Reptilewoman2534
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Hello-
I’ve received a bearded dragon on last Monday. I got her from a friends family member that bought it for her kids and they lost interest and she began to get neglected. She was originally put into a 55 gallon tank , and was housed w another female bearded dragon. I believe she said they were from the same litter , but the other one was most definitely the dominate one. She has all of her body parts and no signs of abuse. When I picked her up, my friend and I fed her Dubai Roaches and she had already previously ate apples. Once I took her home, she eventually pooped some time during the next day. My local pet store was out of crickets, so I began to feed her calcium/D3 dusted superworms just to hold off till they get more. I fed her yesterday, and twice today and she still hasn’t pooped. Idk if it’s relocation stress or maybe separation stress , but it is still a lil worry some. He tank is a 29 gallon tank ( just for another week till I get paid ) and the basking side is using a 75 watt light , and puts out temperatures around 100-105 degrees ( according to the probe ) and the non basking side puts out around 70-75 degrees ( also according to the probe ). I’ve given her 3 warm baths so far and she seems to enjoy them. I also use a coil uvb bulb ( I also know I need a new one; paycheck in a week), but I was told she’s a couple years old and it’s the UVB she’s always used and she shows no signs of MBD at all. I keep her on simple kitchen grade paper towels w no sand or loose substrate at all. I can not answer for what the owners had before me. I just wanna know if it’s stress or something wrong like impaction. Are superworms not good for them ? Also , a side question is what are y’alls opinions on ordering staples offline ? Like Phoenix worms or horn worms ? Maybe crickets ?
I’ve received a bearded dragon on last Monday. I got her from a friends family member that bought it for her kids and they lost interest and she began to get neglected. She was originally put into a 55 gallon tank , and was housed w another female bearded dragon. I believe she said they were from the same litter , but the other one was most definitely the dominate one. She has all of her body parts and no signs of abuse. When I picked her up, my friend and I fed her Dubai Roaches and she had already previously ate apples. Once I took her home, she eventually pooped some time during the next day. My local pet store was out of crickets, so I began to feed her calcium/D3 dusted superworms just to hold off till they get more. I fed her yesterday, and twice today and she still hasn’t pooped. Idk if it’s relocation stress or maybe separation stress , but it is still a lil worry some. He tank is a 29 gallon tank ( just for another week till I get paid ) and the basking side is using a 75 watt light , and puts out temperatures around 100-105 degrees ( according to the probe ) and the non basking side puts out around 70-75 degrees ( also according to the probe ). I’ve given her 3 warm baths so far and she seems to enjoy them. I also use a coil uvb bulb ( I also know I need a new one; paycheck in a week), but I was told she’s a couple years old and it’s the UVB she’s always used and she shows no signs of MBD at all. I keep her on simple kitchen grade paper towels w no sand or loose substrate at all. I can not answer for what the owners had before me. I just wanna know if it’s stress or something wrong like impaction. Are superworms not good for them ? Also , a side question is what are y’alls opinions on ordering staples offline ? Like Phoenix worms or horn worms ? Maybe crickets ?