Stephanie Kalahurka
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This morning, my baby sulcata got a piece of stem from some of his romaine stuck in his throat. He was EXTREMELY agitated for about 15 minutes (swinging head back and forth, streching his neck, swiping at his mouth with his paws and opening and closing his mouth). I could see it lodged in there, but he couldn't get it down. Finally (when I was about to pack up and head to the vet) he regurgitated the stem. I've been watching him closely all day. He eventually went back to his walking around and even ate a little more. All day, however, he's been stretching his neck out like this. He usually only does this when he drinks, but after the "choking" episode, he's been doing this all day (instead of burrowing in on the ground like he usually does). I took this photo after he had been holding this pose for over 15 minutes. It looks like he's sleeping (and maybe he is and maybe this is perfectly normal and maybe I'm having a crazy panicky mommy episode for no reason), but any experienced thoughts are welcome. Should I be worried?
P.S. I'll be double checking to make sure no more stems make their way into his food dish!
P.S. I'll be double checking to make sure no more stems make their way into his food dish!