Good morning all. This is my first post on the forum but I've been reading since i got my beardie. T-tar is about 9 months old and female. In the last 3-4 months shes had some changes in behavior. Initially she was very lethargic and sleeping a lot. She would spend a lot of time on the cooler side. Initially i thought she may be semi-brumating. After some research I read dragons usually don't brumate under a year of age but as we all know there are varying opinons online and i don't know what to believe. That went on for about 2 1/2 months.
She has been more active but now the problem is she has been eating and pooping less. Before all this happened her staple diet was gut loaded super worms and dubia roaches. Occasionally i would offer collard greens. In the last three months she will not eat dubias . . . at all. Why has she gone from loving them to hating them? She will still eat super worms but the dubia are more nutritious so i want her to eat those. Also for the past two months i offer fresh greens. Typically its shaved carrots, shaved squash (butternut and yellow), and dandelion greens. She will usually take a bite or two and then leave them there.
After about three months of this I took her to the vet. They were not too helpful in behavior but they did an enema to get poop sample and tested it. I was told she had "floaters" and some "parasites." The vet says this could have contributed to the changes in behavior but she wasn't sure. She gave T-tar some medication and then i had to go back the next week for the rest of the medication as they couldn't give it all in one go. Overall the vet said she looks healthy, actually overweight to be honest. Aaaand nooow that was two weeks ago. T-tar has not made stool since that enema. She does not appear to be losing weight.
Here are my current Specs.
Tank size: 40 Gal Breeder Exo Terra large wide
Staple diet : Dubias (refuses to eat in last 3 months) Superworms. Dandelion greens, squash and bell peppers. (Never eats all her greens).
Basking spot: Driftwood log 95-105F (measured with temp gun)
Heat source Day: Exo Terra Intense basking spot bulb. 150W
Heat source Night: Ceramic Heat Emitter 75W
Day temps: are usaully 85-95F warm side and 80F cool side
Night temps: are usually 75-70F warm side and 70-68F cool side
*NOTE* other than basking spot temps are measured with digital thermometer
UVB: is The 22 inch Reptisun 10T5
Tank items and substrate. Ceramic tile substrate. Rock on the left. Driftwood in from and a card board box with a small soft ferret bed. She climbs the box and goes in it occasionally.
I know this was long and a lot but basically the questions I would like help with are.
1. Should i be worried about her not eating many greens or wanting dubias anymore? She is kinda chubby (654g)
2. Two weeks seems like a long time to not poop. Should I be worried? I have tried the warm bath and rubbing her belly which has worked in the past.
3. Is there any advice on helping her lose weight at all?
She has been more active but now the problem is she has been eating and pooping less. Before all this happened her staple diet was gut loaded super worms and dubia roaches. Occasionally i would offer collard greens. In the last three months she will not eat dubias . . . at all. Why has she gone from loving them to hating them? She will still eat super worms but the dubia are more nutritious so i want her to eat those. Also for the past two months i offer fresh greens. Typically its shaved carrots, shaved squash (butternut and yellow), and dandelion greens. She will usually take a bite or two and then leave them there.
After about three months of this I took her to the vet. They were not too helpful in behavior but they did an enema to get poop sample and tested it. I was told she had "floaters" and some "parasites." The vet says this could have contributed to the changes in behavior but she wasn't sure. She gave T-tar some medication and then i had to go back the next week for the rest of the medication as they couldn't give it all in one go. Overall the vet said she looks healthy, actually overweight to be honest. Aaaand nooow that was two weeks ago. T-tar has not made stool since that enema. She does not appear to be losing weight.
Here are my current Specs.
Tank size: 40 Gal Breeder Exo Terra large wide
Staple diet : Dubias (refuses to eat in last 3 months) Superworms. Dandelion greens, squash and bell peppers. (Never eats all her greens).
Basking spot: Driftwood log 95-105F (measured with temp gun)
Heat source Day: Exo Terra Intense basking spot bulb. 150W
Heat source Night: Ceramic Heat Emitter 75W
Day temps: are usaully 85-95F warm side and 80F cool side
Night temps: are usually 75-70F warm side and 70-68F cool side
*NOTE* other than basking spot temps are measured with digital thermometer
UVB: is The 22 inch Reptisun 10T5
Tank items and substrate. Ceramic tile substrate. Rock on the left. Driftwood in from and a card board box with a small soft ferret bed. She climbs the box and goes in it occasionally.
I know this was long and a lot but basically the questions I would like help with are.
1. Should i be worried about her not eating many greens or wanting dubias anymore? She is kinda chubby (654g)
2. Two weeks seems like a long time to not poop. Should I be worried? I have tried the warm bath and rubbing her belly which has worked in the past.
3. Is there any advice on helping her lose weight at all?
