Beardienewbie8792
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I got spike 2/25/17 at a reptile expo. Breeder said he was 5 wks (I think hes older because he's about 9-9 1/2". This is the 1st time I've seen him do this.
When I got up to feed spike today he was lying on the floor w/ his head down and usually every morn. Hes on his rock or branch. When I went to feed him he didn’t even move & usually he’s jumping @ the crickets & chasing them as I put them in. He's very dark, & seems lethargic. His eyes are dark underneath & has stress marks (he is in the process of shedding if this could be the reason). His hand/fingers and feet were bending backwards. I've never seen this happen to him before. He was sitting on his rock & his left eye started twitching, & it rolled in the back of his head with his eyelids still open & I saw a reddish film (I don’t know how to explain the redness) & he kept opening & closing his eye & it would roll back again when he opened it like it was stuck or something. 10 mins later he got up and he was having like a spasm – his head was bobbing, moving back fourth quickly & his arms seemed twitchy & then he ran & jumped on his branch.
Tank: 20 Gallon, (30"L x 12"W x 12"H)
My temps are : Day: Basking: 100 – 110, Warm Side: 85, Cool Side: 70
Night: All Areas: 65 (I don't use the night lamp)
Humidity: 20%
Lighting: UVB: Zoo Med™ ReptiSun® 10.0 UVB Reptile Lamp (T8) with an 18” hood
Basking: Repti basking spot lamp (100 W) and Nocturnal Infrared Head Lamp (100 W) w/ a Zoo Med™ Combo Deep Dome Reptile Dual Lamp Fixture
Substrate: Zoomed eco Carpet
Feeding: I have zoomed cricket and calcium gutload block in the cricket cage
dust crickets with zoo med’s reptivite vitamins once a wk
Crickets: 10 – 12 daily give or take
Lettuce: Every other day
Doesn't eat pellets, or fluker's juvenile buffet veggie blend.
When I got up to feed spike today he was lying on the floor w/ his head down and usually every morn. Hes on his rock or branch. When I went to feed him he didn’t even move & usually he’s jumping @ the crickets & chasing them as I put them in. He's very dark, & seems lethargic. His eyes are dark underneath & has stress marks (he is in the process of shedding if this could be the reason). His hand/fingers and feet were bending backwards. I've never seen this happen to him before. He was sitting on his rock & his left eye started twitching, & it rolled in the back of his head with his eyelids still open & I saw a reddish film (I don’t know how to explain the redness) & he kept opening & closing his eye & it would roll back again when he opened it like it was stuck or something. 10 mins later he got up and he was having like a spasm – his head was bobbing, moving back fourth quickly & his arms seemed twitchy & then he ran & jumped on his branch.
Tank: 20 Gallon, (30"L x 12"W x 12"H)
My temps are : Day: Basking: 100 – 110, Warm Side: 85, Cool Side: 70
Night: All Areas: 65 (I don't use the night lamp)
Humidity: 20%
Lighting: UVB: Zoo Med™ ReptiSun® 10.0 UVB Reptile Lamp (T8) with an 18” hood
Basking: Repti basking spot lamp (100 W) and Nocturnal Infrared Head Lamp (100 W) w/ a Zoo Med™ Combo Deep Dome Reptile Dual Lamp Fixture
Substrate: Zoomed eco Carpet
Feeding: I have zoomed cricket and calcium gutload block in the cricket cage
dust crickets with zoo med’s reptivite vitamins once a wk
Crickets: 10 – 12 daily give or take
Lettuce: Every other day
Doesn't eat pellets, or fluker's juvenile buffet veggie blend.