smackey2
Hatchling Member
Hey everyone, I might be over reacting, but I am beginning to think Spike might be getting sick on me.
Tank:
- 36L x 18W X 12H (Small, I know, but she gets plenty of out side tank time to run around and explore in safe areas of the house.)
- 100w Basking Spot Lamp
- 22" 10.0 T5 HO UVB
- Tile flooring
- 106 Basking spot
- 90-95 hot side (depends on which part of the tank)
- 75-80 cool side ( " " ")
(I check my temps with a digital hand gun)
- Lights are on a timer, on at 6:30 AM and off at 8:30 PM.
Diet:
Dubia Roaches, Horn worms, collard greens, mustard greens. (I have a bit of a picky eater on my hands when it comes to her food.)
(She cut herself back on the live bugs to about 2-4 feedings a week, about a month or so ago. Now she is mostly eating greens 2Xs a day.)
Spike is 17 1/2 inches long, 382 grams (possibly over weight?), and roughly a year and 2 months old (give or take a few weeks)
My problem/worry:
She hasn't eaten in 2 days (including today).
(Friday was the last time she ate for me and she ate mustard greens for breakfast and collard greens for dinner)
On friday, she looked like she was having a bit of trouble with getting her poo out so I gave a slightly more warm than normal bath and massaged her belly. No poo, but she drank a lot of the water. I wrapped her up, made sure she was dry and put her back under her light after the 10 minute bath. 20 minutes later, she did poo and had no problems. It looked normal.
Yesterday, she pooed again but this time it was a formed poo, but lot of water around it, which I chalked up to all the water she drank the day before, and part of her urate was very yellow, while the other part was white. None of it was hard or anything.
Today, I have noticed that she is leaving small, yellow urates, no poo, in her tank. Again, not hard or anything.
I tried to coax her into eating a dubia earlier and noticed that her tongue was very pale when she licked at it, not just the tip of her tongue either. I gently eased her mouth open and her mouth is pale compared to her normal pink-ish color. It was a no go on the food, but I did mix up some water/pedialyte for her and she did drink a good bit for me.
Her beard is not black or anything, she is basking just fine, but hasn't been as active in the past couple of days as usual. Her eyes aren't sunken, she is alert, fat pads on her head are fine, and she is her normal bearded dragon color, other than her mouth.
Her stomach isn't hard or anything, but she does look to be bloated, I guess you could call it, but what I call bloated might just be her being a bit over weight? (I can take a picture if it helps.)
Pic from April 16th, this is the most recent one I have of her, doesn't exactly show the 'bloating' I am talking about though:
So, the question is, do I need to make a call to the vet in the morning, am I over reacting and she just needs some extra water for dehydration, or do I wait it out for another day and see how she is feeling?
Tank:
- 36L x 18W X 12H (Small, I know, but she gets plenty of out side tank time to run around and explore in safe areas of the house.)
- 100w Basking Spot Lamp
- 22" 10.0 T5 HO UVB
- Tile flooring
- 106 Basking spot
- 90-95 hot side (depends on which part of the tank)
- 75-80 cool side ( " " ")
(I check my temps with a digital hand gun)
- Lights are on a timer, on at 6:30 AM and off at 8:30 PM.
Diet:
Dubia Roaches, Horn worms, collard greens, mustard greens. (I have a bit of a picky eater on my hands when it comes to her food.)
(She cut herself back on the live bugs to about 2-4 feedings a week, about a month or so ago. Now she is mostly eating greens 2Xs a day.)
Spike is 17 1/2 inches long, 382 grams (possibly over weight?), and roughly a year and 2 months old (give or take a few weeks)
My problem/worry:
She hasn't eaten in 2 days (including today).
(Friday was the last time she ate for me and she ate mustard greens for breakfast and collard greens for dinner)
On friday, she looked like she was having a bit of trouble with getting her poo out so I gave a slightly more warm than normal bath and massaged her belly. No poo, but she drank a lot of the water. I wrapped her up, made sure she was dry and put her back under her light after the 10 minute bath. 20 minutes later, she did poo and had no problems. It looked normal.
Yesterday, she pooed again but this time it was a formed poo, but lot of water around it, which I chalked up to all the water she drank the day before, and part of her urate was very yellow, while the other part was white. None of it was hard or anything.
Today, I have noticed that she is leaving small, yellow urates, no poo, in her tank. Again, not hard or anything.
I tried to coax her into eating a dubia earlier and noticed that her tongue was very pale when she licked at it, not just the tip of her tongue either. I gently eased her mouth open and her mouth is pale compared to her normal pink-ish color. It was a no go on the food, but I did mix up some water/pedialyte for her and she did drink a good bit for me.
Her beard is not black or anything, she is basking just fine, but hasn't been as active in the past couple of days as usual. Her eyes aren't sunken, she is alert, fat pads on her head are fine, and she is her normal bearded dragon color, other than her mouth.
Her stomach isn't hard or anything, but she does look to be bloated, I guess you could call it, but what I call bloated might just be her being a bit over weight? (I can take a picture if it helps.)
Pic from April 16th, this is the most recent one I have of her, doesn't exactly show the 'bloating' I am talking about though:
So, the question is, do I need to make a call to the vet in the morning, am I over reacting and she just needs some extra water for dehydration, or do I wait it out for another day and see how she is feeling?