wrong? is it normal to vomit if she is stressed? Could it be that the insects were to big and caused impaction?
Some info about the enclosure and her behaviour:
The Terrarium is 375 liters (99 gallons).
Her basking place is 40 degree celsius (104 fahrenheit), and the cool side is 28.4 degree celsius (83.12 fahrenheit).
I use some kind of rug at the bottom, no heat mat or heat rocks, the only heat provided is from her basking lamp.
She is quite alert, looking at me if I walk past, moving around and not hiding at all, only when she sleeps, then she usually curls up inside her hiding spot. She even started running back and forth in front of the terrarium after I fed her some superworms.
She hasn't moved much the last day after she vomited, she only goes to her basking spot, and do not show any interest in food.
Any kind of help is appreciated. I'm sorry if I'm just being paranoid and worry too much. I do love her very much.