jovamabob
Hatchling Member
So i finally got my student loans in - almost a month late! It means i now finally have money for Hige's coccidia medicine. I have a few questions about what to do so i get it right first time! :
1) Is treating him safe? I was worried he was starting to brumnate because he slowed down, started digging at the floor and when i gave him a digging box he spend most of his time half burried in it. I increased the wattage of his heat bulb just incase, since it is getting very cold here - 53F outside at the hottest part of the day, constant rain + starting to flood! He's since perked up a bit and is racing round his viv, basking more and demanding to come out more often. His appetite is still very low, but he attacked some greens and a superworm today so he seems to be feeling better.
2) While i'm medicating him is there anything natural i can give to help him feel better and help his appetite? Like those little probiotic yogurts, a specific fruit/veg or liquid calcium? I've heard the appetite gets very low and he has only just gotten his weight up. He's been with me around 2 months or so and he's gone from being very skinny with no fat stores at 290g to 380g, starting to get a chunky tail and shoulder pads. When i did the roundworm treatment, quickly followed by the uvb bulb breaking, he went back down to 350g. I've just managed to get him back to 378g and i don't want him to have to loose weight again. Its taken a lot of hard work and many types of feeders to get him to put weight on at all
3) What else do i need to do to beat coccidia as well as the medicine and making sure he eats? Ie. cleaning every day or several times a day, take out furnishings etc?
4) What cleaner kills coccidia and is safe for beardies? At the moment he has various vivarium furnishings, most of which are plastic or resin, and i know i need to clean them. I don't have anywhere to put Hige though while i spend a few days disinfecting and airing it out.
5) Do i need to do a special type of cleaning/treatment for his basking log? He has a root/log basking platform that came with his cage and he spends a lot of time basking on it. It came with him when i got him and has white marks on that look like urates. I gave it a good clean, disinfected it best i could, and he hasn't pooped on it since. He's only pooped in his viv 3 times since he arrived. Every other time he's pooped in the bath.
6) When do i need to do a follow up coccidia count to check its gone? Are there any noticeable differences i'll be able to see if the treatment works/doesnt work?
Thanks!
The inside of his viv, in case it affects cleaning and a recent picture of him:
1) Is treating him safe? I was worried he was starting to brumnate because he slowed down, started digging at the floor and when i gave him a digging box he spend most of his time half burried in it. I increased the wattage of his heat bulb just incase, since it is getting very cold here - 53F outside at the hottest part of the day, constant rain + starting to flood! He's since perked up a bit and is racing round his viv, basking more and demanding to come out more often. His appetite is still very low, but he attacked some greens and a superworm today so he seems to be feeling better.
2) While i'm medicating him is there anything natural i can give to help him feel better and help his appetite? Like those little probiotic yogurts, a specific fruit/veg or liquid calcium? I've heard the appetite gets very low and he has only just gotten his weight up. He's been with me around 2 months or so and he's gone from being very skinny with no fat stores at 290g to 380g, starting to get a chunky tail and shoulder pads. When i did the roundworm treatment, quickly followed by the uvb bulb breaking, he went back down to 350g. I've just managed to get him back to 378g and i don't want him to have to loose weight again. Its taken a lot of hard work and many types of feeders to get him to put weight on at all
3) What else do i need to do to beat coccidia as well as the medicine and making sure he eats? Ie. cleaning every day or several times a day, take out furnishings etc?
4) What cleaner kills coccidia and is safe for beardies? At the moment he has various vivarium furnishings, most of which are plastic or resin, and i know i need to clean them. I don't have anywhere to put Hige though while i spend a few days disinfecting and airing it out.
5) Do i need to do a special type of cleaning/treatment for his basking log? He has a root/log basking platform that came with his cage and he spends a lot of time basking on it. It came with him when i got him and has white marks on that look like urates. I gave it a good clean, disinfected it best i could, and he hasn't pooped on it since. He's only pooped in his viv 3 times since he arrived. Every other time he's pooped in the bath.
6) When do i need to do a follow up coccidia count to check its gone? Are there any noticeable differences i'll be able to see if the treatment works/doesnt work?
Thanks!
The inside of his viv, in case it affects cleaning and a recent picture of him: