my 3year old female bearedy is unwell

spud":69802 said:

What size is her enclosure?.......3ft long 1ft high 1 & 1/2 ft depth
***She needs a larger enclosure. The smallest should be 4' x 18" x18". And of course bigger is better. How long is she?

What brand & number is her UVB? Is it a coil, compact, long fluorescent tube or MVB (Mercury Vapor Bulb)?......it's a fluorescent i'll check on the make & number
***please do check as there are many bulbs that cause problems

How close can she get to her UVB?........roughly 10"
***She needs to be able to get 6"-8" from her fluorescent tube. If she is farther away she isn't getting enough UVB rays.

What is the watts of her heat/basking bulb?...........100 watts
***This may be too much. I use 100 watts in a 40 gallon breeder & 55 gal tanks

What is the temp of her basking spot?...........103
***good, if you are taking the temps correctly

What is the temp of her cool end?.......89
***This temp needs to be a little cooler. Can you move the heat light farther from the cool end? Is it right beside the UVB?

What do you use to take temps? stick on, temp gun, digital with a probe on the end of a wire?..............digital with a probe on the end of a wire
***Are you leaving the probe on the basking spot 45 minutes to get a correct reading?

Being specific...what do you offer her to eat, and how often?.....hoppers and mealworms everyday now and cabbage,spring greens also everyday
***Mealworms aren't recommended because they have very little nutrition. They are very fatty & have a hard chitin outer layer that sometimes causes impaction. Cabbage should be given very seldom as it causes binding of their calcium. Collard, dandelion, mustard, & turnip greens are a better choice. Squashes are also good...summer, zucchini, butternut (Peel this one). Also fresh pumpkin when in season, or a teaspoon or 2 of 100% canned pumpkin (In pie fillings section of store) can be given once a month to help keep parasites flushed out.

Do you gutload her live food?......they are fed twice a week on cabbage etc..
***You should gutload your live food for at least a day before each time you feed. So if you feed daily, keep food & cricket quencher or carrots or potatoes in there for them to eat & drink all the time. I go to the farm store & get a bag of chick starter for feeding crickets (a pound will last a long time & is about $2)

What brand of calcium & of vitamins do you use & how often?
***You didn't answer this one

How often does she poop? What does it look like?......at present she doesnt,but she used to go most days and it looked the same as my others with a nice white bit
***Many adults go only once or twice a week. Try giving her some babyfood applesauce or some 100% canned pumpkin to get her going again. Once she is back eating better she will poop more.

Is she housed with another dragon?...........not originally no but she did have a spell with another female to try and cheer her up (she gets lonely
***So can she see the other female now? If so, move one of them so they can't see each other. They don't get lonely for other dragons, just for more attention from their human slaves! They feel threatened by others, especially if they have not grown up together.

How often do you soak her & for how long?..........every day for 15 mins
***Good. Is the water up to her armpits?

Have you taken a fresh sample of poop to a reptile vet for a fecal to check for parasites, coccicia, bacteria, etc.?............our vets wont do it and theres nowhere near here that we can get to.
***Even a puppy/kitty vet can do a fecal. They would have to either call a reptile vet or check in one of their books to get a dose for medication as it is dosed different from mammals. Just ask him to do the fecal. It will be rated on a scale of 1 - 4, with 3 & 4 needing medication. Panacur is used for worms & Albon is used for coccidia... the same meds as mammals. You can get her weight and come on here and ask Drache613 (Tracie) for a dose. However I would make the changes suggested and give her some pumpkin first before bothering with a non reptile vet.


i'm answering these on behalf on chez as she lives with me, and i never knew she posted this as i've posted a similar question in the health section
apologies

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Drache613":c227a said:

Hello,

Just a few questions, is your basking light directly beside the UVB light for maximal brightness & to protect the eyes?
Are you using calcium & if so how often? At her age of 3 she still does need calcium 3 times per week. Has she ever laid infertile eggs that you know of?
How much weight has she lost, approximately & do her eyes appear sunken in or are they still bright & raised? What about her fatpads on top of her head, are they raised or sunken in?

