reptiles93002
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Okay, so, my beardie is about 4 months old, and I got him as a hatchling, just a couple days old. I've never had any problems with him, and he's my sweet little boy. I'd do anything for him. So yesterday, he was acting really lethargic, keeping his head down, closing his eyes, and he was pale, also wasn't eating. Mind you, he hadn't pooped 3-4 days prior. This worried me, so I called up my exotic animal vet and thankfully they had an opening for me and Dexter that night. So at the consult, they said he was very healthy, but the symptoms made her think he had pinworms, but she wasn't 100% sure because she didn't have a fecal sample. So she gave me 2 different oral meds to give to him once daily. The meds are Panacur Suspension 10% per ml, Quantity 0.09, and Ponazuril Oral Suspension, Quantity 0.04.
The Panacur had 2 viles, so I wasn't giving him 0.09 in one sitting. I still have to give him one more dose of Panacur tomorrow. They also gave him both those meds last night at the vet, and I gave him both those meds today.
The vet said I have to wait for him to poop, and the meds should help, which they have so far, he's very active and his eyes are wide again. But he still hasn't pooped. I keep giving him baths, but he hasn't pooped. Any suggestions as to how I can get him to poop? It's been 4-5 days since he's pooped now, so I'm just nervous.
Info on his tank.
He's in a 40 gal tank, I got it for free from my science teacher.
His substrate is the orange ReptiCarpet, it's the kind that has the little pebbles on it.
His basking spot ranges from 95-105 degrees, and cool side is 85-90 degrees.
I have a ReptiSun 5.0 UVB bulb, and I have no idea what strength his basking bulbs are, but I have a red one and a white one. The red one stays on at night, because it gets cold in my room. I tried those ceramic heat bulbs, but it didn't even keep it above 80 and I had the highest strength available.
His diet consists of safe greens for beardies, calcium dusted gut-loaded crickets, occasional dubia roaches, and 5-6 waxworms on Sundays.
The Panacur had 2 viles, so I wasn't giving him 0.09 in one sitting. I still have to give him one more dose of Panacur tomorrow. They also gave him both those meds last night at the vet, and I gave him both those meds today.
The vet said I have to wait for him to poop, and the meds should help, which they have so far, he's very active and his eyes are wide again. But he still hasn't pooped. I keep giving him baths, but he hasn't pooped. Any suggestions as to how I can get him to poop? It's been 4-5 days since he's pooped now, so I'm just nervous.
Info on his tank.
He's in a 40 gal tank, I got it for free from my science teacher.
His substrate is the orange ReptiCarpet, it's the kind that has the little pebbles on it.
His basking spot ranges from 95-105 degrees, and cool side is 85-90 degrees.
I have a ReptiSun 5.0 UVB bulb, and I have no idea what strength his basking bulbs are, but I have a red one and a white one. The red one stays on at night, because it gets cold in my room. I tried those ceramic heat bulbs, but it didn't even keep it above 80 and I had the highest strength available.
His diet consists of safe greens for beardies, calcium dusted gut-loaded crickets, occasional dubia roaches, and 5-6 waxworms on Sundays.