Baby Beardie Slowly Depleting

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ohsnapitscharity

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Hello,
I have a bearded dragon I’ve had for about a month it is a juvenile. He ate fine at first the slowly quit. It’s been about 2weeks since he’s eaten minus force feeding him small about of baby squash. I have a coil UVB And now understand that’s wrong.

Will this bulb work? I don’t have the light fixture for a long tube bulb. https://www.petsuppliesplus.com/sho...UVB-Desert-Mini-Compact-Fluorescent-Lamp/5212

Also, I’m going to get Zilla Jump-Start today. Is it worth it?
 
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destiny1998

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Hi. That light is not any better. You definitely need a reptisun 10.0 T5. I bought a fixture and bulb that came with it. It's kinda pricy, but worth it.
 
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Drache613

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Hello,

How is your baby doing, were you able to get a new UVB light yet? I hope he/she is feeling
better.
The Zilla jumpstart formula is pretty decent actually. Have you been using that daily for him?
Let us know how things are going.

Tracie
 
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kingofnobbys

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Just trying to get a handle on his size : photos of him , the setup and how much does he weigh NOW ?

I think you need to work through this very straightforward check list - is very likely the cause of his refusal to feed will jump out at you : viewtopic.php?f=6&t=236150&p=1815390#p1815390

If he's younger than 12 months old , going for more than a couple between meals of insect protein is bad. You may need to handfeed him his insects each day , here is how : viewtopic.php?f=18&t=235583

I'd reserve going to syringe feeding using a crop needle and special food slurries as a last resort. Refer to viewtopic.php?f=45&t=232687 if your reptile advises use of special critical care food mixes like Oxbow Critical Care Protein mix or VetaFarm HerpaBoost or VetaFarm CrittaCare Reptile mix.
 
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