Ive had my beardie batman for about a year. He has always been a lil small for his age but the last couple of days he hasnt eaten. Hes in a 50gal breeder 110 basking 80-85 cool. His uvb bulb is only about 2 months old. He had a strange stool 3 days ago. It looked like full undigested crickets wrapped in like sausage wraping. I powder his crickets with cal and 2 times a week i use vit powder. He seems very lathargic, and seems to have trouble getting around when normally he is very active and gets around with ease. I give him a bath at least once a week. He isnt showing black under his beard indicating any sort of stress. He holds his head up but not his upper body like he usually does. His eyes are open and clear. And when he walks he sometimes twitches his arms or legs.
help! beardie acting strange
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If you're using a T8 or a coil/compact I would try to build his basking area closer or get the bulb closer to him. 6-8'' is more appropriate for those bulbs. 10-12'' is good for a T5 or most mercury vapor bulbs if they're on top and shining through a screen.
The coil bulb is really not very good at all. I'm not saying that is the problem here but it could be. It could explain his growth too. If it's warm enough outside, at least 75, I would take him out for real sunshine for about an hour or so daily. Changing to a reptisun 10.0 High output might be beneficial.
I know where you can get bulbs/fixtures cheaper than the pet store if you need help with that. I would get some chicken or turkey, green beans and squash baby foods. Mix a meat and veggie, supplement and put some on his nose and see if he'll lick it off. You might have to put some on the inside of his lip and use a cereal box top or business card to apply pressure to his teeth then put some food in. You can use a needless syringe, they are really cheap.
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