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I now appear to have a Beardie that just LOVES eating again! I am convinced the problem was due to lighting (the gauze between her Arcadia D3 and her viv). I think her lack of appetite grew so slowly that it was hardly discernable. I think this took several months and therefore was difficult...

Thanks all! I have been feeding Dewi with a syringe - baby food with supplements mixed in. She has also been having antibiotics. Moved her D3 tube underneath the mesh... I had a slight mishap doing this as I had to modify the viv top - resulting in me breaking both her basking bulb and its...

Yes, I am going to do that tomorrow - I will need to construct a nev viv top then lower some of her climbing spots. Cheers

Hi All Thanks for the messages. I sat up with her last night and there were no further episodes...though her beard remained jet-black for the night. I am fairly convinced now that it was caused by calcium deficiency due to her not eating properly/at all. Before she stopped eating...

She just shat on me. Very orange and strange, I will post pics in a short while.

Yes, of course. She is around 15 inches long. Tank is 900mm long x 450mm high x 450mm deep. (In old money...3 ft x 1.5 ft x 1.5 ft) I have a 24" Arcadia D3 tube down the length of the tank and a 100W reptisun (I think - I may need to check) basking light - tight beam. Hot end (basking...

Also - I am sorry if my first post is not very understandable. Was trying to type with a very screwed up Beardie on my chest. She seems much calmer now. She started to bang her head against a rock when I put her back into her viv, so I turned her round to face her cave and she dived straight...

I am going to ring them again first thing in the morning. Are seizures common as this is the first time she has ever done anything like that? She is just about the laziest, most placid Beardie ever. I can take pictures if you think it will help? She is much calmer now - but still black...

Dewi has not been eating for the last two weeks. She has been to the vet today (reptile specialist) who was not too concerned as she seems healthy otherwise, although getting thin. He gave her some antibiotocs as a precaution and told me to bathe her every day (which I have been doing since...

She has actually "pepped up" since I posted. I think she was having a few "off" days. She is now guzzling her veg, but calming it a bit on the crix. She is pooping okay and it looks normal. I left her doors open today for a while and she had a mooch outside and a rumble on the couch so I...

Hi Thanks for your reply. She is (I think) around 14 months. I was told she was about about 12 months when I got her but I am not wholly convinced. She is now 15 inches long. I was fairly confident it was brumtion as she has steadily started to eat less and less, and steadily started to...

I use Vetark Professional Calci-Dust and Nutrobal (vtamin supplements). I only use the Nutrobal a couple of times week though. And so far, so good, Dewi is a healthy dragon. You can order the above from quite a few places if you google.

I am pretty convinced that Dewi is now entering brumation. She has slowly lost her appetite - she did feed last night but is not interested tonight and has been becoming more lethargic. She did a bit of wandering yesterday but today has not moved other than lift her head or open one eye. I am...

A bit belated, but sorry about Jaws. Horrible when you think its a "bit of an illness" then - wham At least he had a good home so his time was spent happy.

For those of you like to chuff on cigarettes...I have found that (cardboard) fag packets make great cricket feeders. Once dusted, pop a cig packet in the bag (an empty one, obviously :) ), or empty them into it... Go to your feeding place, lean it against something and turn it upside down and...