swimchicidee
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I swapped out crickets for dubias and BSFL like a month ago, and it seems whenever I feed my 7-8 mo old male bearded dragon, about 18 inches, the dubias he does a coughing/gagging thing. He looks up and like gags/swallows with a blackened beard. He had never done it before the dubias and when I take him off them for a couple days he won't do it. He also just did a half shed (legs, tail, mouth) so I was thinking it may be in preparation for a beard shed which is why I waited going to the vet. He hasn't gotten sick and seems alright other wise. I am feeding him medium sized ones and have tried picking out just smaller ones to give him and he will still do it. Is it possible he's allergic to the roaches? I am thinking about taking him in this week for a checkup before winter to make sure everything is good before it gets too cold (gotta love Minnesota).