Help bearded coughing

[AACblackout]

My other half bought a bearded dragon that was born in April and some how the larger mealworms got mixed up with the smaller ones and she ate 3 or 4 larger style mealworms. What can I do to help the coughing or maybe help her pass these worms she ate them this morning and has pooped since. Also she has drank since so I don't think the worms caused it. But what else could it be?

 

[fluxlizard]

Food probably takes 24 hours to pass.

Mealworms of any size should be OK if the dragon was born in april- it should be pretty big by now.

To help digestion, just make sure the lizard has a good, warm basking area.

Coughing is probably not the mealworms. Probably a respiratory infection, and if a bearded dragon is coughing, usually the only hope for the lizard over the long term is treatment with antibiotics. Usually this kind of infection is caused by long-term mild temperatures (not enough heat for proper growth and digestion and immune system function, which if large mealworms are a concern at 5 or 6 months of age, could very well be the case) and/or poor cleanliness of the enclosure.

Dragons born in April should be closing in on at least a foot in length for slowish growers, fast growers will be more like 17 or 18" at this age. Check your heat and if coughing continues for a day or two, get the lizard to a vet for antibiotics. Even if the coughing is only occasional - like if you only hear it every few days at first.