Hey all,
Not sure whats up with Bub. I found her (literally) at about 7 inches in late July. She's 14 inches now 11/25/09. She's been a ravenous beast the entire time I've had her - she could pound 40 - 50 crickets a day, and now that she's on supers she used to eat ten a day + collared / mustard greens. It's gross, but it used to have massive poops, 2 - 3 inches with lots of urate. Now it poops once every three days and it's very very small, almost smaller than a mealworm.
As far as I've read, she's not old enough for brumation, so I really think something is wrong with her. She has eaten a few bites of greens and maybe two supers in the past three weeks. She seems otherwise ok - she basks, walks around the cage, and will writhe in my hand if I don't support it's legs. She's always been lazy so that doesn't trouble me. Seems very tired though.
Here's some background info:
How long is your dragon? 14 inches
What is the sex of your dragon? Pretty sure female.
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Travertine tile
Do you use UVB lights? tes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? fluorescent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? ReptiSUN 10.0 24"
How old is your UVB bulb? about two months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? Within 6 inches, I can arrange the cage so it can be two inches
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? yes and its a 90 watt regular white tint house bulb
What are the basking temps? 115
What is the cool side temp? Stays between 68 and 75
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Digi with barometer
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? where he basks, right under the light
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? He basks on a brick - the brick is not heated but retains heat.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Superworms, collared greens, mustard greens - occasionlly carrots, green beans, and tomatos
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Feed greens in morning, replace next morning. Supers were eaten when put in the cage twice a day. Now the same two have been walking around for a while.
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes with collared greens and strawberries
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? T-rex supplement occasionally on supers.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Used to have two inch poops almost every day, now they're very small and about once every three days.
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Once a week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? No and no
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? no
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? no
Not sure whats up with Bub. I found her (literally) at about 7 inches in late July. She's 14 inches now 11/25/09. She's been a ravenous beast the entire time I've had her - she could pound 40 - 50 crickets a day, and now that she's on supers she used to eat ten a day + collared / mustard greens. It's gross, but it used to have massive poops, 2 - 3 inches with lots of urate. Now it poops once every three days and it's very very small, almost smaller than a mealworm.
As far as I've read, she's not old enough for brumation, so I really think something is wrong with her. She has eaten a few bites of greens and maybe two supers in the past three weeks. She seems otherwise ok - she basks, walks around the cage, and will writhe in my hand if I don't support it's legs. She's always been lazy so that doesn't trouble me. Seems very tired though.
Here's some background info:
How long is your dragon? 14 inches
What is the sex of your dragon? Pretty sure female.
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Travertine tile
Do you use UVB lights? tes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? fluorescent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? ReptiSUN 10.0 24"
How old is your UVB bulb? about two months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? Within 6 inches, I can arrange the cage so it can be two inches
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? yes and its a 90 watt regular white tint house bulb
What are the basking temps? 115
What is the cool side temp? Stays between 68 and 75
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Digi with barometer
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? where he basks, right under the light
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? He basks on a brick - the brick is not heated but retains heat.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Superworms, collared greens, mustard greens - occasionlly carrots, green beans, and tomatos
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Feed greens in morning, replace next morning. Supers were eaten when put in the cage twice a day. Now the same two have been walking around for a while.
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes with collared greens and strawberries
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? T-rex supplement occasionally on supers.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Used to have two inch poops almost every day, now they're very small and about once every three days.
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Once a week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? No and no
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? no
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? no
Although I believe a 1 yr old dragon isn't 'too young' to go into brumation...
