Too full?

[kelii]

Is it possible for a dragon to eat way too much and make themselves sick? Phillip ate 7 roaches that were right at the size limit for him. He also ate 6 crickets. Now he's bloated looking and basking with some serious stress marks. Is he OK?

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Yes, they can eat too much & get bloated.
Were they exactly as wide as the space between the eyes or slightly smaller? It is really best, at this age & size to be sure the feeders are smaller than the space between the eyes to avoid complications with impactions.
I would not feed him tomorrow or not until he goes to the bathroom. How long did he bask?

Tracie

 

[kelii]

Most were slightly smaller but a few were exactly the size of between his eyes. The crickets were smalls. Afterwards I let him bask for 3.5 hours before his lights went out. I left them on for an extra hour just to help him digest a little more.