Hello,
I hope his beard wont stay black too long. Hopefully he is feeling better soon. Just keep an eye on his
weight to be sure he doesn't lose too much.
Keep him basking, so he stays at optimal temperature & can digest well! Let us know how he is doing.
Tracie
At what point should I be concerned? He is down to 472grams when I weighed him today (I tried multiple scales and they ranged from 472-477g so i took the smaller number), This is down from 482g two weeks ago. He was weighed at 500grams in the end of September and went on metronidazole despite clean fecal and has been bouncing back and fourth between 470g and 500g depending on the medication.
He has been getting less crickets and more greens and bugs like silkworms and hornworms this week but I am concerned he is losing more weight again. I did try to cut back the insects as I realized I was overfeeding him them.
He is still eating normally and alert, posture is a bit better, head tremors are there from time to time but not as bad, still some muscle twitches. Still has a bit of the strange breathing sometimes but he hasnt been gaping his mouth or breathing with his full body anymore which is good.
His poop today was completely squished under his tail so I couldnt see how well formed it was but the urate was white. After the
bath he had another urate which was mostly water and the urate had a tiny bit of orange and pink in it.
I dont want to stress him out to bring him to the vet again because its a long drive and the weather is very cold here. The vet would likely try to prescribe metronidazole for the weight loss but I dont want to keep giving him that without any clear reason to; he has been cleared for parasites many times now. Seems like the metronidazole keeps weight on him but im wondering if its swelling or something?
He is still acting and eating normally and does not have a
black beard. I included photos from today for reference, the scales all show different numbers which doesnt help *sigh*
Does he look too skinny?
I realized the bulb for his light was 14 months old, somehow my phone reminder got missed. I got him a fresh Arcadia Dragon 14% t5 ho 22" tube and used my solar meter to set it up. I am concerned that he wasnt getting enough heat and UVB lately, so hopefully this helps.