Identify My Dragon Please

[Dianecard]

What type of UVB bulb are you using? Not sure. I don't have the box they came in. I bought them from Petco. I was helped by a bearded dragon breeder.
Basking Temps/Cool side temps? Basking temp. 110/ cool side is 75
Night time temps? I live in Florida. Not sure of the night time temp. I'm positive it doesn't drop under 75 in her tank.
What are you feeding her before she stopped eating? She was a big fan of crickets, waxworms, and mealworms. She never went after her salads and fruits.
What is your substrate? Tile
Has she gone to the bathroom? Since the force feeding she has been pooping every day.
Does she get regular baths? I was bathing her every day. I was told by the dragon breeder at Petco to stop bathing her so much. Just to bathe her once a week. He thinks she might have a respiratory infection.

 

[Dianecard]

Thank you for all of your replies. I will look into the bulbs and night time temps. I am being told by a dragon breeder that metronidazole suspension might work wonders on her. Any thoughts? She weighed in today at 22 grams today and there are three huge poops in her tank. She isn't gaining any weight.

 

[Zach7]

Just my input-that is not even close to a 1 year old, search 1 year old on the forum, the beardies are WAY bigger than that.

 

[AHBD]

Diane, how long have you actually owned the dragon ?

 

[PrettyInInk]

Just my input-that is not even close to a 1 year old, search 1 year old on the forum, the beardies are WAY bigger than that.

I would have to agree...just doesn't seem possible. I would think, and I don't claim to be an expert, that malnutrition significant enough for growth stunting of this magnitude would kill a beadie before preventing any growth at all. I mean, my girl was that big by 10 weeks.

 

[AHBD]

It actually is possible...maybe not probable, but it's definitely possible. When they are severely stunted as hatchlings, especially if they were a small baby to begin with, their growth can just be at almost a standstill for months at a time. Some babies survive this and don't even develop noticeable MBD deformities because they aren't even growing. They are generally just very lethargic....how long they can live is another story.

 

[Dianecard]

I've had her since August 2012. She only shed once in September. Today she pooped several times. She only weighed 22 grams today.

 

[PrettyInInk]

It actually is possible...maybe not probable, but it's definitely possible. When they are severely stunted as hatchlings, especially if they were a small baby to begin with, their growth can just be at almost a standstill for months at a time. Some babies survive this and don't even develop noticeable MBD deformities because they aren't even growing. They are generally just very lethargic....how long they can live is another story.

Well, learn something new every day. That is just crazy.

 

[Dianecard]

This is a picture from yesterday.

 

[anc90]

It actually is possible...maybe not probable, but it's definitely possible. When they are severely stunted as hatchlings, especially if they were a small baby to begin with, their growth can just be at almost a standstill for months at a time. Some babies survive this and don't even develop noticeable MBD deformities because they aren't even growing. They are generally just very lethargic....how long they can live is another story.

I also did not know that!


Mealworms can cause impaction.. Waxworms are nothing but "candy" to beardies.

There are coil bulbs are tube bulbs which one do you have?

 

[Dianecard]

Basking light is Zoo Med Repti Basking Spot Lamp
UVB is a tube light going across the tank

 

[Zach7]

What kind of UVB bulb do you have reptisun or Arcadia 12%

 

[Dianecard]

UVB is a fluorescent tube sits across top of tank
UVA is a Zoo med repti basking spot

 

[Dianecard]

I don't have the box. I read Zilla on the fixture the tube goes into. I believe the tube came with the fixture.

 

[Zach7]

IF the UVB is a Short 5 inch UVB bulb it isnt recommended. Get a Reptisun T5-T8 or Arcadia 12% at least 1/2 or 3/4 the width of the viv.