bearded dragon eating worringly low

[zackbeardieowner]

i am really worried my bearded dragon barely eats 4 crics a day i had him for like 3 weeks and he's 3 months what dpi do I've been handling him every day temperature is 100 on basking and 80 on cool side please help my bearded dragon I've been reading what it could be but can't find anything :study:

 

[BeardieMommy3991]

What UVB light do you have? Substrate? Do you bathe him?

Is he still active and happy colors? Or is he lethargic?

 

[zackbeardieowner]

arcadia uv yes i give him baths and no not really lethargic but not overly active like moves a bit color is yellow as before i had a crap uv but today i changed it

 

[BeardieMommy3991]

Hm. Well, if you just changed his UV today, hopefully his appatite will pick up. Can't find anything else wrong with your setup.

This serves as a bump too, so someone else can chime in.

 

[twinmommy]

Your basking temp is a little low. They should be around 105-110. What are you measuring your temps with?

Are you bathing him at all?

How big are the crickets?

 

[BeardieMommy3991]

He said in the last post that he bathes him. I forgot about the size of the crix. Good catch!

 

[zackbeardieowner]

crickets size is good temps i measure with a gun 104 on hot 92 on cool

 

[zackbeardieowner]

he didn't eat anything today and acting funny he's going under all the objects well trying to because there his bowls

 

[zackbeardieowner]

changed his habitat lets see if anything changes

 

[zackbeardieowner]

cool he's eating all the flys in his cage well anything that moves

 

[BeardieMommy3991]

Hunting is a good sign! Nom those flies!

 

[shepp55]

dont let him eat the flies... they can give him worms and other parasites.

 

[zackbeardieowner]

the vet told me its okay

 

[shepp55]

i'm sure one or two from time to time won't hurt them, ya can't watch them all the time, but they do carry the risk of parasites and worms. think about what flies love to land on, (poop) and what bacteria could be transfered to your beardie. thats the way my vet has always explained it to me when i first got water dragons. i use the same rule of thumb with my new beardie now.

 

[ashleyelsha]

If they are captive bred feeder flies they should be ok though right? Sorry,not trying to hijack, but some pet stores do sell feeder flies? The same with crickets or anything else, they can all carry parasites if they aren't raised appropriately.