emilybortz
Hatchling Member
Hey all,
Bean fell off of her log today(the tall one near the light). It's maybe an 8 inch drop from the log to the floor of the cage(which is lined in paper towel). Luckily I was in the room with her, and for a minute or so she was puffed up, black beard, running around the cage. At first I thought she had seen a bird out of the window or something, but when I picked her up, she was rolling her head around, her tongue was hanging out of her mouth and her eyes were really wide. I've never seen anything like it with any of my beardies over the years - I really thought she was dying. I thought maybe she had fallen and hit her head or something. She's calmed down since then, and the black beard is fading.
I prodded her gently all over to see if anything was broken/hurt, and she flinches every time I touch her right foot, so I'm worried that she might be hurt. Here are my questions so far:
1.) Did she have some sort of neurological spasm that caused her to fall off of the log?
2.) Did she fall because she was dozing off and freaked out because her foot was in pain?
3.) She ate a large hornworm yesterday, could it be a digestive issue?
4.) What sort of treatments are there for a hurt/possibly broken foot?
I have her next to me on a towel now, and have taken all of her cage furniture out. I plan on watching her like a hawk for the rest of the night. Urgh.
Bean fell off of her log today(the tall one near the light). It's maybe an 8 inch drop from the log to the floor of the cage(which is lined in paper towel). Luckily I was in the room with her, and for a minute or so she was puffed up, black beard, running around the cage. At first I thought she had seen a bird out of the window or something, but when I picked her up, she was rolling her head around, her tongue was hanging out of her mouth and her eyes were really wide. I've never seen anything like it with any of my beardies over the years - I really thought she was dying. I thought maybe she had fallen and hit her head or something. She's calmed down since then, and the black beard is fading.
I prodded her gently all over to see if anything was broken/hurt, and she flinches every time I touch her right foot, so I'm worried that she might be hurt. Here are my questions so far:
1.) Did she have some sort of neurological spasm that caused her to fall off of the log?
2.) Did she fall because she was dozing off and freaked out because her foot was in pain?
3.) She ate a large hornworm yesterday, could it be a digestive issue?
4.) What sort of treatments are there for a hurt/possibly broken foot?
I have her next to me on a towel now, and have taken all of her cage furniture out. I plan on watching her like a hawk for the rest of the night. Urgh.