So we did a fecal on our 7.5 month old beardie Yoshi last Thursday and got the results back today.
He had a few parasites that they said would need treating.
One was low levels of coccidia
The two other parasites she said were mid level, but would only be trouble if left untreated.
Yoshi also seems to have a bit of an infection on his back. He is shedding and I think when we were bathing him the other day I might of peeled the shed too far back accidentally when petting him.
There is a few tiny red marks so he will be treated
He has been given Flamazine cream for his back, and Baycox 5% and Metronidazole 100mg for the parasites
Now to go over what I'm conflicted about. The vet grilled us on our husbandry, and diet.
I explained that the breeder we got him from provided care instructions and that we have been following it.
I explained the following: he is in a 4x2x2 terrarium, ceramic tile as substrate, 24 inch reptisun t5 for UVB and a 125 w mercury vapor for basking and his humidity on the basking side is between 0 to 12% and 25 to 34 % on cool side, and that temps on his basking rock measured with prob are between 103-106 and 84 to 92 on cool side.
His diet consist of a salad every morning of field greens, mixed with dandelion leaves , baby mustard green, baby bok Choy leaves, cilantro, and parsley leaves.
His proteins consist of 50 to 80 bsfl for breakfast and dusted crickets for dinner which he usually eats between 30 to 50.
The Dr told us his basking temps are to high and should be between 90-95, that his humidity is way to low, and that it should be between 30 and 40%.
As well she said that Bsfl isn't a good staple and we should stick to Crickets and Meal worms.
Finally she finished by saying at 7 months his femoral pores were rather small and not that visible and there's a good chance he is a she, but then said she may be wrong and has been in the past .
I questioned that he seems pretty big for a female at 7 months he is 21 inches and 429 grams.
The only thing she said that made sense to me was that we shouldn't be dusting his crickets with calcium every day like the breeder suggested.
Most of what the vet recommended seems to contradict everything I read in terms of temps and food choices on this site, from the breeder, and every where else I've researched.
This vet came highly recommended by the reptile pet store I do alot of my shopping at so I'm a bit disappointed.
Any one have any advice , and is my concern warranted here?
Thank you for reading Kyzer.
He had a few parasites that they said would need treating.
One was low levels of coccidia
The two other parasites she said were mid level, but would only be trouble if left untreated.
Yoshi also seems to have a bit of an infection on his back. He is shedding and I think when we were bathing him the other day I might of peeled the shed too far back accidentally when petting him.
There is a few tiny red marks so he will be treated
He has been given Flamazine cream for his back, and Baycox 5% and Metronidazole 100mg for the parasites
Now to go over what I'm conflicted about. The vet grilled us on our husbandry, and diet.
I explained that the breeder we got him from provided care instructions and that we have been following it.
I explained the following: he is in a 4x2x2 terrarium, ceramic tile as substrate, 24 inch reptisun t5 for UVB and a 125 w mercury vapor for basking and his humidity on the basking side is between 0 to 12% and 25 to 34 % on cool side, and that temps on his basking rock measured with prob are between 103-106 and 84 to 92 on cool side.
His diet consist of a salad every morning of field greens, mixed with dandelion leaves , baby mustard green, baby bok Choy leaves, cilantro, and parsley leaves.
His proteins consist of 50 to 80 bsfl for breakfast and dusted crickets for dinner which he usually eats between 30 to 50.
The Dr told us his basking temps are to high and should be between 90-95, that his humidity is way to low, and that it should be between 30 and 40%.
As well she said that Bsfl isn't a good staple and we should stick to Crickets and Meal worms.
Finally she finished by saying at 7 months his femoral pores were rather small and not that visible and there's a good chance he is a she, but then said she may be wrong and has been in the past .
I questioned that he seems pretty big for a female at 7 months he is 21 inches and 429 grams.
The only thing she said that made sense to me was that we shouldn't be dusting his crickets with calcium every day like the breeder suggested.
Most of what the vet recommended seems to contradict everything I read in terms of temps and food choices on this site, from the breeder, and every where else I've researched.
This vet came highly recommended by the reptile pet store I do alot of my shopping at so I'm a bit disappointed.
Any one have any advice , and is my concern warranted here?
Thank you for reading Kyzer.