what is going on!?

[brutusthebearded]

Ok, so my beardie is doing some weird things this morning. I recently fed him alot more crickets than he usualy gets cuz i was told i was under feeding him. and yusterday he was realy lethargec and didnt want to eat much. he was real fat and what not, so today i just was watching him and he started like puffing himself out and making a weird noise when he would beard and open his mouth, sounded like a weeze or somthing. it looked like he was going to throw up. he got down on his basking rock and kept doing this all the while his body was realy puffed out the he lifted up both his back legs and took a huge poo and not to get gross but there is a big poop and then a bunch of watery substance around it and the white is realy watery as well. now he looks completly whiped out just like he wants to go back to sleep or somthing. Has anybody else had this problem? and what could be wrong? also after he pooed he continued to beard up but not black and open his mouth an let out a quick weeze sound and shake his head back and forth... never seen this before

 

[daner923]

There are a few things going on here, possibly. The wheezing sound - is it like a click or just like rushing air? If it is like a click he might have a respiratory infection. How big were the crickets? It sounds like they were too big and he was straining to poo them out. Nothing bigger than the space between his eyes, please. The shaking head back and forth sounds like it might be something lodged in his throat, which could also cause the wheezing. Can you try to get a look to see if something is stuck?

 

[brutusthebearded]

the crickets were about the right size i dont know the exact size cuz its either small or large at Petsmart. But the thing is he pooped the same way yesterday so hes getting them out. Now like yesterday and today he wont eat his greens at all like he usually will in the morning before crickets. It wasnt like a clicking noise, but not a hiss like hes mad either. I actually cant get a look because he is not tame and he doesnt even like me touching him. i pet him but that still seems to freak him out. His head is shedding and when he sheds he usually puffs his beard out but i just haven't seen the head shaking before. Ever since i put his new reptisun instead of the reptiglo, that he came with, in his cage he has been acting realy weird. More things just keep coming up like him being more aggressive and now this weird eating/pooping thing.

 

[daner923]

The water and liquidy urate is a healthy sign of hydration. How often are you bathing him? Have you tried the trick with putting a shirt in the tank that you have worn? Have you tried handling him just before lights out, when he is tired? Or first thing in the morning? Just to get him used to you? If you shy away when he puffs or tries to bite, he will continue doing it. Don't be afraid of it, and he will start to get the message.

 

[brutusthebearded]

ok ill try that stuff thanks for the advice. if he keeps acting weird and not eating i might just have to take him to the vet