Hello me and my girlfriend recently got a baby bearded dragon from a local pet store on December 24th. Around January 5th he started shedding and stopped eating. We noticed its eyes where doing some unusual movement as if he was trying to get something out we realized he had some gunk and we helped it get it out. we suspected an eye infection so we got an ointment to help him get rid of it. he/she no longer has any gunk its eyes but always keeps them closed.
Our problem is that now he wont eat and its eyes are always closed. he was in a 9gal tank
tropical UVB fluorescent bulb 13 Watt
50w heat bulb
his hotpot was at 95-100 deg F
and cool side at around 85 deg F
we suspected that the UVB light (coil light) was damaging his vision so we took it out and ordered a reptisun 10.0 HO Tube+ fixture however this has notcome in yet. so we replaced both the UVB light and the heat light with a Exo Terra Solar-Glo 125w
we also got him a 30 gal tank because we thought the gal was to small
so its current setup is:
exo terra solar-glo 125w (claims to provide both UVB/UVA) (waiting for reptisun 10.0 HO Tube)
http://tinyurl.com/zz9uk3l
Hot spot(highest point of his basking rock): 105-110 deg F (lights on for 8-12 hours)
coolside: 75-80 deg F
nighttime: 70~ deg F
Terrarium: exo terra large low (around 30~ gal) (http://tinyurl.com/z2zgbca)
substrate: Repti Carpet
we always provide the beardie with crickets(dusted with calcium),veggies/fruit and water(he drinks occasionally). After he stopped eating we tried some mealworms (ate 3) and my girlfriend also started force feeding him some baby food (squash, yam with calcium powder) in a syringe. she is also able to force feed him about 1 cricket a day before he spits them out. we are also getting a multivitamin tomorrow.
also one last comment when he started shedding he never fully shed the skin around his arms he/she still has them around its arms since the first week of January. my gf gives the beardie daily 15-30 min bath. he always poops in it, sometimes the poop has chunks and sometimes its only white. its toes are a bit curled has loose skin, and a weak tail. His mouth isn’t pink colored anymore. it’s almost transparent
the beardie looks smaller than the day we got him and its eyes are closed for most of the time. he still runs and explores his terrarium in the mornings but then remains inactive for the rest of the day.
we are really worried!
we love our little guy any advice would be really welcome thank you!
pictures of him and setup:
Our problem is that now he wont eat and its eyes are always closed. he was in a 9gal tank
tropical UVB fluorescent bulb 13 Watt
50w heat bulb
his hotpot was at 95-100 deg F
and cool side at around 85 deg F
we suspected that the UVB light (coil light) was damaging his vision so we took it out and ordered a reptisun 10.0 HO Tube+ fixture however this has notcome in yet. so we replaced both the UVB light and the heat light with a Exo Terra Solar-Glo 125w
we also got him a 30 gal tank because we thought the gal was to small
so its current setup is:
exo terra solar-glo 125w (claims to provide both UVB/UVA) (waiting for reptisun 10.0 HO Tube)
http://tinyurl.com/zz9uk3l
Hot spot(highest point of his basking rock): 105-110 deg F (lights on for 8-12 hours)
coolside: 75-80 deg F
nighttime: 70~ deg F
Terrarium: exo terra large low (around 30~ gal) (http://tinyurl.com/z2zgbca)
substrate: Repti Carpet
we always provide the beardie with crickets(dusted with calcium),veggies/fruit and water(he drinks occasionally). After he stopped eating we tried some mealworms (ate 3) and my girlfriend also started force feeding him some baby food (squash, yam with calcium powder) in a syringe. she is also able to force feed him about 1 cricket a day before he spits them out. we are also getting a multivitamin tomorrow.
also one last comment when he started shedding he never fully shed the skin around his arms he/she still has them around its arms since the first week of January. my gf gives the beardie daily 15-30 min bath. he always poops in it, sometimes the poop has chunks and sometimes its only white. its toes are a bit curled has loose skin, and a weak tail. His mouth isn’t pink colored anymore. it’s almost transparent
the beardie looks smaller than the day we got him and its eyes are closed for most of the time. he still runs and explores his terrarium in the mornings but then remains inactive for the rest of the day.
we are really worried!
pictures of him and setup:



