So a while ago my beardies stopped eating (I have three) and I have been asking everywhere for help. I’ve come to the conclusion that they may have impaction, so I bought them some baby food prune puree. This is only the second day i’ve given them prune puree.
I have been keeping them on sand their entire life and I didn’t know that it was bad.
I got two of the beardies 6 years ago and they have never had any troubles yet. We decided to breed and got 13 beautiful baby beardies. We sold all of them except two, but then one of them died and now I have only one left. He’s currently 3 years old.
A few months ago I changed their substrate to newspaper and i’m already seeing improvement. I’ve been bathing them alot and they poop fine, but sometimes they don’t. Ressi (my 3 yo) sometimes poops a yellowish urate, which i think is because he’s dehydrated. Messi (my female 6 yo) once pooped some reddish-brownish poop which is concerning, and once she pooped a dark lumpy hard one. I don’t know what that means really. Rey(my male 6 yo) poops fine solid poops, but they’re light brown and I hope that it’s nothing to worry about.
They’re all skinny, especially Rey and he’s also weak. When I bathe him he tends to play dead and won’t move (sometimes he has he’s eyes opened too) and I think he may be sick
Messi: she’s a very calm and gentle beardie and was my first pet ever. She has been on sand her entire life. She laid her first eggs when she was two (I think) but all the eggs rottened I don’t really remember how many times she has laid eggs. Anyways as I was saying, she won’t eat vegetables (something she’ll eat mealworms) and she got very skinny. When I changed the substrate to newspaper, she got a lot better and now she eats some veggies (only handfed) however she has a very big bloated belly, even though she doesn’t eat much. She’s a lot more active than she used to be, and now she also poops more often.
Rey: he’s my male beardie. He’s very active outside the cage and he’s also sassier. Sometimes he’ll let me pick him up. He also stopped eating veggies and bugs around the same time the others did. Since I changed the newspaper he’s not been so well. He’s weak and won’t eat anything. He’s very very skinny. He seems to feel better inside the cage than outside. I still can’t get him to eat.
Ressi: he’s like a mixed version of the parents. He does okay and sometimes not. He’s also skinny but a bit fatter than Rey. Sometimes he’s suddenly scared of me and runs off to hide. I don’t know why. He only eats when I open his mouth and put some food in there. His poop is not the healthiest (light brown poop and yellowish urate) but it’s gotten better. He is a bit active, also when I take him out.
I really wan’t to take them to the vet, but I live in a very small country with no reptile/exotic veterinarians. They only know a bit about reptiles.
Sorry I’m writing so much, but I would really like to help them. I love them so much. I would really really appreciate it if you could help me. Thx
erlabella
I have been keeping them on sand their entire life and I didn’t know that it was bad.
I got two of the beardies 6 years ago and they have never had any troubles yet. We decided to breed and got 13 beautiful baby beardies. We sold all of them except two, but then one of them died and now I have only one left. He’s currently 3 years old.
A few months ago I changed their substrate to newspaper and i’m already seeing improvement. I’ve been bathing them alot and they poop fine, but sometimes they don’t. Ressi (my 3 yo) sometimes poops a yellowish urate, which i think is because he’s dehydrated. Messi (my female 6 yo) once pooped some reddish-brownish poop which is concerning, and once she pooped a dark lumpy hard one. I don’t know what that means really. Rey(my male 6 yo) poops fine solid poops, but they’re light brown and I hope that it’s nothing to worry about.
They’re all skinny, especially Rey and he’s also weak. When I bathe him he tends to play dead and won’t move (sometimes he has he’s eyes opened too) and I think he may be sick
Messi: she’s a very calm and gentle beardie and was my first pet ever. She has been on sand her entire life. She laid her first eggs when she was two (I think) but all the eggs rottened I don’t really remember how many times she has laid eggs. Anyways as I was saying, she won’t eat vegetables (something she’ll eat mealworms) and she got very skinny. When I changed the substrate to newspaper, she got a lot better and now she eats some veggies (only handfed) however she has a very big bloated belly, even though she doesn’t eat much. She’s a lot more active than she used to be, and now she also poops more often.
Rey: he’s my male beardie. He’s very active outside the cage and he’s also sassier. Sometimes he’ll let me pick him up. He also stopped eating veggies and bugs around the same time the others did. Since I changed the newspaper he’s not been so well. He’s weak and won’t eat anything. He’s very very skinny. He seems to feel better inside the cage than outside. I still can’t get him to eat.
Ressi: he’s like a mixed version of the parents. He does okay and sometimes not. He’s also skinny but a bit fatter than Rey. Sometimes he’s suddenly scared of me and runs off to hide. I don’t know why. He only eats when I open his mouth and put some food in there. His poop is not the healthiest (light brown poop and yellowish urate) but it’s gotten better. He is a bit active, also when I take him out.
I really wan’t to take them to the vet, but I live in a very small country with no reptile/exotic veterinarians. They only know a bit about reptiles.
Sorry I’m writing so much, but I would really like to help them. I love them so much. I would really really appreciate it if you could help me. Thx
erlabella