Hey everyone!
So Julianos, my beardie, came back from the vet almost a week ago. When he got back, he was spooked so I had left him alone for the day. I had originally brought him in since I had some concerns about a respiratory complication, but eventually, they checked him up and just told me to change up his terrarium :/ I sectioned off a good half of his 40 gallon tank since they said that he may be overwhelmed by all the space.
The following day, I fed him and he was ravenous! I was surprised by how much he ate and he seemed pleased and I was very happy!
But for about the next 3 days, I realized that he suddenly wasn’t interested in the food anymore. I’ve tried to coerce him many times with small Dubia roaches and nutrigrubs. I have even installed a t5 uvb light fixture, replacing his old kit.
Over these few days, I’ve hardly been able to coerce him into eating. This morning he pooped, but it was very small in accordance to his decreasing appetite. He sits between the new uvb light and his basking spot with his eyes closed, and sometimes I’ve seen him “sleeping” in this area even when the lights are all on (laying over the resting spot, head lowered, eyes closed). Today, I’ve improvised and set the lighting fixture up a little higher with some containers, though I know I have to make it better since I worried it was irritating his eyes. Though I even added a piece of wood that was closer to it when I had just left it on top of the terrarium mesh.
These past few days, I have added the new piece of wood and the cardboard wall, plus the new light. He may also be uncomfortable with these changes I added.
I have read about young beardies going through these “growth spurts” that apparently make them act strangely. Should I contribute his lack of appetite to this? Please help, I’m so worried!!!
His terrarium is a 40 gallon, 12 inches high. Like I said, I’ve sectioned off a little over a quarter of his terrarium. His basking temperature is 105 degrees Fahrenheit and the distance from the t5 light fixture to his resting spot was originally about 8 inches away from the top of his habba hut (his usual resting spot) and now, with the containers I used to prop the fixture up, it’s about 12 inches away. A wire mesh also covers up the top of his terrarium.
So Julianos, my beardie, came back from the vet almost a week ago. When he got back, he was spooked so I had left him alone for the day. I had originally brought him in since I had some concerns about a respiratory complication, but eventually, they checked him up and just told me to change up his terrarium :/ I sectioned off a good half of his 40 gallon tank since they said that he may be overwhelmed by all the space.
The following day, I fed him and he was ravenous! I was surprised by how much he ate and he seemed pleased and I was very happy!
But for about the next 3 days, I realized that he suddenly wasn’t interested in the food anymore. I’ve tried to coerce him many times with small Dubia roaches and nutrigrubs. I have even installed a t5 uvb light fixture, replacing his old kit.
Over these few days, I’ve hardly been able to coerce him into eating. This morning he pooped, but it was very small in accordance to his decreasing appetite. He sits between the new uvb light and his basking spot with his eyes closed, and sometimes I’ve seen him “sleeping” in this area even when the lights are all on (laying over the resting spot, head lowered, eyes closed). Today, I’ve improvised and set the lighting fixture up a little higher with some containers, though I know I have to make it better since I worried it was irritating his eyes. Though I even added a piece of wood that was closer to it when I had just left it on top of the terrarium mesh.
These past few days, I have added the new piece of wood and the cardboard wall, plus the new light. He may also be uncomfortable with these changes I added.
I have read about young beardies going through these “growth spurts” that apparently make them act strangely. Should I contribute his lack of appetite to this? Please help, I’m so worried!!!
His terrarium is a 40 gallon, 12 inches high. Like I said, I’ve sectioned off a little over a quarter of his terrarium. His basking temperature is 105 degrees Fahrenheit and the distance from the t5 light fixture to his resting spot was originally about 8 inches away from the top of his habba hut (his usual resting spot) and now, with the containers I used to prop the fixture up, it’s about 12 inches away. A wire mesh also covers up the top of his terrarium.
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