Hello!
So I have a female bearded dragon. I’m guessing she’s about a year old now. She isn’t full grown so I’m considering her a “teen”. Everything was peachy! We got her last May and everything seemed to be great.
When we first got her, the temperature was high, 115 in the hot spot, about 80 in the cool spot. She was eating well and pooping fine.
All of the sudden, about a week ago, she starts flipping out and trying to get out of the cage, pacing back and forth and clawing at the glass. It ended after 10 minuets. I figured she wanted out so I took her out and she let me pet her and hold her, which she NEVER lets me do. She’s always squirming when I pick her up. I put her the tub and gave her a bath before letting her run around the house, watching her of course. Days passed, 7 or 8 days now, and she still hasn’t pooped. It isn’t like her not to go. She normally goes once every 3-4 days. She started flipping out in her cage again and after googling they said that maybe the tank was too hot. I put in a cooler bulb and the temp is now at 98 in the hot spot, about 75 in the cool. She hasn’t been running around much anymore since but now she won’t eat like she used to.
Things to know:
Currently the tank is 98 basking, 75 cool.
UVB light is mounted in the cage, at least 6 inches above basking spot.
The floor is the reptile carpet.
I do use calcium powder on her food.
She always has available water and fresh Kale. I sometimes add cucumbers without skin and fruits such as apples or strawberries.
She mainly eats superworms and crickets.
I’ve backed off of superworms since this started happening and put in more crickets.
I’ve tried hotter baths and rubbing her stomach, 3 days in a row now.
I mixed together olive oil and apple sauce and gave it to her in a syringe.
I gave her some water in a syringe Incase she was dehydrated.
She pooped about three days ago but it was so tiny and had a clear stringy thing coming off of it.
I know something is wrong because she doesn’t try to get away from me when I hold her. ITS NOT LIKE HER.
I have seen her try to catch a cricket once yesterday. I also saw her eat a piece of apple 2 days ago.
I called the vet and have an appointment today, but I’m just wondering if anyone else experienced this?
So I have a female bearded dragon. I’m guessing she’s about a year old now. She isn’t full grown so I’m considering her a “teen”. Everything was peachy! We got her last May and everything seemed to be great.
When we first got her, the temperature was high, 115 in the hot spot, about 80 in the cool spot. She was eating well and pooping fine.
All of the sudden, about a week ago, she starts flipping out and trying to get out of the cage, pacing back and forth and clawing at the glass. It ended after 10 minuets. I figured she wanted out so I took her out and she let me pet her and hold her, which she NEVER lets me do. She’s always squirming when I pick her up. I put her the tub and gave her a bath before letting her run around the house, watching her of course. Days passed, 7 or 8 days now, and she still hasn’t pooped. It isn’t like her not to go. She normally goes once every 3-4 days. She started flipping out in her cage again and after googling they said that maybe the tank was too hot. I put in a cooler bulb and the temp is now at 98 in the hot spot, about 75 in the cool. She hasn’t been running around much anymore since but now she won’t eat like she used to.
Things to know:
Currently the tank is 98 basking, 75 cool.
UVB light is mounted in the cage, at least 6 inches above basking spot.
The floor is the reptile carpet.
I do use calcium powder on her food.
She always has available water and fresh Kale. I sometimes add cucumbers without skin and fruits such as apples or strawberries.
She mainly eats superworms and crickets.
I’ve backed off of superworms since this started happening and put in more crickets.
I’ve tried hotter baths and rubbing her stomach, 3 days in a row now.
I mixed together olive oil and apple sauce and gave it to her in a syringe.
I gave her some water in a syringe Incase she was dehydrated.
She pooped about three days ago but it was so tiny and had a clear stringy thing coming off of it.
I know something is wrong because she doesn’t try to get away from me when I hold her. ITS NOT LIKE HER.
I have seen her try to catch a cricket once yesterday. I also saw her eat a piece of apple 2 days ago.
I called the vet and have an appointment today, but I’m just wondering if anyone else experienced this?