hello, ive never used this forum before, but im extremely worried. i just got a new beardie about 2 weeks ago and i made a rookie mistake about five days ago and let him jump out of my hands. after that, he's been gulping very heavily where he even has to open his mouth a bit to breathe. he's also been getting increasingly bloated. if anyone has any advice, please please let me know.
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new baby breaded dragon doing very weird gulping and is super bloated??
- Thread starter kass
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he ate quite a few crickets yesterday and tends to bask (he's been going in the warmer areas rather than the "hot spots"). he hasn't pooped in at least a day, but i gave him a small bath this morning so im hoping he does today. he's in a 40 gallon and i wasn't aware that stick ons were bad (it says the basking is about 100°F). and im not sure why but in pictures he looks okay but when i touch his belly it feels like a balloon, like it's more stretched than it's supposed to be. my only other idea about why he's breathing so deeply is maybe his nose is plugged from shed? i don't see any, but he has been rubbing his face against the wood in his enclosure.
i use carpet, no loose substrate. i use a regular bulb as well, no coils. i don't see she'd on his face yet, but he keeps running his face on wood occasionally. GOOD NEWS THOUGH --he just pooped! it was pretty large so i think that relieved some pressure in his belly but he's still breathing pretty hard.
his beard isn't black, but the fall happened a few days ago. i thought that he had hurt his jaw, but he's been eating without a problem, and i checked his abdomen and i don't see any ribs sticking out or anything. thank you so much for the help, it's really helping me figure out what to do for him in the future. hopefully the breathing thing isn't a big deal though, i would like him to poop more though, just to ensure that he's okay..
