Orange Liquid Coming From Nose & Mouth

[Alphabet]

Hello, I have a 4 month old bearded dragon. Everyday I have him out for at least 20-30 minutes letting him run around and what not until today I had him out and I noticed that he had like an orange liquid type substance coming from his nose. Without thinking I picked him up and put him in the bath (of course with the required bath water temperature). I cleaned all the stuff off of him and I notice some was in his mouth so I got a eyedropper and washed his mouth out. There was chucks of stuff such as human vomit. My thoughts are he could have a upper respirator infection but I really do not know. Hope you guys can help me! If any more information is needing, I'm ready to answer them to the best of my knowledge. Thank you guys!

P.S. He is active and responsive but his entrails seem to be lower than normal and also he's breathing seems to be slower than normal as well.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That doesn't sound good, but, what has he been eating/drinking recently?
What type of supplementation is he getting?
Are you keeping his basking at a range of 95-110 measured with either a temp gun or digital probe?
You can post pictures of him & his set up too so we can take a look.
Are you using sand substrate that is orange or a solid substrate?
Please review the setup with us such as the UVB lighting, temperatures & supplementation.

Tracie

 

[Alphabet]

Hello,

That doesn't sound good, but, what has he been eating/drinking recently?
What type of supplementation is he getting?
Are you keeping his basking at a range of 95-110 measured with either a temp gun or digital probe?
You can post pictures of him & his set up too so we can take a look.
Are you using sand substrate that is orange or a solid substrate?
Please review the setup with us such as the UVB lighting, temperatures & supplementation.

Tracie

Thanks for the reply Tracie!

His daily breakfast is occassionaly 30 mealworms. Sometimes if I do not have any mealworms I give Fluker's Buffet Blend for Juvenile Beardies. His daily lunch is a handful of shredded collards with diced sweet peppers mixed together and with a light coat of Fluker's Calcium with Vitamin D3 over the top. I also put the calcium dust on the mealworms / buffet blend as well.

His basking area sets at 105 measured using laser temperature gun but I also have a temperature gauge in his vivarium that obviously isn't so accurate.

I use a solid substrate (floor tail).

P.S. I'm in the process of upgrading his setup by building a 120 gallon tank; blueprint here:

Once again, thanks so much!

-Toby

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. Just wanted to say 30 super worms are way to many and should only be fed to adults. 16 inches or more. Better feeders for him are crickets, dubia roaches, Phoenix worms , silk worms and butter worms. He's a looker

 

[Alphabet]

Hi. Just wanted to say 30 super worms are way to many and should only be fed to adults. 16 inches or more. Better feeders for him are crickets, dubia roaches, Phoenix worms , silk worms and butter worms. He's a looker

Sorry I've mistaken mealworms for superworms, lol yes I realized mealworms and superworms aren't good for juvenile beardies after I watched multiple videos about not feeding them to your beardies because it can cause many problems for them and after I get through this buffet mix (which I almost are) I'm totally going to begin to buy him crickets or maybe even the other feeders you listed. Lol, thanks! and yes, he really is photogenic :lol:

 

[Kiara1125]

If you live in Florida or another state where the keeping of dubia roaches is illegal, you can also try to get some discoid roaches. They are just as good and still very popular. Many places sell dubia or discoid, but ALWAYS check the law first!

 

[Alphabet]

If you live in Florida or another state where the keeping of dubia roaches is illegal, you can also try to get some discoid roaches. They are just as good and still very popular. Many places sell dubia or discoid, but ALWAYS check the law first!

Awesome, thanks for all the suggestions!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Definitely cut back on the mealies for him. They could have upset his system a bit.
The superworms or zophoba worms should only be fed really once he is 16 inches in length to avoid impaction.
At his age, small crickets which are smaller than the space between his eyes or the roaches are great for him, too.
How is he doing today?

Tracie

 

[Alphabet]

Hello,

Definitely cut back on the mealies for him. They could have upset his system a bit.
The superworms or zophoba worms should only be fed really once he is 16 inches in length to avoid impaction.
At his age, small crickets which are smaller than the space between his eyes or the roaches are great for him, too.
How is he doing today?

Tracie

Hi Tracie,

Yes I totally understand now not to feed young beardies mealworms/superworms or basically anything bigger than the space between their eyes.

Actually he seem perfectly normal as if nothing happened.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That is wonderful he is doing so well now. Has he been eating normally since that happened?
Great, let us know how he is doing. He is such a little cutie pie.

Tracie

 

[Alphabet]

Hello,

That is wonderful he is doing so well now. Has he been eating normally since that happened?
Great, let us know how he is doing. He is such a little cutie pie.

Tracie

Yes it is! Also he has been eating normally, I went out and bought some crickets for him alone with his normal veggie diet and he loves it!

Thanks so much! Not to brag but he really is adorable!

 

[Drache613]

Hello Toby,

That is wonderful, I am glad he is all back to normal now!
Does he like the crickets you got him?
I hope you get finished with the new tank for him soon, too.

Tracie

 

[Alphabet]

Hello Toby,

That is wonderful, I am glad he is all back to normal now!
Does he like the crickets you got him?
I hope you get finished with the new tank for him soon, too.

Tracie

Oh yes same here!

Yes he loves them a lot haha

Oh yes I'm pretty much done I just need the glass.

Thanks once more!

 

[Drache613]

Hello Toby!

Terrific! It sounds like he is doing well now & probably eating tons of crickets, too.
When you are done with the new tank, let us know & post pictures, too.

Tracie

 

[Alphabet]

Hello Toby!

Terrific! It sounds like he is doing well now & probably eating tons of crickets, too.
When you are done with the new tank, let us know & post pictures, too.

Tracie

Sorry for the late reply, but thank you for all the support and help! Yes he is actually :lol: but I know to watch his diet along with mine :lol: All I need now is some glass then it's done and I will totally post pictures for you guys!