My beardie can't eat crickets?

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Ronni1123

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My bearded dragon can't eat her crickets. I got her the smallest ones I could find.

I WAS feeding her phoenix worms after her first bad bout of sickness from the last crickets she ate. She put on healthy weight and was happy/healthy. So I thought I'd try small crickets again. She threw them all up, and has diarrhea.
I have taken her to a vet, I have everything in her viv that she needs, and take care of her exactly the way I am supposed to.
could she be allergic? Or just have a sensitive tummy?
She is about 5-6 months old and 12-13" long.
Could it be because I buy her greens from a normal market? Not organic?

I'm scared for my baby...
 

brittani299

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Normal greens are fine
Also could you answer these questions

How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?
Di you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)?
How long are lights on each day?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
What is the night time temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bathe your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
 

Ronni1123

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I have already answered every one of these before. She is alone, and gets everything she needs.
Her viv is perfect. Someone on here asked these same questions and helped my get it perfect.
I use a digital thermometer.
She basks in 90-100° everyday, 75-85° on cool side,and has daily normal poops except after crickets I get from the petstore I work at or any crickets. Period.
They are gutloaded.
She is able to get as close to her flourescent reptisun uvb light and 100watt basking bulbas she wants.
Vitamins twice a week. Calcium every other feeding. As much as she can eat in 15 minutes 3 times a day.
Baths 2-3 times a week.
Trust me. I know my stuff. There is something the crickets do to her.
She gets kale, carrots, yellow squash, collars greens, and a small bit of apple.
I usually will feed her waxworms(3-4/week) as a treat.

So what could it be? She eats phoenix worms like to tomorrow and they do great for her. But crickets make her sick.. so weird ..
 

brittani299

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I would message Drache613 (tracie) she is a monitor on here and knows a lot. She might know would to do to help you out
 
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