sick bearded dragons?

Question

i have a sick bearded dragon...i think. up until yesterday it was very active. when i fed them crickets, the one in question ate, but now its very docile and bloated. i have checked to see if it was possibly choking on one of the bigger crickets, but the airway is fine. can anyone help?

the bearded dragon is only a few months...if that...old.

thanks to everyone who posted an answer to my question. she is doing great now and i haven't had anymore problems with her.

Answer 1

the same thing happened to my bearded dragon named Draco. what happens is if you feed them to many crickets they go into a trance and become paralyzed. so what you do is pick it up and rub the bottom of its stomach repeatedly and eighther it will go to the bathroom and wake up or it will just wake up

Answer 2

Do you have sand in your tank? If so maybe when it ate the cricket it digested some of the sand and it could be impacted. The crickets should be no bigger than the space in between the dragon's eyes. If it can't make a bowl movement, I usually put my bearded dragon in warm water for a little while and that usually helped, if that is the problem. I feed my bearded dragon in a separate container (plastic tub, for two reasons, one it doesn't swallow any sand that way, and two if crickets are left in there, cricket will bite and make sores on the dragon while they sleep.

Answer 3

Check your temp and humidity first...those are the most common problems.
Then check you're habitat...if they're too small and you have them in sand, that's gonna cause problems. If they're over 7", put them in sand.
Water is also important...make sure they have a dish big enough that they can lay in it almost completely submersed (that means underwater) if they feel like it.
Lastly...Lighting...Make sure you have a heatlamp on one side of the cage, and not a whole lot going on on the other side...I also recommend a UV light during the day, and an Infrared light for nighttime. Both will stimulate proper growth and health.
If you haven't already...goto petsmart.com and search for info on bearded dragons, there's plenty of it there that should atleast get you on the right track. If you still can't figure it out...call someone at the nearest petsmart and they'll talk you through it.

Answer 4

Their temperament is extremely docile and trusting anyway. The adults can reach up to approximately 2ft in length, with the average being 18 - 20 inches. Hatchlings are approximately 3 to 4 inches in length (head to tail) and should be 5-6 inches at the end of their first month. By the end of their second month, they should be at least 6-7 inches in length with considerable more body weight. dragons can reach 9 inches within 2 months, with the average being 8 inches. From 2 - 6 months. the average growth rate to be approximately 1/2 inch a week, with some weeks being 1 inch or more to 1/4 inch or less. - If you think dragon is still bloated - you need to do some serious caretaking.

Bearded Dragons need little care, beyond daily maintenance, once they are established in/acclimated to their new environment. Care should certainly be taken to emulate their natural setting to reduce stress to the animal... As should a schedule be developed for lighting and feeding for the same purposes.

They are omnivores, meaning that they will eat veggies and small animals. Insects should be a daily staple of your Dragons diet and greens should be available at all times.The size of the food items you feed your Dragon is extremely important. All food that is offered should be smaller in width than the Dragons mouth. Use caution in choosing the insect size, as too large of a cricket can cause health problems (ie. - blockage) while digesting. The same applies with mealworms, use small mealworms for small dragons, and increase the mealworm size as the dragons size increases. A hatchling, up to 2 months will eat mostly insects, picking at finely chopped greens here and there.
2 week old crickets (3/8 inch in size) should be offered 2 - 3 feedings a day, only in the amount that the dragon will eat at one feeding.. A juvenile Dragon (2 - 4 months) will eat approximately 20% greens to 80% insects... 3 week old crickets should be given 2 times daily and small (1/2 inch) mealworms can be added to their diet. 4 months to maturity should be fed approximately 4 week old crickets once or twice daily. The small mealies may be replaced by larger ones and king mealworms may also be added. Pinky mice can also be added to their diet once a week, depending on the size of the dragon. Adult dragons need to be fed adult crickets, king mealworms... once a day or every other day. Pinky mice, if used, should be fed sparingly - unless feeding a gravid adult.
Bearded dragons are voracious eaters, especially when they are young. If you aren't feeding the hatchlings enough, and if they have cage-mates, they will nibble toes and tail-tips - if it moves, its food. If your dragons aren't eating well, something is possibly wrong. The most likely problem is that the cage temperature is incorrect: their bodies must reach high temperatures in order to digest their food. If they are digesting slowly, they wont eat well. First step - Check Temp.

For More Info.. which i think you really should go through : http://www.dachiu.com/care/abeard.html

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Check this: (from the same link.. i seriously suggest you read it all through. )

Calcium Deficiency -
Without adequate calcium and vitamin D3 in your Dragon's diet, aside from a slow growth rate, you will more than likely encounter Metabolic Bone Disease. The first symptom usually noticed is uncontrolled twitching of the dragons toes or legs. This can be a fatal disease if not treated promptly. If this problem occurs, we suggest raising the amount of calcium in the Dragons diet immediately and taking it outside in direct sunlight to bask for a period of time each day until the twitching stops. If there is no change in a few days, consider veterinary care as an option.

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Answer 5

He is probably inpacted if you keep him on anything but carpet. Impaction happens when the dragon is catching that cricket and he eats some of the bedding, they cant digest that so they get "clogged up".

Answer 6

No, sorry. Never dealt with a sick lizard. Maybe he got into something while out of his cage? Maybe the cricket was too much for him and is in his belly right now causing havoc?

Answer 7

Dragons don't really like to eat maidens, so don't bother with that, just feed them plenty of oxen.

If your dragon is bloated, though, it sounds like it's time to slay him, so I would suggest a vorpal weapon. That way, you might get lucky and roll a natural 20, which decapitates the dragon instantly. Armour of +5 is good, too.

Answer 8

i used to have a swift lizard and i fed him crickets from a fishing bait store and he died 2 days later......he was just fine up until then . so i think it was the bait store crickets, i usually fed him crickets from the pet shop and decided that the bait shop was cheaper so i tried that.....not good if you did not feed him crickets from bait shop dont do it....let me know what happens

Answer 9

i breed dragons for a living!! is it a female cause if it is she could be gravid (pregnant) you gotta remember not to baby them cause what do you think they would do in the wild??? if your really scared go to a vet but that's big dough

Answer 10

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