normandcass
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I'm hoping to get some clarification or confirmation here. My beardie, Cass, is a little over 3 years old. For the past few months he has stopped eating (no weight loss though) and doesn't move for days. It doesn't seem like brumation ... he usually brumates Nov-feb and this seems different.
I took him to the vet and they diagnosed with trichiamonas (?) and put him on Flagyl once every two weeks for six weeks. After the course he was still acting the same so I booked an appointment with supposedly the best reptile vet in my area, had to set it almost three weeks in advance. She says his poop is clean, no parasites, they drew blood (waiting on results next week) and his physical exam was perfect - she commented on how "healthy" his weight was. he has put on 20 grams after the Flagyl lol
Anyway...I took in a sheet that had his records with weight, medication, etc. and also put on the temps from that day before I left, measured with a temp gun. It was 99-103 at his basking spot depending on the angle, 92 ambient temp and 82 on the cool side. Nighttime I usually turn off all lights and it is around 75-76 in the enclosure.
She said he is acting different because his metabolism has slowed down due to the temps being too low. she suggested I cover the screen with plexiglass or tin foil everywhere that wasn't occupied by the light to "hold the heat in". She said nighttime temps should not go below 80. I asked her what the day temps should be and she basically gave me the same numbers as what I already have, but said something about the heat escaping and drafts or something. I still don't quite understand
The thing is, if i raise the temps any higher during the day or "trap" the heat in as she suggested, I'm afraid he'll cook. It's already warm enough that he gapes before leaving his basking spot, and I told her that. I got a CHE to raise the nighttime temps. Any thoughts or input on this?
I took him to the vet and they diagnosed with trichiamonas (?) and put him on Flagyl once every two weeks for six weeks. After the course he was still acting the same so I booked an appointment with supposedly the best reptile vet in my area, had to set it almost three weeks in advance. She says his poop is clean, no parasites, they drew blood (waiting on results next week) and his physical exam was perfect - she commented on how "healthy" his weight was. he has put on 20 grams after the Flagyl lol
Anyway...I took in a sheet that had his records with weight, medication, etc. and also put on the temps from that day before I left, measured with a temp gun. It was 99-103 at his basking spot depending on the angle, 92 ambient temp and 82 on the cool side. Nighttime I usually turn off all lights and it is around 75-76 in the enclosure.
She said he is acting different because his metabolism has slowed down due to the temps being too low. she suggested I cover the screen with plexiglass or tin foil everywhere that wasn't occupied by the light to "hold the heat in". She said nighttime temps should not go below 80. I asked her what the day temps should be and she basically gave me the same numbers as what I already have, but said something about the heat escaping and drafts or something. I still don't quite understand
The thing is, if i raise the temps any higher during the day or "trap" the heat in as she suggested, I'm afraid he'll cook. It's already warm enough that he gapes before leaving his basking spot, and I told her that. I got a CHE to raise the nighttime temps. Any thoughts or input on this?
