Hey guys,
I am a first time Beardie owner and am slightly concerned about my little guys tail. I was told at the time I purchased him that he was 6 months old, however he is only 11.5" long so I am thinking he is closer to 3.5-4 months. I didn't notice any discoloration in his tail when we purchased him. He has been shedding quite a bit lately, and his eating habits do seem normal. I don't think he hurt himself at all in his enclosure and it seems strange to me that his tail is going dark like it is. Could this be normal color change and I am just being paranoid? Even when he is under his basking lamp it seems dark, although sometimes it seems to lighten some? It's really hard to tell. It stays darker more often than not I would say though. Basking temp right now is 106 on the probe sitting right next to him. UVB is 8" above him and using a Reptisun 10.0.
His staple has been crickets, although he has gotten hornworms, silkworms, waxworms, butterworms, and superworms as treats (supers I didn't realize they should be 16" atleast, I was told 6 months and was told he was 6 months and didn't do enough research so we stopped giving him them, I think he had maybe 2 max 3). I do know that he prefers worms to crickets and we are picking up BSFL and getting rid of the crickets tomorrow. He is eating a little bit of greens eat day but not much.
Let me know if you guys need any other information from me in order to accurately diagnose whats going on with this little dude. I really hope he is okay - if there is any concern it could be tail rot I really want to get treating it asap.
Thanks in advance,
Kyle
I am a first time Beardie owner and am slightly concerned about my little guys tail. I was told at the time I purchased him that he was 6 months old, however he is only 11.5" long so I am thinking he is closer to 3.5-4 months. I didn't notice any discoloration in his tail when we purchased him. He has been shedding quite a bit lately, and his eating habits do seem normal. I don't think he hurt himself at all in his enclosure and it seems strange to me that his tail is going dark like it is. Could this be normal color change and I am just being paranoid? Even when he is under his basking lamp it seems dark, although sometimes it seems to lighten some? It's really hard to tell. It stays darker more often than not I would say though. Basking temp right now is 106 on the probe sitting right next to him. UVB is 8" above him and using a Reptisun 10.0.
His staple has been crickets, although he has gotten hornworms, silkworms, waxworms, butterworms, and superworms as treats (supers I didn't realize they should be 16" atleast, I was told 6 months and was told he was 6 months and didn't do enough research so we stopped giving him them, I think he had maybe 2 max 3). I do know that he prefers worms to crickets and we are picking up BSFL and getting rid of the crickets tomorrow. He is eating a little bit of greens eat day but not much.
Let me know if you guys need any other information from me in order to accurately diagnose whats going on with this little dude. I really hope he is okay - if there is any concern it could be tail rot I really want to get treating it asap.
Thanks in advance,
Kyle