Lump on side of belly area?

[WolfMama]

Okay, I know I am worrying. It's just that with cats, dogs, and rodents, it can be just fatty tissue, or something much worse

I was holding our baby beardie and found a lump on his left under side. It's been 5.5 hours since he's eaten.

• As a recap:
  
• He/She is approx. 4.5 inches long (that's including tail, which was nipped before we adopted him).
  
• Lighting and Heating: 10.0 UVB tube, Heat light, CHE at night (maintaing 78 degrees).
  
• Supplements: We were using calcium powder and have switched to Calcium with D3, and multivitamin (2 days a week we use the multi rather then the Cal with D3).
  
• Eating crickets 2x/day (approx. 9 -12 each time) (we're working on the greens)
  
• Bedded on reptile carpet.
  
• We wait 2 hours after ligths are on for first feeding, and do not shut them off until 2 hours after last feeding.
  
• Temps on basking side are approx. 100 degrees. Temps on cool side approx. 82 degrees.
  
• Humidity on basking side = 20 percent. Humidity on cool side = 45 percent.

What could the lump be?

Thanks.

 

[TheWerewolf]

It could possibly be poop. Unless you felt it after your dragon pooped. When I feel Nim's belly I feel two longish lumps. One on each side. I don't feel them after pooping though. And I still feel them after he's had a long time to digest. His setup is much like yours. Except my baby loves greens, I don't know why. LOL, that is my best guess. Hope this helps and good luck on the baby!

 

[WolfMama]

It could possibly be poop. Unless you felt it after your dragon pooped. When I feel Nim's belly I feel two longish lumps. One on each side. I don't feel them after pooping though. And I still feel them after he's had a long time to digest. His setup is much like yours. Except my baby loves greens, I don't know why. LOL, that is my best guess. Hope this helps and good luck on the baby!

I knew there was something I forgot to mention. LOL. He'd already defecated (on me - LOL. Don't know why, but he seems to relieve himself after I pick him up and take him out. I clean it up in his viv as soon as I see it. He's little, so his bowel movements are small right now.)

Several hours later it seemed to be gone, thankfully. How long do they take to digest their food? I'll be checking again later when I take him out, and will let you know (he's just waking up now ).

 

[WolfMama]

Deleted as this was a duplicate of the above reply Sorry about that.

 

[Relwarc]

My little guy gets them too, after he east. Probably just his stomach doing it's thing...

A few days ago, his belly got really big, and he didn't look too happy about it. I took him out of his viv and gave him a belly rub, he seemed to like it. squished him around a little to kinda "loosen" him up.

put him back in his viv and he pretty much halved his weight within 10 seconds of being put down. ha! guess he was a little backed up! it was impressive....

 

[WolfMama]

My little guy gets them too, after he east. Probably just his stomach doing it's thing...

A few days ago, his belly got really big, and he didn't look too happy about it. I took him out of his viv and gave him a belly rub, he seemed to like it. squished him around a little to kinda "loosen" him up.

put him back in his viv and he pretty much halved his weight within 10 seconds of being put down. ha! guess he was a little backed up! it was impressive....

Thanks, Doug That's reassuring.

Ours did the same thing (belly got really big) the other night. He ate 17 crickets in one eating - most he's eaten so far! He looked like people do after a Thanksgiving Day meal. LOL. My hubby was saying he looked like "I can't believe I ate the whole thing!" He did, too! I thought about taking him out and rubbing his belly. Maybe I should have? If just figured he needed to bask to digest. Oh, I've so much to learn!

I'm relieved the lump is gone. I guess it was just the whole digestive thing. His stomach really does seem to go very rapid when he eats.

 

[vampy]

I wouldn't rub his belly if he was huge because he'd JUST eaten. I know I hate it when my cats give me tummy massages after a big meal! If it's the next day and his stomach isn't full but his intestines are and you're worried about him not being able to poop, a bath and belly rub might help then, but you're right, immediately after eating he needs to be left alone to bask.

 

[WolfMama]

I wouldn't rub his belly if he was huge because he'd JUST eaten. I know I hate it when my cats give me tummy massages after a big meal! If it's the next day and his stomach isn't full but his intestines are and you're worried about him not being able to poop, a bath and belly rub might help then, but you're right, immediately after eating he needs to be left alone to bask.

Oh good Glad I did the right thing, then. Thanks for replying, Vampy LOL, Hadn't thought of it that way (having my tummy rubbed after a meal.) LOL!