Hey guys. Brought home a 1 month old dragon about 2 weeks ago. But I think he may have been a little younger even. The first week was spent with me doing trial and error to get tank just right. He is in a 4×2×2...He has a brand new reptisun 10.0 tube about 12 inches above his basking decor. Highest basking temp is about 108. His appetite has been increasing little by little. Still not where I would like it. But this morning he had 2 medium size dubias, and for lunch he had a healthy size meal worm. Dusting with calcium +d3. And he has a bite of mustard greens here and there. Today is starting opening and closing his mouth a lot. I don't know if he's regulating heat, has nose shed maybe, or is sick. He also made a sqeaking sound when I put him on my son's bed. I'm freaking out.
I would cut the size of the tank down partition it off- for a dragon that young the tank should be smaller- you will be able to work w/ him better - what are your surface basking temps and are you taking them w/ a digital probe thermometer-- the uvb is inside the tank or on top? please do not feed any insects no bigger than the space between his eyes- he will get impacted- please do not get him out of the tank - he's going thru relocation stress- he needs time to acclimate to his tank and surroundings - the gaping is him adjusting his body temps-- does he have any mucous coming out of his nose or a lot of thick saliva?
I would cut the size of the tank down partition it off- for a dragon that young the tank should be smaller- you will be able to work w/ him better - what are your surface basking temps and are you taking them w/ a digital probe thermometer-- the uvb is inside the tank or on top? please do not feed any insects no bigger than the space between his eyes- he will get impacted- please do not get him out of the tank - he's going thru relocation stress- he needs time to acclimate to his tank and surroundings - the gaping is him adjusting his body temps-- does he have any mucous coming out of his nose or a lot of thick saliva?
Ok the little squeak you heard could of been maybe being squeezed to tight? Are you getting that temp w/ a digital probe thermometer? I dont see any temp gauges in the tank -- please NO meal worms -- they will cause impaction in babies -- you want the correct size dubia roaches for a one month old dragon he should be eating smalls - BSFL maybe medium size I would need to see him and salads -- your UVB is good for distance -- and it sounds like the surface basking temps are good too but I would cut the size of the tank down --- partition it off for now -- and please get your insects corrected for size or you gonna have impaction issues