Tracie

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K9KidsLove":f4544 said:

spud":f4544 said:

What size is her enclosure?.......3ft long 1ft high 1 & 1/2 ft depth
***She needs a larger enclosure. The smallest should be 4' x 18" x18". And of course bigger is better. How long is she?...

What brand & number is her UVB? Is it a coil, compact, long fluorescent tube or MVB (Mercury Vapor Bulb)?......it's a fluorescent i'll check on the make & number
***please do check as there are many bulbs that cause problems

How close can she get to her UVB?........roughly 10"
***She needs to be able to get 6"-8" from her fluorescent tube. If she is farther away she isn't getting enough UVB rays.

What is the watts of her heat/basking bulb?...........100 watts
***This may be too much. I use 100 watts in a 40 gallon breeder & 55 gal tanks

What is the temp of her basking spot?...........103
***good, if you are taking the temps correctly

What is the temp of her cool end?.......89
***This temp needs to be a little cooler. Can you move the heat light farther from the cool end? Is it right beside the UVB?

What do you use to take temps? stick on, temp gun, digital with a probe on the end of a wire?..............digital with a probe on the end of a wire
***Are you leaving the probe on the basking spot 45 minutes to get a correct reading?

Being specific...what do you offer her to eat, and how often?.....hoppers and mealworms everyday now and cabbage,spring greens also everyday
***Mealworms aren't recommended because they have very little nutrition. They are very fatty & have a hard chitin outer layer that sometimes causes impaction. Cabbage should be given very seldom as it causes binding of their calcium. Collard, dandelion, mustard, & turnip greens are a better choice. Squashes are also good...summer, zucchini, butternut (Peel this one). Also fresh pumpkin when in season, or a teaspoon or 2 of 100% canned pumpkin (In pie fillings section of store) can be given once a month to help keep parasites flushed out.

Do you gutload her live food?......they are fed twice a week on cabbage etc..
***You should gutload your live food for at least a day before each time you feed. So if you feed daily, keep food & cricket quencher or carrots or potatoes in there for them to eat & drink all the time. I go to the farm store & get a bag of chick starter for feeding crickets (a pound will last a long time & is about $2)

What brand of calcium & of vitamins do you use & how often?
***You didn't answer this one

How often does she poop? What does it look like?......at present she doesnt,but she used to go most days and it looked the same as my others with a nice white bit
***Many adults go only once or twice a week. Try giving her some babyfood applesauce or some 100% canned pumpkin to get her going again. Once she is back eating better she will poop more.

Is she housed with another dragon?...........not originally no but she did have a spell with another female to try and cheer her up (she gets lonely
***So can she see the other female now? If so, move one of them so they can't see each other. They don't get lonely for other dragons, just for more attention from their human slaves! They feel threatened by others, especially if they have not grown up together.

How often do you soak her & for how long?..........every day for 15 mins
***Good. Is the water up to her armpits?

Have you taken a fresh sample of poop to a reptile vet for a fecal to check for parasites, coccicia, bacteria, etc.?............our vets wont do it and theres nowhere near here that we can get to.
***Even a puppy/kitty vet can do a fecal. They would have to either call a reptile vet or check in one of their books to get a dose for medication as it is dosed different from mammals. Just ask him to do the fecal. It will be rated on a scale of 1 - 4, with 3 & 4 needing medication. Panacur is used for worms & Albon is used for coccidia... the same meds as mammals. You can get her weight and come on here and ask Drache613 (Tracie) for a dose. However I would make the changes suggested and give her some pumpkin first before bothering with a non reptile vet.


i'm answering these on behalf on chez as she lives with me, and i never knew she posted this as i've posted a similar question in the health section
apologies

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***No problem...you might get some different suggestions there that I may have forgotten.

Let us know how she is doing
Good luck
Patsy

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