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Bearded Dragon Weird Spazzing Out Behavior

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Question
Ok i have a male bearded dragon whos about 8.5-9 inches long, I have had Him for almost a month and he has been great and ate healthy. Thia past week I had been putting small meal worms in for him to eat along with my 3 other beardeds and he had over ate one time and thrown up because of it. But now about 2 days later he is throwing up, having dihharrea and he keeps shaking his head around and scrathing it. Even when i try to hold him he spazzes out or just sitting there with his head down and seems to have a pain in his head or something but i was thinking mabeye it was a phase or shedding but he never did it when he shed before please contact me at  if you have any idea of whats wrong with my beardie. Thanks!

Answer
Hi Christian, Continued vomiting and the other symptoms are really something that call for a vet visit. The scratching and shaking of the head are common behaviours that accommpany vomiting. Birds react the same way. It sounds like a possible blockage. If food cannot pass down it will come back up. In the meanwhile, try soaking him in barely warm water which can help trigger a bowel movement and move things along. I would also try getting a few drops of mineral oil into him (you can get this at any drug store). You can mix it into a few drops of chicken baby food and put a few drops on his snout (he should lick if off) or directly into his mouth.  Mineral oil is used to treat constipation and the lubrication could help move any blockage along.
I'm sorry for the delay in answering this question. I ended up in the hospital myself for a couple days and an now catching up on  missed questions.