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I adopted a bearded dragon named Sake late December of last year, so I've had her for about four months now. This whole time she's looked really dark. At first I thought it was from egg problems she had when I first received her, but she still always looks dark. Her eyes are also droopy. She is very lethargic but is also very responsive. She has been flaring at me a lot more recently and her beard is almost always dark. She is usually good about eating her greens, but now she hardly eats them. I tried feeding her strawberries (her favorite) and she only ate a few peices. She does, however, eat live food.
In her time in my care, she has had a hard time passing stools. They are not very solid and fall apart very easily, and are somewhat mucusy. Today I found blood in her stool (mixed with her urate). It was not a super bright red, but it wasn't brown, either. I realize now that I probably should have collected some of it for a parasite check, but I was dumb and did not.
I did some research on what it might be an narrowed it down to parasites or renal problems. What do you guys think?
I know you're probably wondering, I'll tell you about her enclosure. She has a 75 gallon terrarium, a UVB light, and a ceramic heat emmiter. I plan on switching the heat emmiter to a basking bulb. I feed her collard greens everyday and occasionally brussel sprouts, and calcium dusted crickets every 2-3 days. Her basking spot is 100 degrees (Fahrenheit) and the cool side is 77. The humidity is at 27%. I bath her twice a week and spray her with water once a day with a squirt bottle.
In her time in my care, she has had a hard time passing stools. They are not very solid and fall apart very easily, and are somewhat mucusy. Today I found blood in her stool (mixed with her urate). It was not a super bright red, but it wasn't brown, either. I realize now that I probably should have collected some of it for a parasite check, but I was dumb and did not.
I did some research on what it might be an narrowed it down to parasites or renal problems. What do you guys think?
I know you're probably wondering, I'll tell you about her enclosure. She has a 75 gallon terrarium, a UVB light, and a ceramic heat emmiter. I plan on switching the heat emmiter to a basking bulb. I feed her collard greens everyday and occasionally brussel sprouts, and calcium dusted crickets every 2-3 days. Her basking spot is 100 degrees (Fahrenheit) and the cool side is 77. The humidity is at 27%. I bath her twice a week and spray her with water once a day with a squirt bottle.