Elliot: The Baby Beardie

ElliotTheBeardie1 · Jul 21, 2017

Today my beardie has a swollen neck. I went away for the night and had my family feed her. They gave her 5-6 small crickets and now her neck is slightly swollen. I have a 100 watt Reptisun UVB bulb and her basking temp is around 100 degrees. I don't know what's up though. She also turned black today but when I picked her up she calmed down. PLEASE HELP!!

traildrifterphalanx · Jul 21, 2017

Are you able to review your entire setup with us?
Names/brands of bulbs, enclosure size, decor, substrate, etc.

Photos will also help:
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/

What time did they feed her? Was it late? Close to lights out?

ElliotTheBeardie1 · Jul 21, 2017

The tank is 45-50 gallons and the UVB bulb is a 100 watt(Reptisun). The Basking light and nocturnal Basking light are also 100 watts(ZooMed). She has a large piece of wood for her to climb on and a hollowed out log for a hiding place. She also has a green floor piece that almost is like moss. She is about 7 inches long. They fed her between 8 and 10 in the morning.

traildrifterphalanx · Jul 21, 2017

Ok so she is quite a little one in a big enclosure.
I first want to say they do not need a nocturnal light, so you can save some on the electric bill by removing this permanently

Substrate sounds ok, like a carpeting.

The only thing is the UVB wattage sounds incorrect. UVB is generally not a high wattage, about 24w or so depending on the length. A 100w UVB bulb would have to be a mercury vapor bulb if anything.
Does it look like this?

Or is it like this?

zoo-med-reptisun-10-0-uvb-mini-compact-fluorescent-bulb.jpg

Or this?

ElliotTheBeardie1 · Jul 21, 2017

Yes, it's the second picture. Sorry about the wattage. I saw the second 0 but didn't see the dot. Thanks for catching that.

traildrifterphalanx · Jul 21, 2017

No problem!
Where is this light in association with the basking light? Do you know how hot the basking area is?

ElliotTheBeardie1 · Jul 21, 2017

It's usually between 90 and 100. The lights are in a row across the top of the screen in this order: UVB, basking, nocturnal basking. BTW she is regularly handled and is rarely passed around the room and held by my whole family.
Update: The swelling has stopped but her neck is still larger that usual. She has some stress marks on her chin and belly still but when I hold her they go away.

traildrifterphalanx · Jul 21, 2017

Ok, and what are you using to measure her temperatures?

I still think photos of the dragon and setup will help us out more.
https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/
You can upload photos to this page and use the XIMG button on a reply to post it

ElliotTheBeardie1 · Jul 21, 2017

I have to leave right now but i'll try to post those pics sometime today or tomorrow.

traildrifterphalanx · Jul 21, 2017

No problem, I just would like to clarify the severity of the swelling if there is any

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