shehzain
Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hi everyone. I brought home a 3 month old male Sandfire/ German Giant bearded dragon today who I've named Altair. He ate two baby dubia roaches when we put him in the cage, in addition to eating a larger one that the breeders at the reptile show fed him.
However, I'm very concerned because he has made what seems to be a gagging motion about three times now, puffing out his chin and sticking out his tongue or opening his mouth just briefly. He hasn't actually thrown up though. I'm worried that maybe we overfed him. He also hasn't pooped since he's been home, and he's been home over 9 hours now.
I have him in a 20 gallon tank, repti-sun UVA/ UVB overhead light that spans the length of the cage, an overhead heater, a water bowl, artificial plants, a log, and the reptile carpet that came with the set. The heat bulb is 50 watt, not sure about the Repti-Sun one off hand. The temp in the cage is 85 even, and he's usually in the basking spot, on top of his log. In fact, he's stayed on top of his log like this nearly the whole time I've had him! He only ever explored when I first put him in the enclosure. I've handled Altair twice.
What should I do if he doesn't poop soon? At what point is not going for a 3 month beardie too long and a trip to the vet is in order? I have a very experienced herp vet in my area so that's covered. And is this gagging motion really a sign of overeating or is it some kind of threat display? He's quite calm when I handle him though, but walks quite a bit and "licks" my arm and hand when exploring.
A couple of other notes: He doesn't drink out of the water bowl, but I've misted him once today and I've also misted water onto some veggies in his food dish which he hasn't touched....
However, I'm very concerned because he has made what seems to be a gagging motion about three times now, puffing out his chin and sticking out his tongue or opening his mouth just briefly. He hasn't actually thrown up though. I'm worried that maybe we overfed him. He also hasn't pooped since he's been home, and he's been home over 9 hours now.
I have him in a 20 gallon tank, repti-sun UVA/ UVB overhead light that spans the length of the cage, an overhead heater, a water bowl, artificial plants, a log, and the reptile carpet that came with the set. The heat bulb is 50 watt, not sure about the Repti-Sun one off hand. The temp in the cage is 85 even, and he's usually in the basking spot, on top of his log. In fact, he's stayed on top of his log like this nearly the whole time I've had him! He only ever explored when I first put him in the enclosure. I've handled Altair twice.
What should I do if he doesn't poop soon? At what point is not going for a 3 month beardie too long and a trip to the vet is in order? I have a very experienced herp vet in my area so that's covered. And is this gagging motion really a sign of overeating or is it some kind of threat display? He's quite calm when I handle him though, but walks quite a bit and "licks" my arm and hand when exploring.
A couple of other notes: He doesn't drink out of the water bowl, but I've misted him once today and I've also misted water onto some veggies in his food dish which he hasn't touched....