Whyitsdonut
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So I got a month old baby on Monday. He seems to be in good health, he is very alert, and likes to run around from time to time.
The issue is he is dealing with relocation stress (I think), beginning to shed, and won't eat very much. The store (reptile store) had him grazing on meal worms (I explained that those are pretty bad for beardie babies) whenever he wanted and he was on aspen chips in his tank. Now we feed 2 to 3 times a day (if he eats) and use nonadhesive shelf liner for his substrate.
I've checked all I could think of, temp at basking spot was about 104-106 using a temp gun, the cooler side fluctuatates between 75 and 85, I have a 22 inch arcadia 12% uvb bulb, feeding crickets, bsfl, and mustard greens. His uvb and basking light are on top of the top metal screen. Should we mount the uvb to the inside of the tank? I feel like it would be a little too close to his basking spot (likely 7 inches or so). He's in a 20 gallon long tank for right now.
Monday he ate about 15 crickets and I could see a small part of his tail scales starting to lift, Tuesday he ate maybe 3 crickets shed looked the same, Wednesday ate maybe 5 crickets and some greens shed looked like it was coming along slowly, Thursday he ate about 20ish bsfl and she'd looked the same, Friday he ate 2 or 3 bsfl and his body is starting to look dull as if it is getting ready to shed. He is getting a bath every other day. So far he has pooped everyday and his poops are good sized and healthy looking.
He doesn't really leave his basking rock much except for a few times where he sees us and gets excited. He has been glass surfing some.
I just feel bad for the guy because of all this stuff happening at once. Is there anything I could do better? Does this all sound normal with the relocation and shed starting? I'm worried about him but can't think of anything else to do and wanted to see if this is all normal.
The issue is he is dealing with relocation stress (I think), beginning to shed, and won't eat very much. The store (reptile store) had him grazing on meal worms (I explained that those are pretty bad for beardie babies) whenever he wanted and he was on aspen chips in his tank. Now we feed 2 to 3 times a day (if he eats) and use nonadhesive shelf liner for his substrate.
I've checked all I could think of, temp at basking spot was about 104-106 using a temp gun, the cooler side fluctuatates between 75 and 85, I have a 22 inch arcadia 12% uvb bulb, feeding crickets, bsfl, and mustard greens. His uvb and basking light are on top of the top metal screen. Should we mount the uvb to the inside of the tank? I feel like it would be a little too close to his basking spot (likely 7 inches or so). He's in a 20 gallon long tank for right now.
Monday he ate about 15 crickets and I could see a small part of his tail scales starting to lift, Tuesday he ate maybe 3 crickets shed looked the same, Wednesday ate maybe 5 crickets and some greens shed looked like it was coming along slowly, Thursday he ate about 20ish bsfl and she'd looked the same, Friday he ate 2 or 3 bsfl and his body is starting to look dull as if it is getting ready to shed. He is getting a bath every other day. So far he has pooped everyday and his poops are good sized and healthy looking.
He doesn't really leave his basking rock much except for a few times where he sees us and gets excited. He has been glass surfing some.
I just feel bad for the guy because of all this stuff happening at once. Is there anything I could do better? Does this all sound normal with the relocation and shed starting? I'm worried about him but can't think of anything else to do and wanted to see if this is all normal.