Hi so my girl is 10 years old and I'm having some problems.
First, she isn't eating her greens/vegetables as she did before, (seemed to happen after feeding her Dubia roaches which I am starting to breed.)
Second, she has weird tremors/muscle spasms in her back, video Here
it happens in These areas, randomly.
This has been happening for a few months now.
All the questions:
How old is your dragon? 10 Years old.
How long have you had your dragon? 9 Years.
How long is your dragon? 19" long.
What is the sex of your dragon? Female.
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 55 Gallon.
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Towels.
Do you use UVB lights? Yes.
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Fluorescent tube.
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Zoo Med Repti Sun 10.0.
How old is your UVB bulb? 4 Months.
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? 8" at basking side, 12" on the cool side. (Can adjust easily.)
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? Exo Terra Intense Basking Spot 150W.
What are the basking temps? 105.6F.
What is the cool side temp? 82.4F.
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Digital thermometer with probe.
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? The probe is directly on top of the basking area she sits at, and on the floor on the cool side.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? Heat pad at night. (if under 65ish degrees.)
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Collard/turnip greens every day, occasional feeds include green beans, mustard greens, sweet bell peppers, sweet potato, acorn/spaghetti/butternut squash (she doesn't like it very much), strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, banana.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? usually around 4PM.
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Now that I'm breeding dubias, yes.
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? I use Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3 3-4 times a week and Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamin 2 times a week.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? She poops every couple (2-4) days.
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Roughly once every two weeks.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? I give her water to drink with a medicine dropper aprox. every 3 days.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? No, but am planning on it next month.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No.
First, she isn't eating her greens/vegetables as she did before, (seemed to happen after feeding her Dubia roaches which I am starting to breed.)
Second, she has weird tremors/muscle spasms in her back, video Here
it happens in These areas, randomly.
This has been happening for a few months now.
All the questions:
How old is your dragon? 10 Years old.
How long have you had your dragon? 9 Years.
How long is your dragon? 19" long.
What is the sex of your dragon? Female.
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 55 Gallon.
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Towels.
Do you use UVB lights? Yes.
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Fluorescent tube.
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? Zoo Med Repti Sun 10.0.
How old is your UVB bulb? 4 Months.
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? 8" at basking side, 12" on the cool side. (Can adjust easily.)
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? Exo Terra Intense Basking Spot 150W.
What are the basking temps? 105.6F.
What is the cool side temp? 82.4F.
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Digital thermometer with probe.
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? The probe is directly on top of the basking area she sits at, and on the floor on the cool side.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? Heat pad at night. (if under 65ish degrees.)
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Collard/turnip greens every day, occasional feeds include green beans, mustard greens, sweet bell peppers, sweet potato, acorn/spaghetti/butternut squash (she doesn't like it very much), strawberries, blueberries, watermelon, banana.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? usually around 4PM.
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Now that I'm breeding dubias, yes.
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? I use Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3 3-4 times a week and Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamin 2 times a week.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? She poops every couple (2-4) days.
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Roughly once every two weeks.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? I give her water to drink with a medicine dropper aprox. every 3 days.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? No, but am planning on it next month.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No.