Hi all, my male bearded dragon hasn't been refusing to eat anything for the past month and a half. I've tried to force feed him and it has been unsuccessful as he keeps spitting out the food with his tongue, only a small amount of the food I force him to eat makes it in. I've had him for around 2.5 years, and he came to me as a an old juvenile? (I'm guessing because the previous owner seem to have gotten him from another source).
Tank set up:
100 gallon tank
basking zone 98F
cool zone 82F
10.0 UVB coiled lamp (changed every 8 months)
no substrates used, only a mat
Diet: collard greens, bok choy, green kale, bell peppers, steamed butternut squash
Treats: Apples, blueberries, mangoes
Insects: crickets and hornworms (treats)
Repashy: veggie burger, bearded dragon buffet
Crickets are gutloaded with repashy superload and dusted with multical powder and fed approximately 3 times a week. Salad is offered fresh everyday (also dusted every other day) in his bowl. He has been drinking water normally.
I took him to the vet a week ago for a fecal examination and body check, but they didn't find anything unusual and the fecal results came in negative (no parasites of any sort). This is really worrying because I don't know what I can do to make him eat. He's been acting like he normally does (no signs of lethargy) but has noticeable weight loss. He's also been passing stool as usual but obviously there was less each time because he wasn't ingesting much. I've also been giving him warm baths each day to make sure he stays fully hydrated. I've attached an image of his stool below.
If any of you have experienced something similar before please help me out hear, I'm really stressed about my beardies health.
Tank set up:
100 gallon tank
basking zone 98F
cool zone 82F
10.0 UVB coiled lamp (changed every 8 months)
no substrates used, only a mat
Diet: collard greens, bok choy, green kale, bell peppers, steamed butternut squash
Treats: Apples, blueberries, mangoes
Insects: crickets and hornworms (treats)
Repashy: veggie burger, bearded dragon buffet
Crickets are gutloaded with repashy superload and dusted with multical powder and fed approximately 3 times a week. Salad is offered fresh everyday (also dusted every other day) in his bowl. He has been drinking water normally.
I took him to the vet a week ago for a fecal examination and body check, but they didn't find anything unusual and the fecal results came in negative (no parasites of any sort). This is really worrying because I don't know what I can do to make him eat. He's been acting like he normally does (no signs of lethargy) but has noticeable weight loss. He's also been passing stool as usual but obviously there was less each time because he wasn't ingesting much. I've also been giving him warm baths each day to make sure he stays fully hydrated. I've attached an image of his stool below.
If any of you have experienced something similar before please help me out hear, I'm really stressed about my beardies health.