HELP!!! Baby Beardie Threw Up

[ironclaw37]

Yesterday I fed my juvenile Beardie a superworm ( The PetStore person said it should be fine) he ate two and I found what looked like a mashed up superworm in his food dish. I'm really scared, please help!

 

[Thatoneday24]

Superworms aren't usually safe to feed a beardie regularly. The exoskeleton is too tough for the beardie to digest. One or two a week is usually all I dare feed my beardie.

 

[ironclaw37]

Thank you so much for the quick response! So he should be fine if I only feed them to him occasionally

 

[AHBD]

Larger beardies can eat 8-12 a week easily [ even more but they're a bit fatty ] but what size is your juvie ? If he's less than 12" he'd have a hard time digesting them, a few medium ones here + there would be fine but very small dragons shouldn't be fed supers. [ Although some people feed them small amounts of baby superworms ]

Just keep him hydrated....he may not eat for a day or so but should bounce back.

 

[ironclaw37]

How should I make sure that he doesn't get impacted?

 

[AHBD]

Since he threw up he probably got rid of the ball of food so he most likely be impacted. How is he acting ?

If you want to be proactive you can give some unsweetened applesauce, baby food squash or sweet potato with a drop of veg. oil added to any of those.

 

[ironclaw37]

His colors have gotten pretty dark and his stress lines are more prominent, but I think part of it is my lights(Which I am currently replacing with a Zoo Med PowerSun UV Mercury Vapor Lamp 160 Watts) and he's been pretty normal, running around a little and basking, he gets brighter when I take him out. I'm going to clean out his tank tomorrow to make sure he's pooping and give him some warm baths.