Baby Beardie Extremely Lethargic/Shedding
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Great that you will getting the bulb soon. We've really seen that help when they get under better lighting.
What size crickets are you using. If they are bigger he will obviously eat less of them. Have you tried any other insects with him to see if he likes them better?
With how little he eats, does he poo very often?
This is kind of a shot in the dark, but you might consider moving him from the window. It's possible birds flying by or cats outside or just the general hustle and bustle of the outside world could be stressing him out a bit. Plus if the sun is ever hitting it, the tank will most likely get too hot. I know you and karrie were talking about it being by the window but I wasnt sure if you moved it or not.
-Brandon
What size crickets are you using. If they are bigger he will obviously eat less of them. Have you tried any other insects with him to see if he likes them better?
With how little he eats, does he poo very often?
This is kind of a shot in the dark, but you might consider moving him from the window. It's possible birds flying by or cats outside or just the general hustle and bustle of the outside world could be stressing him out a bit. Plus if the sun is ever hitting it, the tank will most likely get too hot. I know you and karrie were talking about it being by the window but I wasnt sure if you moved it or not.
-Brandon
We use small crickets (typically from Petco), but are looking into getting phoenix worms soon. He has been going to the bathroom about once a day, despite eating only two crickets in the past four days or so.claudiusx":7mu0pl2w said:
We were considering that because it has already gotten down as low as 66 degrees at night.
I also wanted to mention that he sleeps constantly unless I take him outside into direct sun. Does that tell you anything?
Hi Tyler, you're doing a great job reaching out for help and gotten some good advice. It's nice that your grandma wants to help ! Definitely take the undertank heater back though. Your # 1 pproblem will be the lighting. Babies can not thrive without uvb no matter what type of vitamins + calcium you give them. Taking him out in the sun [ NEVER in a glass tank though ! ] is the best thing for him until you get the much needed uvb bulb that was mentioned. One other thing to keep in mind is that some babies come from sickly breeder [ mother ] dragons so that can affect their health, so can bad care at a pet store. If he was from a store, was he + the other dragons healthy + alert looking ?
For now I would set him up in a smaller enclosure, get a plastic tote like I have in this link, it's how I raised all my babies that I bred years ago.
https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29889/full
That way all the lights will be closer + he'll get a little bit of uvb from the weak bulb you have.
For now I would set him up in a smaller enclosure, get a plastic tote like I have in this link, it's how I raised all my babies that I bred years ago.
https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29889/full
That way all the lights will be closer + he'll get a little bit of uvb from the weak bulb you have.
The babies (him included) at the Petco we got him from all seemed alert. I don't know how healthy they were, as he is my first dragon, but I can say that. We will be replacing the UV light in a couple days. Which UVB tube would you recommend for a 40 gallon aquarium?AHBD":3r7zef2b said:
The same bulbs that Karrie said....A Reptisun 10.0 t5 or an Arcadia D3 14 %. The Arcadia IS harder to get as quickly. But please put him in a small plastic bin like I posted for you. He can not get enough heat + uvb as he is in the large tank. You'd need at least a 100 watt heat bulb and if your house is cool during the day [ below 76F ] then he will not have enough heat from that double fixture. Sadly, they are a waste of money. I always recommend an aluminum dome fixture for heat bulbs. BTW, drip some water on his snout to see if he wants a drink.
Thanks for the UVB bulb recommendations. I would love to move him into a better environment but I don't have a tub like that. It will only be a couple days before I am able to get to the store to get him the correct light fixture and a higher wattage bulb. The cool end of the tank is currently reading at 85 degrees.
Those dial stick ons thermometers are totally inaccurate -- you need a digital probe or infrared heat gun --- the digital probes you can get at Petsmart or Petco for around $5-- you need to get one -- infrared heat guns can be bought at Home Depot or Lowes for around $10-12 they are a good investment --- when taking temp w/ a digital take probe and set it on basking area and leave for 10 minute you can also place the probe on the side of the tank on cool side to get temp
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