Bearded Dragon whats going om

[TheDragontamer356]

Well I've had my bearded dragon Leiza for over a week now and she has been doing good. Well today she wasn't looking so good. Her head was lying down and she was kind of squinting. She looks like she wants to fall asleep but usually she doesn't do this. is she just tired or is she sick or is she going to DIE!!!!!!!! someone plz help. oh and just to tell you, I am using powersun uv vapor lamp and a villa night heat lamp.

 

[SukiLove]

Can you post a picture of her?

 

[TheDragontamer356]

OK'

 

[TheDragontamer356]

i couldn't get a picture of her because I'm in a car right now but she looks something like this but squinting on her rock

 

[TheDragontamer356]

 

[SukiLove]

Can you overview her setup? Temperatures are important, how are you taking them? What are you feeding, how much and how often? How is she getting her hydration?

I can't really say what I think until I know more about what is going on, I hope she feels better soon!

 

[TheDragontamer356]

ok lets see. She's using a Powersun UV mercury vapor club for daylight and heat. and at night a black zilla light for heat. Her normal temps are 95-100 at day and 80-95 at night. she gets her hydration from baths and misters. she usually doesn't drink but she absorbs it through her skin. she loves to eat calcium dusted mealworms all the time.

 

[destiny1998]

Hi. How close is the powersun? What size is the enclosure? The night time heat source is not needed as beardies need a cool down period. As long as your house does not get below 65 at night she'll be fine. I'd nix the mealworms as those are hard for beardies to digest and cause impaction. How are you taking the temps?

 

[SukiLove]

Well I tried responding twice but my phone decided not to work. So since I'm home I will try again, a lot of what destiny1998 said is the same that I was saying.

The temperatures at night are too warm, how old is your dragon (or how long)?

Mealworms have a hard chitin that is really difficult for beardies to digest, which can cause impaction.

Also would add that they do not absorb water through their skin, there is an idea that they absorb water through their vent when soaking but I don't know if that is true. Are you misting her or the entire cage?