Baby beardie stools and eating habits

[Allisonlynn13]

Hello!
I am a brand new beardie owner, and unlike others I am very into keeping tabs on how to care for and providing everything for my new baby.

We brought him home from a pet store a week ago. And he's been adjusting well. When we first brought him home at the very glimpse of a cricket he would run all around and feast extremely fast as soon as we put them in the cage.

Then 2 days ago I went and got some new crickets from a different pet store. The next day when I cleaned his tank, his previously all white urate was now white then tinged with brown towards the end. Thinking this was strange I figured let's see about tomorrow.

Yesterday he hadn't had a bowel movement but ate like a champ. Then this morning he still didn't so I gave him a nice bath and as soon as he relaxed he let out 2 days worth of poop. Again though, the urate looked strange.

Now it's been 2 days since he has eaten as well. I thought it was maybe because he wasn't pooping but even after, he still won't eat.

Any input would be super helpful, since of course as any new mom I worry.

Thank you!

Attached is a picture of his poop in the bathtub (I know, gross, but this way you can see what I'm talking about :lol: )

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. Can you give a rundown of the set up? Lights? Kinds? Temps and how you take them? Size of the crickets? Size of the enclosure?

 

[Allisonlynn13]

Hi. Can you give a rundown of the set up? Lights? Kinds? Temps and how you take them? Size of the crickets? Size of the enclosure?

I have two Zoo Med thermometers on each side of the tank, as of right now I only have a 10 gallon, but hes just a baby so I figured it'd be okay until we get the 50 gallon from New York. He has a basking lamp on one side, in which makes the warm side of the tank about 100-110 F and he has a reptisun 10.0 and UVA bulb on the cool side which stays about 75-85 F. He has a log for basking, and a cave in the cool side. He is given kale with water and large crickets. They are not bigger than the space between his eyes, but they're pretty close. However that's what the petstore had been feeding him as well.

Because he hasn't been eating well, I also have Flukers juvenile beardie mix that has pellets, worms, and crickets. He seemed to really like it a few days ago but not so much now.

He was bulging his eyes out yesterday though (which scared the crap out of me), but then when I did my research I saw he could be beginning to shed, which is possible since he had some shed start on his lower jaw.

 

[destiny1998]

Thanks for answering. How big is he? I would feed him smaller crickets just to be safe. Also if you are using those stick on thermometers those are very inaccurate. A temp gun or a digital with a wire probe are the only way to know the temps on the basking spot. Aslo if you are using a coil/ compact uvb those also can cause digestive problems. Reptisun 10.0 Tube is one of the most recommended on here. When do you plan on getting a bigger tank? He really needs one ASAP. As the 10 gallon are really way to small for a baby and really hard to get the proper temps. Here is a site that has a list of veggies to feed beautifuldragons.com. Kale is ok with other greens not as a staple as it binds calcium.