Okay, this will probably be long and I apologize in advance.
We got our baby beardie on February 2nd from a pet store (I know, don't lecture me.) She's a little over 7 inches long, so I think that translates to about 7 weeks old? Not entirely sure. Since we've gotten her I have fed her everything from baby dubias, crickets, wax worms, black soldier fly larvae. If I manage to get her to eat its about 1-3 a DAY, but that's all. She just turns her nose up to everything. Last night we force fed 4 waxworms because she's getting skinny and frankly, I'm afraid she's going to die.
She isn't impacted; she's pooped a normal poop every day since we've gotten her and it's not watery at all. We bathe her at least every other day, she shedded in the middle of last week and everything went smoothly. She also has brown stress marks on her belly. I know that there's usually an adjustment period, especially for babies, but I really don't think it should last almost two whole weeks.
Her basking surface temp is anywhere between 100-115 (I know 115 is high but it's only in one small spot of her basking log). Basking air temp is mid-80s (I know it's a little too low, going to get a heat pad for side of the tank on Friday I think), cool air temp is high 70's. Her substrate is Repticarpet. She has the ReptiSun 10.0 UVB bulb and a 100w basking light.
I truly do not know what to do. I don't want to have to take her back to the pet store but I wouldn't be able to live with myself if she died on me. I'm a new reptile owner and I'm trying my best but I'm just so lost and I feel so horrible. Pleeease help me.
We got our baby beardie on February 2nd from a pet store (I know, don't lecture me.) She's a little over 7 inches long, so I think that translates to about 7 weeks old? Not entirely sure. Since we've gotten her I have fed her everything from baby dubias, crickets, wax worms, black soldier fly larvae. If I manage to get her to eat its about 1-3 a DAY, but that's all. She just turns her nose up to everything. Last night we force fed 4 waxworms because she's getting skinny and frankly, I'm afraid she's going to die.
She isn't impacted; she's pooped a normal poop every day since we've gotten her and it's not watery at all. We bathe her at least every other day, she shedded in the middle of last week and everything went smoothly. She also has brown stress marks on her belly. I know that there's usually an adjustment period, especially for babies, but I really don't think it should last almost two whole weeks.
Her basking surface temp is anywhere between 100-115 (I know 115 is high but it's only in one small spot of her basking log). Basking air temp is mid-80s (I know it's a little too low, going to get a heat pad for side of the tank on Friday I think), cool air temp is high 70's. Her substrate is Repticarpet. She has the ReptiSun 10.0 UVB bulb and a 100w basking light.
I truly do not know what to do. I don't want to have to take her back to the pet store but I wouldn't be able to live with myself if she died on me. I'm a new reptile owner and I'm trying my best but I'm just so lost and I feel so horrible. Pleeease help me.