What’s on beardie side ?

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My bearded dragon has a little bump on his side. I’m wondering what it is or if I should be worried. Look at the pictures
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AHBD

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Hi there, what's the little cutie's name ? :) Is he acting normally ? Sometimes beardies get a slight lump like that after eating or just randomly, that one looks a bit bigger than what I've seen though. How long have you noticed it ? See if it looks different in a day or two.
 

Genesis0831

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His name is fuji :3 and he just ate actually he ate a dubia, it kinda got lower afterwards too. Also I realized that’s I can feel it on the other side of his belly but it’s not out like that one.
 

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I recommend no more hard chunks of raw greens and veg , and keep to softer bodied feeder insects.
He should be eating nearly entirely just live insects at such a young age ie at least two feeds of live insects (three are better) every day , as many insects given a few at a time (if fast moving) as he wants per meal, and offer greens and grated veg daily (but don't worry if the dragon shows no interest in the greens and veg.

Feeding see viewtopic.php?f=18&t=237167
 

Genesis0831

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The insects are alive and he never really looked at the greens I made him so I haven’t fed them to him Xd
 

kingofnobbys

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Genesis0831":1qsca5ja said:
His name is fuji :3 and he just ate actually he ate a dubia, it kinda got lower afterwards too. Also I realized that’s I can feel it on the other side of his belly but it’s not out like that one.
I suspect the roach was too large , the rule for hard bodied feeder insects is no bug (cricket, roach, locust) larger than the distance between his eyes.

If he's between 8g and 20g body weight.

I'd recommend 20day old (1/5 - 1/4 size) crickets
or
BSF lavae
or
silkworms (up to 1.5 inch long , very soft bodied so this is OK , and they are very nutritious , one fo the very best feeder insects)

No hard raw chunks of veg , these veg need to be grated.
 

kingofnobbys

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Genesis0831":1e1q7abk said:
The insects are alive and he never really looked at the greens I made him so I haven’t fed them to him Xd

That's very common with little hatchlings.

They know they need the insects and are (if healthy and getting right UV and at the right temperature) bottomless pits when comes to insects.

Lots of people feed very small feeders (but LOTS of them per feed) to their young hatchlings ie
blowfly gents, small BSF lavae, silkworms about 5-10mm long, pinhead size crickets and roaches and locust (and under 5mm long), and this is when 30 - 40 bugs are eaten per feeding.
 
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