You can try off of a spoon -- if not syringe feed you will need to make it really watery and snip the end of the syringe off its really thick stuff ---- FEED VERY SLOWLY- you dont want her to aspirate - let her swallow what you put inHow would you feed this? To give meds I can her side of lip open just enough to put a drop in there. Idk if I’d be able to syringe feed a bunch that way.
So is dealing with sick dragons not eating and stuff like this common? Things I should anticipate if I plan to own a few?When i use it i give them as much as they are willing to eat per feeding.
I have been keeping everything clean and the lighting is good.They can get sick, but it's usually from something being off in their habitat. They are pretty hardy little animals. (not saying they can't or don't get sick for other reasons) getting their uvb and basking on point is the most important thing. Keeping their habitat sanitary is also very important. Just like any other animal they naturally carry some parasites in their system. If their habitat is kept reasonably sanitary their immune systems keeps it in check, but some like Coccidia depend on being reingested as part of their life cycle, so if poop is left for them to track through it can cause a flare up.
Ok please post a pic of the tankUpdate:
Today is a little depressing, vet basically told me they don’t know what’s going on and just watch her.
Fecal is clean and so was blood work now.
Back to not eating unless I syringe feed it which means no growing and even lost a gram and all of her stress marks are back.
Also any tips to remove finger smudges safely would be appreciated.Ok
Ok please post a pic of the tank
What is the brand of the basking bulb? It looks like it has a yellowish hue to it- you need a clear bright white basking bulb - no off white or yellowish or daytime bulbs - they have a coating on them that is harmful to the eyes-- finger smudges get some spray way glass cleaner - its cheap from Home Depot or maybe Walmart has itThe uvb is a reptisun 10.0 t5 it’s about 14” from the top of that wood. And I can tell from the light triangle on the wall that the lighting just overlaps the basking spot.
The basking bulb is a 50watt but has to be dimmed about 30% otherwise it gets too hot.
Basking spot is 105-110
That side of the tank is around 90 and the cool side around 80
Substrate is shelf liner
The bowls near the wood one has small dubia the other has large bsfl and veggies.
The gray in cool side that she moved I have been putting shallow water to try and get her to drink doesn’t work so taking it out.
While not eating I have been bathing every other day to keeep hydrated and while bathing she will drink so water dripped on her face.
There is another one directly above her set up the exact same way that is thriving. The only differences is the other doesn’t have bowls since she eats anything I put in there right away. And 2nd wood piece in hers because if
I put one in this one’s tank she will get to the closest spot to the uvb and just stay there. Even if it’s only a few inches and the temp is only 85ish, so I took it out 2 weeks ago to see if that was the issue.
I had the Phillips one in there and recently switched to the zoo med one that is in there now. Both had to be dimmed. And both made the same orangish not super clear light.What is the brand of the basking bulb? It looks like it has a yellowish hue to it- you need a clear bright white basking bulb - no off white or yellowish or daytime bulbs - they have a coating on them that is harmful to the eyes-- finger smudges get some spray way glass cleaner - its cheap from Home Depot or maybe Walmart has it
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