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Something weird happened

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#1 · (Edited)
Earlier today I gave him a cricket, his first one, and he ate the whole thing, minus a little bit, then he did something very weird. He began to look like he was gagging, and did this three times, but then was completely fine.

I read on here they might do this if they have some food stuck in their mouths to try and vomit to loosen it up, so is it possible that's all it was?

Because when I put him back home he went and drank his water for a good three minutes, like he was incredibly thirsty. Is it possible his mouth was just dry and he got the cricket stuck a little?

Because when he was still out, and went back to normal, he went back for that last bit of cricket, so I assumed he was just really thirsty and that it wasn't necessarily the cricket, because he seems totally fine now..

Basically I'm just feeling really uncomfortable about it.
 
#2 ·
He might have just not chewed quite enough & had it stick a bit in his throat. Maybe a leg was having trouble getting all the way down? How big was the cricket? Sounds like he's fine now, so I wouldn't get too upset about it. :) Maybe just offer a smaller cricket next time, or take the large back legs off in case that's what got caught on the way down.