Scion19801":3njjqvju said:A 7 month old is way too young to brumate. Also you mention feeding superworms. You should not be feeding them to a beardie that is less than 14 inches long. Not sure how long yours is. Supers can cause impaction issues with young beardies. I would try warmer than normal baths to see if your beardie is bound up possibly causing the lack of appetite. Bath water around 98 degrees or so for 10 to 15 min, unless mushu is pooping ok.
MushuDaBeardie":297h52zo said:I usually feed him insects twice a day and offer a salad but he is the pickiest bearded dragon ever! Seriously not kidding. I will cut the worms and he poops as normal so how would I know if its impaction? He has recently been digging around his vivarium and I can't get any calcium/vitamins into because he wont eat... I am really worried.
kingofnobbys":2r5ik6a1 said:MushuDaBeardie":2r5ik6a1 said:I usually feed him insects twice a day and offer a salad but he is the pickiest bearded dragon ever! Seriously not kidding. I will cut the worms and he poops as normal so how would I know if its impaction? He has recently been digging around his vivarium and I can't get any calcium/vitamins into because he wont eat... I am really worried.
The hard exoskeletons are the issue, very hard to digest and they tend to accumulate and form GIT blockages - not good.
I strongly suggest changing the staple feeder insects to either:
crickets or roaches or locusts (gut loaded and dusted)
silkworms
BSFL
If he's not getting any calcium , you need to find a way of getting dietary calcium into him either on his insects (dusting them) , in his insects (by feeding them calcium rich greens when gut loading) , or by dusting his salad and giving calcium rich greens , or by giving vet grade liquid calcium (usually calcium glutamate , I recommend VetaFarm CalciVet ,
https://vetafarm.com.au/product/calcivet/
this is orally given daily by measured doses (based on the body weight of the dragon) , I've found this is very well taken by skinks and dragons , and is easy to give by syringe.
HanG":d2x8434i said:Hello, how is mushu after the vets?? My old beardie had this same thing and turned out to have parasites which ate away at his eyes. Hope this isn’t the case for mushu!
I strongly disagree with you about not letting them brumate "like an adult". It is a natural instinct inside them and if they need to brumate I believe you should let them. It is a way of there bodies restarting. Mushu has been asleep for a couple months now and is very healthy in weight and apperance!DragonFrenchy":3j4lydft said:IMO, there is no such things has too young. You can't just let him sleep like an adult cause he is growing he needs his food and light. Winter arrived super early in November just after the time change and my 6 months old dragon is trying to go into winter dormancy real bad too. Hard to get her to eat. My other adult dragon has also slow down and refusing his greens.
I got some silkworms and was really happy to see that they are still going crazy over it. I also got some Repashy veggie burger and grub pie that i mix and they will eat some, most of the times. Sometime I get more lucky hand feeding them outside their vivariums. Oh and they will both eat bluberries too. you need to test different food and figure out what yours still like.
I removed all hides and keep putting Heidi back on her basking spot for 2 hours after she eat. After that I let her sleep where she want without disturbing her until next meal. I make sure she drink water from my finger and bath her 2 x times a week instead of once.
Also when I see them with their mouth open, I quickly squeeze a piece of collar green in their mouth and they will usually eat that one piece. :lol:
I got really worried too, but I really think its the cold.
MushuDaBeardie":383s2frm said:I strongly disagree with you about not letting them brumate "like an adult". It is a natural instinct inside them and if they need to brumate I believe you should let them. It is a way of there bodies restarting. Mushu has been asleep for a couple months now and is very healthy in weight and appearance!
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