Philthedragon
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I have a beardie that is around 1 and a half. We aren't sure if it's a male or female but we think female, despite us calling it Phil and referring to it as he.
He very rarely eats veggies, only dubias and superworms. He hasn't pooped for weeks so i stopped feeding him bugs and only offered veggies. I gave him a bath tonight which I usually do every couple of weeks. He drank some water but no more than normal then he pooped and there was a lot of urate that was hard. I'm guessing this is because he hasn't pooped in a while or he was dehydrated.
I got him out and he seemed distressed and wouldn't stop moving so I took him to his tank but as I did he went floppy. He was like this for about a minute and I tried to wake him up. His eyes were partly closed and I thought he was dead.
He then woke up but seemed out of it. He had water coming out of his nose. Since then he's been almost coughing/gagging like he inhaled water but seems back to normal apart from that. I tried holding him facing down to let water drain out but he wouldn't stay that way and it didn't seem to help.
There is no reptile vet in the area especially at this time of night. Should I be concerned? Should I leave his heat lamp on overnight? He's my husband's lizard and my husband is deployed. I really don't know what to do.
He has carpet flooring, a UVB Strip light and a 100w basking bulb so temperatures are usually around 100f. He usually goes long periods without pooping because he doesn't poop in his tank very often and only rarely poops when he comes out but this was nearly a month!
Any advice would be appreciated. I'm just staring at him and not wanting to sleep in case something happens to him while I'm in bed!
Thanks
He very rarely eats veggies, only dubias and superworms. He hasn't pooped for weeks so i stopped feeding him bugs and only offered veggies. I gave him a bath tonight which I usually do every couple of weeks. He drank some water but no more than normal then he pooped and there was a lot of urate that was hard. I'm guessing this is because he hasn't pooped in a while or he was dehydrated.
I got him out and he seemed distressed and wouldn't stop moving so I took him to his tank but as I did he went floppy. He was like this for about a minute and I tried to wake him up. His eyes were partly closed and I thought he was dead.
He then woke up but seemed out of it. He had water coming out of his nose. Since then he's been almost coughing/gagging like he inhaled water but seems back to normal apart from that. I tried holding him facing down to let water drain out but he wouldn't stay that way and it didn't seem to help.
There is no reptile vet in the area especially at this time of night. Should I be concerned? Should I leave his heat lamp on overnight? He's my husband's lizard and my husband is deployed. I really don't know what to do.
He has carpet flooring, a UVB Strip light and a 100w basking bulb so temperatures are usually around 100f. He usually goes long periods without pooping because he doesn't poop in his tank very often and only rarely poops when he comes out but this was nearly a month!
Any advice would be appreciated. I'm just staring at him and not wanting to sleep in case something happens to him while I'm in bed!
Thanks