Poor guy threw up all of his superworms!!!

[Glaurung]

There are about 20 semi digested super worms laying in his tank right now. He's very stressed looking, though he seemed fine yesterday. I have a 48/24/18 inch enclosure, reptisun 5.0 that he can get within 5 inches of, 75 w halogen for heat @ proper temp, he's a 6 month old crayola juvenile male who up to this point has had no health issues. I got him from a good breeder, georgia bearded dragons. He sort of eats his greens, but ravenously eats about 15-20 of my vitamin and calcium dusted superworms. He seemed very fat and happy yesterday, and now I just dont know what's wrong. Any help please??

 

[Jasper's Mom]

It's possible that he just ate too fast - it happens sometimes. How long is he?

 

[Glaurung]

around 13-14 inches

 

[Jasper's Mom]

He may be just a bit small for superworms - could explain why he's having trouble digesting them if he goes too fast. But he's had superworms before and done OK with them, has he? If so, I would recommend just slowing down the feeding time - give him one at a time and make sure it's chewed and swallowed before moving on to the next. You could also try splitting them into two different feeding times if possible. Also, make sure that he has a minimum of 2 hours to bask after eating - they need the heat in order to properly digest their food.

 

[Glaurung]

that may be it. I fed him a little snack last night about 30 minutes before lights out, so he probably didnt get to digest them the way he would have liked. He generally does fine with the supers, he actually becomes ecstatic when i pull out the tub of worms to feed him! He's feeling better now but I can tell he's a little sick of superworms right now since he's refusing to eat them at the moment.

 

[Freeie]

We cant just give chimera all his cricks at once.. he will grab one and another and another before hes finished swallowing the 1st one...we have to feed him 1 at a time slowly hes sucha piggie.