Behavioral Changes

[MCHRKiller]

I am somewhat concerned for my beardie; she has over the past month stopped eating any sort of vegetation. She used to hand feed greens(collards mostly), bell pepper, carrots, squash, strawberries and the occasional watermelon or tomato with gusto. She would also mow down any amount of Dubia I gave her...never any bugs left in her bowl. She also has dramatically reduced her insect consumption; some days not eating any of them and some days only eating a a couple.

She is around 15" counting her tail and still quite active. She can bask in a variety of temps from 125*F-95*F as I have a very elaborate wood setup and a tall terrarium in addition to various hammocks setup for her. I am using a 36" T5HO Reptisun 10.0 in a Sunblaster fixture mounted inside the terrarium(36x18x36 exoterra). Due to her lack of regular eating she is not pooping as much(used to be daily) now it is a few times per week. I soak her on Sunday until she poops which is usually a much larger one than she produces normally. Constipation is also a concern with this...I have recently started misting her daily to ensure hydration isn't an issue due to her lack of eating.

She is also less friendly than she was a month ago...she doesn't seem to enjoy petting as much and is full on black necking at times. Until this point she had never black necked and was more friendly. She is glass dancing more often especially if she sees another animal or a reflection. She does not exhibit belly stripes so I don't think stress is the cause. She has always been in a glass terrarium and it sits in the same spot it always did. I did upgrade her enclosure about 2 weeks ago to the Exoterra from a 40B....but these behaviors were present BEFORE the upgrade. I was hoping the larger cage and more space to climb would help.

Any ideas?

 

[Kyra]

How often do you put calcium on her meals Is she lathergic? It sounds like she may be impacted.

 

[MCHRKiller]

Calcium i do daily, and she is pooping. I soak her on Sundays which she always goes poop in. If she eats pretty good one day she will go the next. It's just she isn't really eating enough to go that much or often.

For example yesterday she ate 3x1" roaches and that was it. The day before she ate nothing. Refuses to handfeed at all, won't eat any veg from her bowl.

Not lethargic at all, very active if not more active than a month or two ago.

 

[kingofnobbys]

This might help you identify changes / tweeks to the viv and husbandry : viewtopic.php?f=6&t=234738&p=1806050#p1806050

 

[MCHRKiller]

I feel like her Viv and husbandry are both good. She has truly thrived and been a joy to keep until the past month. I just don't know what to do for her.