Kaitrinsullivan
Member
Hi everyone!
This is my first time posting and also my first bearded dragon. I was hoping someone could help me out.
I have a 3 month old male bearded dragon. He was born on July 7th 2015. I bought him from a breeder on October 1st. He was 7 inches long, and .60 oz. He is now 8 inches long, and .90 oz. He was eating about 10 crickets a day, and I offered him greens but he would not touch them. I still offer them anyways. He has a bowl of water that I see him drink out of from time to time, but I also mist him regularly as well as baths.
He just had a full body shed that is fully completed as of November 1st evening. Since yesterday, he hasn't been eating. I put crickets and lettuce in, and he ate one cricket. I gave him some butternut squash baby food which he took. I weighed him and he has gone down from .90 oz to .80 oz. Today I put crickets in and he would not touch them. He only ate a small amount of squash.
I gave him a nice warm bath last night and massaged his belly, although he has been having regular poops. He poops once a day and they are well formed. His urates have been quite runny though, along with a liquid substance.
Although he isn't eating, he is still acting like his normal self. He scratches to get out when he sees me, is very active in and out of his tank, and is basking as normal. Bright eyes and alert, no concerns or issues with his behaviour.
I am just wondering, does anyone have any ideas as to why he has lost his appetite the past two days? I am a concerned (and maybe slightly paranoid) momma!
Some extra info:
His basking spot is about 110 degrees, cool side about 80 degrees.
He has a reptisun 10.0 bulb.
His substrate is paper towel which I change as he soils it.
His diet is crickets and collard greens or dandelion greens.
I dust his crickets with calcium dust Monday-Friday, and Multivitamin Saturday-Sunday.
He drinks his water, along with regular misting (about once a day) and baths (a few times a week).
Please help I am concerned!
This is my first time posting and also my first bearded dragon. I was hoping someone could help me out.
I have a 3 month old male bearded dragon. He was born on July 7th 2015. I bought him from a breeder on October 1st. He was 7 inches long, and .60 oz. He is now 8 inches long, and .90 oz. He was eating about 10 crickets a day, and I offered him greens but he would not touch them. I still offer them anyways. He has a bowl of water that I see him drink out of from time to time, but I also mist him regularly as well as baths.
He just had a full body shed that is fully completed as of November 1st evening. Since yesterday, he hasn't been eating. I put crickets and lettuce in, and he ate one cricket. I gave him some butternut squash baby food which he took. I weighed him and he has gone down from .90 oz to .80 oz. Today I put crickets in and he would not touch them. He only ate a small amount of squash.
I gave him a nice warm bath last night and massaged his belly, although he has been having regular poops. He poops once a day and they are well formed. His urates have been quite runny though, along with a liquid substance.
Although he isn't eating, he is still acting like his normal self. He scratches to get out when he sees me, is very active in and out of his tank, and is basking as normal. Bright eyes and alert, no concerns or issues with his behaviour.
I am just wondering, does anyone have any ideas as to why he has lost his appetite the past two days? I am a concerned (and maybe slightly paranoid) momma!
Some extra info:
His basking spot is about 110 degrees, cool side about 80 degrees.
He has a reptisun 10.0 bulb.
His substrate is paper towel which I change as he soils it.
His diet is crickets and collard greens or dandelion greens.
I dust his crickets with calcium dust Monday-Friday, and Multivitamin Saturday-Sunday.
He drinks his water, along with regular misting (about once a day) and baths (a few times a week).
Please help I am concerned!