AchiKat
Juvie Member
Okay so Allie has been doing this up and down roller coaster of getting better and then bad again, but this time...I'm thinking she may not come back up. I'm posting to ask your opinion on this.
Okay, so story so far for those who don't know.
Her setup is all right. Slate tile, 40g breeder tank, ReptiSun 10.0 tube UVB mounted on the inside of her tank where she can get 6"-8" from it, basking spot, temps all good....everything...good. She use to eat 20-30 crickets a sitting (3 times a day) and some salad. (a mix of collard, mustard, and turnip greens) She's been having trouble with what we think is yellow fungus and we've been treating her for that, but so far...it just keeps getting worse. It will seem like it's getting better for a day or two (right after a shed), but go right back to where it was and get worse. (even though we keep treating her) She's 14" long and use to weigh 175g, but now she's only 152g and still 14". She's so skinny. She won't eat, never comes down off her basking bridge (except when I take her off to try to feed her or when I put her to bed), and she just lays there. Sometimes we think she's dead, but really she's just sleeping (in her basking spot) and breathing really shallow. I can get her to eat -maybe- 1 cricket every few days if I'm lucky. I really don't think she's brumating, she's still really young, but idk. The only thing that has changed is we moved Azreal (our other beardie) out in the living room, but her tank is on top of a desk and he's underneath it, so they never see each other unless we take them out of their tanks. But we moved him out there Thanks Giving day (we wanted him to be part of the festivities) and this "not eating" problem didn't start till a while after that. I took Allie's weight on 12/5 and she was 175g which was a weight gain from the last time I weighed her.
Idk what's going on with her, but I wanna "fix" it. She's so skinny, still losing weight, "sleeping" a lot, she even seems "scared" to come off her basking bridge. Idk guys....I just want her to...feel better...? Any advice anyone has I am thankful for. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I wrote this late at night and may have forgotten some things. Or you can check out Allie's thread. (link in my sig)
Thanks in advance!
Okay, so story so far for those who don't know.
Her setup is all right. Slate tile, 40g breeder tank, ReptiSun 10.0 tube UVB mounted on the inside of her tank where she can get 6"-8" from it, basking spot, temps all good....everything...good. She use to eat 20-30 crickets a sitting (3 times a day) and some salad. (a mix of collard, mustard, and turnip greens) She's been having trouble with what we think is yellow fungus and we've been treating her for that, but so far...it just keeps getting worse. It will seem like it's getting better for a day or two (right after a shed), but go right back to where it was and get worse. (even though we keep treating her) She's 14" long and use to weigh 175g, but now she's only 152g and still 14". She's so skinny. She won't eat, never comes down off her basking bridge (except when I take her off to try to feed her or when I put her to bed), and she just lays there. Sometimes we think she's dead, but really she's just sleeping (in her basking spot) and breathing really shallow. I can get her to eat -maybe- 1 cricket every few days if I'm lucky. I really don't think she's brumating, she's still really young, but idk. The only thing that has changed is we moved Azreal (our other beardie) out in the living room, but her tank is on top of a desk and he's underneath it, so they never see each other unless we take them out of their tanks. But we moved him out there Thanks Giving day (we wanted him to be part of the festivities) and this "not eating" problem didn't start till a while after that. I took Allie's weight on 12/5 and she was 175g which was a weight gain from the last time I weighed her.
Idk what's going on with her, but I wanna "fix" it. She's so skinny, still losing weight, "sleeping" a lot, she even seems "scared" to come off her basking bridge. Idk guys....I just want her to...feel better...? Any advice anyone has I am thankful for. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I wrote this late at night and may have forgotten some things. Or you can check out Allie's thread. (link in my sig)
Thanks in advance!