Beardie acting strange

[Lakerlife24]

First off im going to say thank you for everybody who has helped me here on this website..my beardie wouldnt be what it is today if it wasnt for the people here =)....Rex (my beardie) is an interesting one. When I first got him he would eat like crazy. After a couple of weks he stopped doing so. So I took him to the vet because his poop STUNK and was always looking bad. he didnt have parasites but she gave me medicine..and ever since he has eaten like a MANIAC. He loves his phoenix worms and also his crickets occasionaly. And recently he started eating greens. But the past two days his poop has returned to watery. Not too watery but it does look pretty watery. But he is still eating. Altho he isnt digesting the phoenix worms so well. I think this is due to the fact that when he sees them he will eat super super fast like he doesnt even take a breather. I noticed his light ws making a high pitched noise and so I was worried aout it. I replaced the bulb and sure enough it ws the stupid bulb making the noise. I dont know if this stressed him out. But all day today he has just wanted to stay in his basking spot and then when I take him out his cage he runs around like a little monster haha. Im worried about his poop and also the fact that he stays in his basking spot and looks somewhat lazy and closes his eyes at times. Can somebody plz plz help me with this I dont want him to be getting sick!!!! Thank you all

 

[AtlasStrike]

Have the temperatures in your house changed at all. It could be that the air temperature has dropped and so his basking spot is the only place warm enough for him. Also, what do you mean by watery poop? Like, is there liquid around it, or is the dark stuff itself watery/mushy? Has anything changed in his diet? Any new fruits/veggies/insects?

 

[Lakerlife24]

Yea they have dropped because when i wake up its really really cold. And idk if hes not getting enough sleep at night. Sorry i didnt reply fast enough but around 8 i took him out. He was doing excersize running around and what not. Until he crawled into my shirt and slept on me for about 2:30 hours! I didnt wanna bug him. So i left em there. It was tought to wake him. Nd he was sorta givin me that look like crap im tired. So i put a sock in his vivarium and sure enough he went nd stuck his head in and hes sleeping now. Im worried because hes never been like this. And his poop itself is just mushy. Not watery cuz hes not pooping watery substance like water. His poop is just mushy. But the white stuff is sorta hard. Weird. His diet consists of mustard and collard greens. He had cucumbers bout 2 days ago. I turn up the heater in my house so that it wont b as cold. Plz plz help im scared cuz of the way he slept so quickly and all

 

[Lakerlife24]

Plz somebody help

 

[AtlasStrike]

The cucumber probably caused the mushy poop. It will probably clear up in a day or so, just make sure you keep him hydrated by giving him a bath. What are the daytime temps in your viv and how are you measuring them? And what about night time temps?

 

[Lakerlife24]

In the morning it takes a while to heat up..but its around 90 and his basking spot is about 105-110. Hes been just laying down feet and legs stretched out under it most of the morning. I use a digital probe from zoo med. it cost me 25 bucks but well worth it. At night im afraid the temps drop around 65. Is that too cold? Im thinking about getting a ceramic heat emitter

 

[jjh1]

In the morning it takes a while to heat up..but its around 90 and his basking spot is about 105-110. Hes been just laying down feet and legs stretched out under it most of the morning. I use a digital probe from zoo med. it cost me 25 bucks but well worth it. At night im afraid the temps drop around 65. Is that too cold? Im thinking about getting a ceramic heat emitter

The temp should be okay at 65 but if your worried you could always get a ceramic heat emitter.
What I do for my 6 month old is when her lights go off at night I take a couple of baby blankets and put them over the cage to keep her warm and plus it provides the darkness since all my beardies are in the livingroom and I watch tv at night.

Also my baby wasnt eating for a couple days but that was because of the drop in temp in the air but she is now back to normal and poop is good. She eats greens loves them some silk worms and she will eat supers as well. She doesnt eat crix she doesnt like them at all.

As for Phoenix worms sometimes they dont digest and if you find them too small you could always get a bigger size in them. Runny poop or poop with extra water can also mean a well hydrated beardie really runny poop could be because of cuke you fed and it happens no big deal it will clear up.
If urates are really hard like chalk hard not enough water so a good soak a couple times a week will fix that since beardies absorb through their vent and sometimes will drink the water.

Joanne

 

[Lakerlife24]

Today he woke up. He was very sluggish. Didnt wanna wake up. 1 hour later i fed him and he ate like 40 phoenix worms haha. After that he pooped. A little mushy but better than usual. He started ruuning around like crazy and went under his light. Gaped and lofted his head up high moving around. Hes back to normal i suppose? Haha. Thanx for all ur help guys. These beardies sure can scare us sumtimes!!

 

[kevinbob]

ya i cover my beardie up at night too and it stays about 67 in there as long as it don't drop below 60