Newbie to owning a dragon.... he puked this morning

[Angela89]

We just got a dragon on Sunday and have been doing as much reading up on them as we can. Yesterday he ate about 10 crickets and today he puked up a ton. He is pooping normal but is not eating. We checked his temp in his cage and the basking side is 106 and the other side is in the the 80s. He has pretty much just been hanging out in one spot and I am worried something is wrong. Can any of you give me ideas on what I can do for him/her?

 

[AHBD]

Hi Angela, sometimes vomiting is a sign of a certain illness but sometimes it's eating too much, too large a bug or eating too late. What exact size were the cricks, be specific or even post a pic of one next to a dime or penny. How big is your dragon ? The insects should be no longer than the space bwteen his eyes, otherwise they can be too hard to digest. Post pics of the dragon + the cricket size....here's how :
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then hit XIMG

They can also vomit if they eat too late and/or spend too much time out of the tank being handled when they need to be in the heat of the tank for 2-3 hours to digest the food.

He'll prob. be fine, but offer water with a syringe or spray bottle on his snout.

 

[JessPets]

Along with everything AHBD said, can you also tell us what thermometer you are using?

 

[Angela89]

His crickets are small size as per the box my husband bought at the pet store. I will try to figure out how to posts a pic. We have a sticky therm. And we also have a digital one. We checked today to be sure his basking heat was good. Let me see if I can load pics

 

[Angela89]

 

[AHBD]

The crix are the right size, so that wasn't the problem. What time did he eat last night, and did you handle him aftewards ? He looks very alert + healthy there as well as a cutie.

 

[Angela89]

He ate in the afternoon....about 6 crickets and then he ate a couple at 4:30ish. He was handled after his first major feeding but then was left alone after 4:30. We got home around 10 that night and his lights were still on bc someone flicked the switch that auto trunes them off for the night. He did not end up eating any crickets today but tried a small bite of banana. He slept a good amount today/ spent his time laying around with one eye opened and one eye closed. He did seem better this evening. He has continuous water in his cage too. Thank you for the replays and help!!

 

[Angela89]

We love him/her so much already we just want to make sure we are doing everything right. I also have another question! How do you know if it's a boy or girl? When we bought him they said they could not tell us the sex yet

 

[JessPets]

Lay him on a flat surface and hold his tail at a 90º angle upwards and take a pic and post it on here
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then use the XIMG to attach pics to your post.

Also: https://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/sexing/

 

[Angela89]

Lay him on a flat surface and hold his tail at a 90º angle upwards and take a pic and post it on here
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ Then use the XIMG to attach pics to your post.

Also: https://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/sexing/

He is asleep..... is it ok to wake him up or should I wait until the morning?

 

[JessPets]

Just wait, it isn't a life or death situation :wink:

 

[Angela89]

I figured I will post pics tomorrow thank you