Choking!

[haleygirl272]

I just fed zinger crickets and i saw him have trouble swallowing one and now hes gagging

Im panicking. I havent seen him gag for about thirty seconds, but then again he did not gag until a few minutes after eating

sorrry there is no capitals or punctuations im typing as fast as i can

 

[Jiffy]

Hi Haley.
I am sure that is scary. How is Zinger doing now?
I dont really have any advise, but wanted to bump your post up so others can see

 

[haleygirl272]

Hi Haley.
I am sure that is scary. How is Zinger doing now?
I dont really have any advise, but wanted to bump your post up so others can see

Well, he just made a "mess" so im doing the HPD, but he seems like whatever it was he managed to swallow. It just makes me feel like somethings wrong if you know what i mean. I'm keeping a close eye on him.

 

[Beardys Rock]

I really hope everythings good

I sent some PMs out when I read, hope I didn't bother them now everything seems a bit better

 

[Goonie]

How big was the cricket that made him choke? Perhaps he was eating too fast and tried to swallow two at a time?? Considering he managed to swallow it, be sure to NOT feed him anything else for a couple of hours, to be sure that it would be properly digested. Also, keep him under his basking spot to promote proper digestion.

I hope he'll be ok. Keep us posted on his condition.

 

[Freeie]

Chimera is HORRIBLE at eating to fast... he would have 3 to 4 in his mouth before he would try and swallow... so now he gets one at a time , takes forever to feed him but hes just to much of a piggie!

Hows he doing ?

 

[haleygirl272]

ill put him on the basking side, but he's on my lap

He has a habit of eating a few crickets in one bite and has never had a problem. He does seem to be breathing a little heavier than normal though. He is now joyfully running around my room.

He isnt a big eater and usually only eats a min of 20 or a max of 60 crix. (although once he ate 120 for some odd reason.) When he opened his mouth and was gagging, his saliva seemed to be a different colour.... Like a brownish, i just thought it was cricket "guts," but I want to be sure.