coffeebutt
Member
Here again being paranoid.
So last week I took my beardie to the vet because she hadn't pooped since FEB and nothing i was doing was actually helping her to poop (numerous warm baths, apple-sauce, baby food, nothing). So they gave me a medication to help her which has tremendously (never been happier to see my beardie pooping!!)
They did bloodwork and called me today w/results, saying how her calcium levels were VERY HIGH as well as her other vitamin/protein etc levels (sorry i'm no biologist) because she's in the process of laying her eggs or about to.
Frantically I went to the store and bought a clear-tote container and some top soil (no fertilizer) as well as play sand and mixed the two with added water for her. I put her on the box in her viv when finished and she smell/lick checked it a bit but that was all (afterwards she wanted out so i let her roam/run around the house). she's been very energetic as of late. I feed her dubia (w/out supplements as per the vet), and daily salad (w/collard greens, butternut squash, apple every few days).
I checked out the posts here about dig-box building so i just wanna make sure i'm doing ok!! at first i was gonna use alfafla or flax seeds but i guess that's more for playful digging and not egg-laying?? is the sand and top soil safe?? just paranoid since its a loose substrate and all. She just turned 1 year old 2 weeks ago.
Sorry i'm such a paranoid first-time beardie owner/mom so i just want to make sure everything is ok!!!
THANK YOU FOR ANY ADVICE AND SUCH
Here's a pic of the dig/laybox setup in her 40gal;
So last week I took my beardie to the vet because she hadn't pooped since FEB and nothing i was doing was actually helping her to poop (numerous warm baths, apple-sauce, baby food, nothing). So they gave me a medication to help her which has tremendously (never been happier to see my beardie pooping!!)
They did bloodwork and called me today w/results, saying how her calcium levels were VERY HIGH as well as her other vitamin/protein etc levels (sorry i'm no biologist) because she's in the process of laying her eggs or about to.
Frantically I went to the store and bought a clear-tote container and some top soil (no fertilizer) as well as play sand and mixed the two with added water for her. I put her on the box in her viv when finished and she smell/lick checked it a bit but that was all (afterwards she wanted out so i let her roam/run around the house). she's been very energetic as of late. I feed her dubia (w/out supplements as per the vet), and daily salad (w/collard greens, butternut squash, apple every few days).
I checked out the posts here about dig-box building so i just wanna make sure i'm doing ok!! at first i was gonna use alfafla or flax seeds but i guess that's more for playful digging and not egg-laying?? is the sand and top soil safe?? just paranoid since its a loose substrate and all. She just turned 1 year old 2 weeks ago.
Sorry i'm such a paranoid first-time beardie owner/mom so i just want to make sure everything is ok!!!
THANK YOU FOR ANY ADVICE AND SUCH
Here's a pic of the dig/laybox setup in her 40gal;