7 month beardie hiding and not eating!?

[KarrieRee]

Thank you. He finally pooped last night after 7 days and it looked great. I removed his hammock he was hiding under and He ate a few bugs and some squash. Not a lot, but better. He's been out all morning so far. I ordered some probe thermometers and waiting on those. I have been using the if gun.

I'm glad I was told about the bugs online! What a money saver and I can finally try dubias with him! He has had huge growth spurts and this is the first time he's not shedding lol. He's 18 inches now.

He acts sleepy off and on so the slowing down makes sense. I'm keeping his vet appointment on the 30th to at least get a full checkup

I will update how He's doing. Thanks to everyone for the help!! Beardies are so awesome but can definitely throw us a curve ball lol

Please do not let them do a enema on him -- take a fecal in w/ you - enemas can often end in disaster

 

[Mattie V]

Please do not let them do a enema on him -- take a fecal in w/ you - enemas can often end in disaster

Thanks! I sure will.
I fed him a dubia and he wants crazy! He loves them. I'm going to have to order more since he seems to be on a cricket strike.

What is the best way to keep the dubias and do they live long? What should I feed them? How many should i order at once? Tia!

 

[KarrieRee]

Thanks! I sure will.
I fed him a dubia and he wants crazy! He loves them. I'm going to have to order more since he seems to be on a cricket strike.

What is the best way to keep the dubias and do they live long? What should I feed them? How many should i order at once? Tia!

You can keep them in a 10 gallon aquarium feed dubia food and dubia dew / water crystals - they also eat what the dragon eats - I feed mine oranges / apple- shredded raw sweet potato - squash yellow and zucchini and carrots -- and what ever else may come along - I do not feed carrots to my dragons too much Vit A- so if you feed to the roaches do not to the dragon - and yes they live longer than the crickets - I usually order 200 at a time - www.dubiaroaches.com

 

[Mattie V]

You can keep them in a 10 gallon aquarium feed dubia food and dubia dew / water crystals - they also eat what the dragon eats - I feed mine oranges / apple- shredded raw sweet potato - squash yellow and zucchini and carrots -- and what ever else may come along - I do not feed carrots to my dragons too much Vit A- so if you feed to the roaches do not to the dragon - and yes they live longer than the crickets - I usually order 200 at a time - www.dubiaroaches.com

Wonderful. I have a tank ready to go so I will order a bunch. Can I buy the dubia food and crystals off of that site also? I have some but it was what I used for crickets specifically

 

[KarrieRee]

Wonderful. I have a tank ready to go so I will order a bunch. Can I buy the dubia food and crystals off of that site also? I have some but it was what I used for crickets specifically

Yes they carry the dubia food and dubias dew-/ crystals-

 

[fcooper]

Probably brumation beardies hibernate for whatever reason. mine did the same thing around that age for 3-4 months. just look up brumation it'll calm your nerves

 

[Mattie V]

Yes they carry the dubia food and dubias dew-/ crystals-

Well an update. It's been a few days with the uvb mounted inside and changing his diet. He quit eating crickets but loves dubias. He was a big eater until axweek ago. I'm still waiting on my shipment of dubias and in the mean time I have been buying then at the pet store 10 for $10, multiple times...

He's still hiding off and on. Eating a little salad, not much. He wants his roaches, basks for a little while then hides. He is loving the dubias! I had to remove his log after eating so he would stay out and bask. I put a little hide in there so I could put his climbing log on top and didn't think he would think about going inside. But he did, partially. Poor thing. Still worried Seems he's getting better but still wants to hide. So I'm not sure. I need to figure out a good area to build for him to bask on many levels and I'm just not doing a good job. Now he's acting different for the first time I'm scrambling to figure him out again lol.

Here's a funny pic of my big boy, don't worry he's safe and I took out the little hide . And a photo of him basking this morning after dubias for a little while. The log is back in and he's back to hiding in it ...

Maybe he is slowing down? I'm not sure anymore!
Any ideas for ways to set up better basking area please share photos with me, thanks!

 

[Mattie V]

Probably brumation beardies hibernate for whatever reason. mine did the same thing around that age for 3-4 months. just look up brumation it'll calm your nerves

I thought so at first but thought he is too young?

 

[xp29]

He is a very handsome dragon.

 

[Mattie V]

He is a very handsome dragon.

Thank you! He's a spoiled brat

 

[xp29]

I showed the pic in the hide to my girlfriend we both had a good chuckle. Beardies are such little clowns lol.

 

[KarrieRee]

Well an update. It's been a few days with the uvb mounted inside and changing his diet. He quit eating crickets but loves dubias. He was a big eater until axweek ago. I'm still waiting on my shipment of dubias and in the mean time I have been buying then at the pet store 10 for $10, multiple times...

He's still hiding off and on. Eating a little salad, not much. He wants his roaches, basks for a little while then hides. He is loving the dubias! I had to remove his log after eating so he would stay out and bask. I put a little hide in there so I could put his climbing log on top and didn't think he would think about going inside. But he did, partially. Poor thing. Still worried Seems he's getting better but still wants to hide. So I'm not sure. I need to figure out a good area to build for him to bask on many levels and I'm just not doing a good job. Now he's acting different for the first time I'm scrambling to figure him out again lol.

Here's a funny pic of my big boy, don't worry he's safe and I took out the little hide . And a photo of him basking this morning after dubias for a little while. The log is back in and he's back to hiding in it ...

Maybe he is slowing down? I'm not sure anymore!
Any ideas for ways to set up better basking area please share photos with me, thanks!

If hes basking after eating give him his hide back - his main diet is the roaches and if hes eating a little of the salad hes fine - you can rinse the salad before serving so hes getting hydration - that one log hes perched on looks like a nice one so I would keep that under your basking light --and no hes not going into brumation - hes too young -- as long as hes eating active basking and pooping hes good -

 

[Mattie V]

If hes basking after eating give him his hide back - his main diet is the roaches and if hes eating a little of the salad hes fine - you can rinse the salad before serving so hes getting hydration - that one log hes perched on looks like a nice one so I would keep that under your basking light --and no hes not going into brumation - hes too young -- as long as hes eating active basking and pooping hes good -

Thanks. He has his hide back. I rinse the salad and mist it. If it starts to dry I replace it. I found out his wood hide is made of pine and it can be toxic? So I'm looking to replace that now. Any suggestions on good hides or should I build my own?

 

[KarrieRee]

Thanks. He has his hide back. I rinse the salad and mist it. If it starts to dry I replace it. I found out his wood hide is made of pine and it can be toxic? So I'm looking to replace that now. Any suggestions on good hides or should I build my own?

I personally dont like wood- they are too hard to keep clean - mine are made of resin type - easier to clean if they get pooped on I have one that I got from dubiaroaches.com and one came from Pet Smart a long time ago that they dont even carry anymore -