still haven't figured out gizmos eating issue. he has since refused any live feeder, used to love them all. may eat a roach or two once a week. he'll take 4 or 5 bites of greens from me every morning... but that's it. doesn't seem to be loosing5 any weight. he just finished his antibiotics for coccidia, but it was such a low count the vet said we really didn't need to treat it. temps are all good, uvb bulb is about 4 months old. I think I'm gonna go get a new bulb this weekend to rule that out.
still not eating good
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he's approximately 1 year old. he ate great up.until about a month or so ago. he just stopped eating good. he was on Albon for coccidia for 5 days. when I visited the vet he said gizmo is right at 1 lb so that's like 420 something grams. I haven't measured lately but he's around 18"-20" long.
Adriana0918
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I had a very similar problem. My beardie wouldn't eat after meds for coccidia. He finished his meds about 4-5 months ago and just a week or two ago he started eating more like normal. I found that letting him out of his tank by a window for an hour or two a day helped bring his spirits up a lot and your beardie seems to love it as well. Give him some time, it can take a while for them to get back to normal. Keep offering food every day and keep him hydrated. As long as he isn't losing weight he is okay. 
Adriana0918
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Adriana0918
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Lighting has a lot to do with appetite and not enough uvb could be a reason he isn't eating but most likely it's the medicine. Like i said it took my beardie about 3-4 months after the medicine to start getting back to normal and he still isn't 100%. They take a while to bounce back. Just keep offering him food and water everyday and weigh him often to be sure he isn't loosing a significant amount of weight.
Adriana0918
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Adriana0918
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3 grams isn't a significant amount of weight to lose so don't be worried. Beardies can lose up to 20 grams just after a bowl movement. Keep weighing him and make sure his weight doesn't continue to drop significantly.
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