So I bought a very expensive beardie and a cheap one from a reputable breeder here in China. The cheap one is in top shape and eating well. The expensive one is not.
When he first came I gave him a dark and fed him some pinheads that came with his package. He ate like 4 the straight to the basking site.
Temps are 41c on the rock I have under a 75w UVA bulb. And 30-32c on cool side.
I have a reptisun 10.0 all above the screen which is about 6 inches above him.
All day he chills on the basking site with his eyes closed mostly. Sometimes he crawls to the back of the cage and goes all the way to the top (I have a false rock background insert)
He ate a mealworm yesterday because I couldn't get him interested in my baby dubia roaches. The mealworm was a fresh molt so it was white and soft. But today he doesn't even seem to be interested in even a white mealworm. I've ordered silk worms a few days ago so hopefully they will be here soon.
Also he poops about once a day and it looks normal but today he pooped after a soak and his poop was fine but his urine was totally liquid. I use the blue reptisomething drops to add electrolytes an neutralize Clorine. And I use calcium powder dusting.
Both beardie have identical setups. So I am 80% sure it's not a setup issue
I am desperate so please any suggestions. Is it just relocation stress? When do I need to force-feed. They don't have Gerber baby food here in China so I will have to mash up some dubia and make dubia soup.(I've done it before for my Brazilian white knee T that lost most his fangs in a bad molt)
How many times should I soak him (which seems to perk him up a bit) and should I add honey to the water such as is recommend for my Pacman frogs?
*Edit* (updated photos with ceramic tile instead of cocofiber
If this bearded dies it will also kill my dreams of breeding them... Because it was a struggle to get my wife to allow me to buy in the first place.... We breed leopard geckoes and she is already saying "geckoes are better, look how stressful and boring bearded dragons are..." If she only knew... Just how awesome and personality filled they are.... I must rescue this little guy.
Also, could he be about to shed? His hands look grey...
And any other methods... I'll do anything
When he first came I gave him a dark and fed him some pinheads that came with his package. He ate like 4 the straight to the basking site.
Temps are 41c on the rock I have under a 75w UVA bulb. And 30-32c on cool side.
I have a reptisun 10.0 all above the screen which is about 6 inches above him.
All day he chills on the basking site with his eyes closed mostly. Sometimes he crawls to the back of the cage and goes all the way to the top (I have a false rock background insert)
He ate a mealworm yesterday because I couldn't get him interested in my baby dubia roaches. The mealworm was a fresh molt so it was white and soft. But today he doesn't even seem to be interested in even a white mealworm. I've ordered silk worms a few days ago so hopefully they will be here soon.
Also he poops about once a day and it looks normal but today he pooped after a soak and his poop was fine but his urine was totally liquid. I use the blue reptisomething drops to add electrolytes an neutralize Clorine. And I use calcium powder dusting.
Both beardie have identical setups. So I am 80% sure it's not a setup issue
I am desperate so please any suggestions. Is it just relocation stress? When do I need to force-feed. They don't have Gerber baby food here in China so I will have to mash up some dubia and make dubia soup.(I've done it before for my Brazilian white knee T that lost most his fangs in a bad molt)
How many times should I soak him (which seems to perk him up a bit) and should I add honey to the water such as is recommend for my Pacman frogs?
*Edit* (updated photos with ceramic tile instead of cocofiber
If this bearded dies it will also kill my dreams of breeding them... Because it was a struggle to get my wife to allow me to buy in the first place.... We breed leopard geckoes and she is already saying "geckoes are better, look how stressful and boring bearded dragons are..." If she only knew... Just how awesome and personality filled they are.... I must rescue this little guy.
Also, could he be about to shed? His hands look grey...
And any other methods... I'll do anything