I'm having a difficult time and I'm trying to fix whatever I can.
My 7 year old female beardie is starting to deplete in the top of her head and slightly in her tail base.
She hasn't been eating her greens, only intermittently. Isn't really eating crickets but when I open her mouth and feed she will eat. I gave her a bath last night & she was drinking a bit.
I have her in a 40 gallon, reptisun 10.0, Exo terra solar glow 125watts, a 53w soft white regular light bulb and a 75watt infrared spot bulb. Basking spot is about 100, hot end is about 90.
She isn't really basking but is staying towards the hot end.
Should I be doing anything different? I'm worried. I'm thinking of swapping out the solarglo & the regular bulb and the infrared with maybe just a flood light since I have the 10.0 still. I don't know. Please help.
Do you have any pictures of your dragon?
At 7 she is still young, relatively. Has she laid any infertile eggs at all?
It is possible she could have worms or parasites which can make her ill. You could consider getting a fecal done on her to get that checked out.
I would start giving more oral fluids right now, if her fat pads are depleted. She is eating if you hand feed her?
What type of thermometer are you using currently & how old is the Reptiglo 10 tube bulb?
I would recommend switching out the Reptiglo tube bulb to a Reptisun 10 tube bulb for better UVB exposure. If you have pictures of your setup, you can post them for us.
That seems like quite a bit of wattage for a 40 gallon tank. You could switch out all of those lights for a flood bulb. The Solar Glo mercury vapor bulb is a pretty decent light & is nice & bright, too.
What supplementation do you give to her?
She hasn't laid any eggs. I use a tempgun for readings. Yea the 125w solarglo with the reptisun 10.0 by themselves just isn't getting the basking spot hot enough so I added the 2 others. She will eat crickets or waxworms if I hand feed her but the greens she's real reluctant. I'm not sure how to post a picture on here. I've read some reviews that say not to use reptiglo 10 because it can cause eye issues.
I have some critical care, I think I'll try to feed her more crickets dusted with calcium today then give her some critical care in a dropper.
It seems that over 200 watts is going to produce waaaaay to much heat, unless your house temp. is in the 50's. I'd get rid of the red bulb ASAP. Adult dragons usually won't bask at any more than 100 degrees and some prefer it a bit cooler. You could always go with your idea of the Reptisun 10.0 [ if it's the long tube ] and a flood bulb .
There may be something totally unrelated going on though. Some dragons are getting too much D3 in their diets and it affects their kidneys so be careful that while using the Solarglo MVB you use just a pinch of calcium without D3 two X a week , D3 only once.
How is he doing today?
Have you tried the critical care yet?
The Reptiglo 10 tube has been known to cause eye issues & has a lower quality of UVB output, too.
I agree, maybe reduce the D3 while using the mercury vapor bulb. The Reptisun 10 tube bulb used in conjunction with a basking light would be a great combination.