Hi! I am new to posting here, but have gained lots of information through my lurking of the site, and have used much of it for setting up my beardie's vivarium.
A month or so ago my bearded dragon seems to have lost energy and is spending a decent amount of time hiding. For the first couple of months (have had for about four months) she was out in the open usually on a branch or other decoration all day. Now around 3pm she tucks away under a large piece of mopani and either sits up and is alert, or is asleep/sprawled. Other times she's near it in the back corner (out in the open) and either up and alert or sprawled. If she sees or hears something she is quick to respond, still. Also she is taking a little longer to start moving in the morning. She used to start looking for food after about an hour of the lights being on, but now she doesn't move for two-three hours, and rather just sits up wherever she went to sleep the night before.
All the above started shortly after her UVB lamp went out. It was only out for two days before I rushed in a new bulb and fixture (wasn't sure which part went out-bought both) I got it off Amazon and maybe it was a dud bulb ( the new one)? I didn't see her use the UV spot nearly as often as before. I reinstalled the old bulb (it was the fixture that broke), and she was okay for two days and now has on-off days.
On the other hand she is still eating both insects and greens pretty well. If presented with a piece of greens or squash, or a roach when sprawled/hiding she will rush out to eat it and then bask for a bit. She is still basking but not as much as she used to.
Some stats about the viv and care: 48" X 18" 75 gallon, Reptisun 10.0 T8 tube in an undercabinet fluorescent fixture mounted inside the tank (had it in a fluorescent aquarium hood on top of screen before, current bulb about 5 months old), Incandescent basking bulb 150 watts, basking temperature 107 degrees, ambient hot side 90, cool side 80. Offered two different greens daily, alternated between dandelion greens, collards, escarole, and endive. Sometimes kale, butternut squash, bell pepper. Given ~20 dusted dubia roaches every other day. Not sure how old, but is about 15" nose to tail. Have had since February and was about 10". Has shed twice, poops every 4 days or so.
Sorry for the large amount of information, but I figure the more I give the better information I can receive. Thanks for any ideas! (Also does anyone have an reptile vet suggestions around Cape Cod?)
Here's her now
A month or so ago my bearded dragon seems to have lost energy and is spending a decent amount of time hiding. For the first couple of months (have had for about four months) she was out in the open usually on a branch or other decoration all day. Now around 3pm she tucks away under a large piece of mopani and either sits up and is alert, or is asleep/sprawled. Other times she's near it in the back corner (out in the open) and either up and alert or sprawled. If she sees or hears something she is quick to respond, still. Also she is taking a little longer to start moving in the morning. She used to start looking for food after about an hour of the lights being on, but now she doesn't move for two-three hours, and rather just sits up wherever she went to sleep the night before.
All the above started shortly after her UVB lamp went out. It was only out for two days before I rushed in a new bulb and fixture (wasn't sure which part went out-bought both) I got it off Amazon and maybe it was a dud bulb ( the new one)? I didn't see her use the UV spot nearly as often as before. I reinstalled the old bulb (it was the fixture that broke), and she was okay for two days and now has on-off days.
On the other hand she is still eating both insects and greens pretty well. If presented with a piece of greens or squash, or a roach when sprawled/hiding she will rush out to eat it and then bask for a bit. She is still basking but not as much as she used to.
Some stats about the viv and care: 48" X 18" 75 gallon, Reptisun 10.0 T8 tube in an undercabinet fluorescent fixture mounted inside the tank (had it in a fluorescent aquarium hood on top of screen before, current bulb about 5 months old), Incandescent basking bulb 150 watts, basking temperature 107 degrees, ambient hot side 90, cool side 80. Offered two different greens daily, alternated between dandelion greens, collards, escarole, and endive. Sometimes kale, butternut squash, bell pepper. Given ~20 dusted dubia roaches every other day. Not sure how old, but is about 15" nose to tail. Have had since February and was about 10". Has shed twice, poops every 4 days or so.
Sorry for the large amount of information, but I figure the more I give the better information I can receive. Thanks for any ideas! (Also does anyone have an reptile vet suggestions around Cape Cod?)
Here's her now