Baby just won't eat, Parasites maybe?

[RedandWhite]

My baby bearded dragon keeps eating too little. He ate very well the first few weeks, but has been eating about ten or less 1/2 in crickets a day. He's 14 grams, approx 5 months old. Recently, his stool had been runny recently. I give him baths roughly every other day, he has a UVB light, I feed him calcium or mixed vitamin dusted crickets. Other than the eating or stool he's seems healthy. He doesn't look malnourished, so says a friend with a grown beardie, he's very active too, always exploring. His colors aren't dark and his basking spot is always around 105 F and his enclosure never drops beneath 68. His cage is lined with tile. I've checked for signs of impacting but there are none. What I'm worried about is parasites, I'm wondering if I should take him to a vet for a checkup and get a fecal done, but he's still very small and doesn't produce a lot of feces and I'm wondering how much is needed.

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. Can you give a run down of the set up? Also what kind of uvb? What brand?

 

[azteacher]

This is what happened with my baby. Ate the first few days (though not enough) & then stopped. Probably parasites.

 

[RedandWhite]

Hi. Can you give a run down of the set up? Also what kind of uvb? What brand?

Twenty Gallon tank lined with tile, Zoo Hed UVB mounted on the back. A hide, a small log and a bigger one to serve as a basking spot, Basking light over the log and thermometer to monitor temp, Lamp head with ceramic heat emitter used in colder weather

 

[RedandWhite]

Update, no more runny poop, but still little appetite

 

[destiny1998]

Is the uvb a coil, compact or tube? What are your temps and how do you take them?

 

[RedandWhite]

Is the uvb a coil, compact or tube? What are your temps and how do you take them?

UVB tube, I try to keep the temps between 100 and 109 F, but with the colder weather, I often make adjustments. I have a pair of thermometers and probes, one measures the basking spot and the other measures the general temp for the tank.

 

[craniomom1]

What is your temp on the cool side of the tank?It should be around 80..I know with mine if the tank doesn't have good hot and cool temps so they can self regulate,they tend to not eat like they normally would.

 

[RedandWhite]

What is your temp on the cool side of the tank?It should be around 80..I know with mine if the tank doesn't have good hot and cool temps so they can self regulate,they tend to not eat like they normally would.

It's usually about 70, thanks for the advice, I'll try that