Surface basking temps need to be 105-110 taken w/ a digital probe thermometer - and UVB needs to be a long tube fixture like a 24" Zoo Med w /a Reptisun 10.0 T 5 or a Arcadia Pro T 5 w/ the 12% bulb 24 watt or a Sunblaster Nano Tech 24" w/ the Reptisun 10.0 T 5 bulb properly placed and distance for the screen on the tank ------------ is the dragon eating?
Basking Area Temp: ~100
What's the surface basking temps? Are you using a digital probe thermometer- the screen on the tank is a fine mesh or wide hole? Are you feeding appropriate size crickets? If they are too big they will impact him
Surface basking temps: unable to read, getting proper thermometer to tomorrow, was only able to get a needle thermometer that is right beside basking area.
Are you feeding meal worms? the wide mesh the UVB can stay on top distance directly above the basking decor 8-10 inches -- place the probe on the spot where he basks for like 10 min or so get the temp - 105-110
I’ve fed them mainly crickets. Although before we got the large supply of crickets they probably had about 6 over the span of a day and a half. Fully migrated to crickets now tho. I will move the thermometer right now and see.
It sounds like hes doing good -- what goes in will come out --- how is he getting water?
I fed them misted greens this morning. And there is a dish of fresh clean water within the enclosure. I was thinking of giving them a bath later, would this be a good idea? Also, does this warrant a visit to the vet?
No vet visit -and no bath it will stress him out too much -- he will go to the bathroom - give him time --- I wanted to make sure everything was up to par like your lighting and his diet - there are certain things that will cause impaction I wanted to rule that out -- he probably wont drink from the dish most do not -- you can spray his head w/ a water bottle and see if he will lick or drop water on his nose to see if he will lick this is important to keep things moving --
Okay thank you. I will spray his head right now with some water. Thank you so so much for your help.
My beardie didn’t poop for maybe a day or 2 after I got it so don’t worry it will poop eventually. I noticed you said you feed crickets, that’s ok but I’d say a different feeder would probably be best as crickets stink and if one dies they all die. I fed BSFL but they stink as well. Dubias are good to. I’d also recommend don’t get your feeders from a chain pet store (pet smart, petco, pet supplies plus, etc.) Try online or a pet store that specializes in only reptiles. Your beardie may be stressed and that’s totally normal. You may not see him poop but you will eventually find a poop in the tank or smell it lol.
Not a concern whatsoever , my beardie did not poo for three days straight when I first brought him home!
I have BSFL on the way! They should arrive tomorrow and then I will put that in as his stable food, I've heard good things about it. I'm happy to hear that people have similar experiences because I couldn't find anything anywhere!
Yep only problem I have with them is the stink. I posted a small care guide on my page if you want to check it out.
