jessdavishi
Member
Hi everyone,
I recently took in a bearded dragon from a friend who is going through a hard time and needed me to take her bearded dragon in for a while. I personally have 2 chameleons, 2 pacman frogs, and a uromastyx- so I am very familiar with reptile care.
When I went to get the bearded dragon (who is a little over a year old) I noticed a few concerning things...
-UVB bulb is not the correct wattage and is a coil bulb instead of a fluorescent tube
-there doesn’t seem to be a basking bulb, just a regular bulb that you would use in a house lamp
-his enclosure is a 20 gallon fish aquarium (not a breeder) so it is not wide enough for him to move around
-the enclosure did not contain items suitable for a reptile
-the bearded dragon has diarrhea and a complete loss of appetite
Even though I am only watching him for a while, I went ahead and bought him a 40 gallon breeder, a ReptiSun 10.0 fluorescent tube, and a basking bulb. Unfortunately, this is not my animal otherwise he would have a much better enclosure. I’ve already spent around $200 and I couldn’t justify spending more because he isn’t mine. I’m invested in helping him get healthy and will buy him what he needs because I can’t have an animal in my care that is obviously suffering.
I’ve attached a picture of the diarrhea he had this morning. He is still in his old enclosure in this photo because the pet stores near me did not have the correct breeder in stock so I had to drive to get one 35 minutes away. However I did remove the items that she had in the tank and replaced them with my own.
Does this seem to be concerning? I’m very worried. I’m not familiar with bearded dragons (the closest thing I’ve cared for is a uromastyx) so ANY advice would be appreciated.
Thank you!
I recently took in a bearded dragon from a friend who is going through a hard time and needed me to take her bearded dragon in for a while. I personally have 2 chameleons, 2 pacman frogs, and a uromastyx- so I am very familiar with reptile care.
When I went to get the bearded dragon (who is a little over a year old) I noticed a few concerning things...
-UVB bulb is not the correct wattage and is a coil bulb instead of a fluorescent tube
-there doesn’t seem to be a basking bulb, just a regular bulb that you would use in a house lamp
-his enclosure is a 20 gallon fish aquarium (not a breeder) so it is not wide enough for him to move around
-the enclosure did not contain items suitable for a reptile
-the bearded dragon has diarrhea and a complete loss of appetite
Even though I am only watching him for a while, I went ahead and bought him a 40 gallon breeder, a ReptiSun 10.0 fluorescent tube, and a basking bulb. Unfortunately, this is not my animal otherwise he would have a much better enclosure. I’ve already spent around $200 and I couldn’t justify spending more because he isn’t mine. I’m invested in helping him get healthy and will buy him what he needs because I can’t have an animal in my care that is obviously suffering.
I’ve attached a picture of the diarrhea he had this morning. He is still in his old enclosure in this photo because the pet stores near me did not have the correct breeder in stock so I had to drive to get one 35 minutes away. However I did remove the items that she had in the tank and replaced them with my own.
Does this seem to be concerning? I’m very worried. I’m not familiar with bearded dragons (the closest thing I’ve cared for is a uromastyx) so ANY advice would be appreciated.
Thank you!