Omnomnami
Hatchling Member
I have an 8 inch hypo bearded dragon that I just bought about two weeks ago. She did great when she first got here but now she's not eating. She's lost a lot of weight and she's not very active at all.
At first I thought maybe she wasn't getting enough calcium but I then I thought other wise since I'd been dusting the crickets with D3 calcium.
I have a 20 gallon tank that houses her and another 6 and 1/2 inch translucent dragon. I have paper towel laid down on the bottom(I thought this would be best so I could monitor the stool and such). And a branch that they usually lay on to bask since its closer to the heat perhaps.
I have an ESU Reptile "Slimline Reptile Fixture with 7% uvb" for the lighting. I'm not sure what the basking light is called but I know it is 75 watts.
There's also a very shallow water dish that I keep about 1/2 inch of water in at all times(always fresh). I chop up kale and shred carrots for the veggies. I also pick some dandelions out of the yard to give them when I spot some(I don't spray for bugs or weeds at all and I always rinse the veggies).
I know the size of crickets to buy. Some are too big when I purchase them but I only select the smaller ones to feed them and give the larger ones to my 12 inch beardie who is in a separate 55 gallon tank. I have stick on thermometers because they were cheaper than the digital ones...I'm not quite sure if that's good or bad. I tried feeding them small meal worms when I first got the beardies but they didn't seem to like them.
Now that my hypo dragon is feeling crummy, so is my other baby dragon. I'm so scared of loosing them.
Please help me! I wanted some advice on what to do before I consulted a vet. I'm on a tight budget because both of my new baby dragons cost $155 each plus the expense of the new tank, heat and lighting.
I've done a lot of reading but I wanted to ask myself.
At first I thought maybe she wasn't getting enough calcium but I then I thought other wise since I'd been dusting the crickets with D3 calcium.
I have a 20 gallon tank that houses her and another 6 and 1/2 inch translucent dragon. I have paper towel laid down on the bottom(I thought this would be best so I could monitor the stool and such). And a branch that they usually lay on to bask since its closer to the heat perhaps.
I have an ESU Reptile "Slimline Reptile Fixture with 7% uvb" for the lighting. I'm not sure what the basking light is called but I know it is 75 watts.
There's also a very shallow water dish that I keep about 1/2 inch of water in at all times(always fresh). I chop up kale and shred carrots for the veggies. I also pick some dandelions out of the yard to give them when I spot some(I don't spray for bugs or weeds at all and I always rinse the veggies).
I know the size of crickets to buy. Some are too big when I purchase them but I only select the smaller ones to feed them and give the larger ones to my 12 inch beardie who is in a separate 55 gallon tank. I have stick on thermometers because they were cheaper than the digital ones...I'm not quite sure if that's good or bad. I tried feeding them small meal worms when I first got the beardies but they didn't seem to like them.
Now that my hypo dragon is feeling crummy, so is my other baby dragon. I'm so scared of loosing them.
Please help me! I wanted some advice on what to do before I consulted a vet. I'm on a tight budget because both of my new baby dragons cost $155 each plus the expense of the new tank, heat and lighting.
I've done a lot of reading but I wanted to ask myself.