depressed beardie help please

[sophiehawes]

please can someone help me lola is 5month old aprox female and she is reallly depressed she hardly moves she never runs arounnd in her viv she is eating ok and pooping 1 every 2days, she is shedding all over at the moment and i have just moved my uvb tube to the back wall instead of the top front so she can get closer to it i dust her locust and have all the corrext temps as i asked on here when i got her so i could get it right, i bath her every2 days and spray the day inbetween... is she just laying around all day because she is shedding or the weather change? im really quite worried as she is only a baby and should be really active i dont want her to be sick

thanks

 

[daner923]

If it is really cold outside, that combined with the shed could be making her grumpy and tired. I don't think beardies can really get "depressed" as long as you are interacting regularly.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,


You will need to move the UVB light back overhead. She wont be able to absorb it as well when it is mounted to the side. The emissions will scatter & can glare into her eyes also which can be hazardous for her.
Which UVB light are you using?
Shedding can cause some slown down behavior also. Is she eating much right now?
What are the temperatures in her tank?

Tracie

 

[sophiehawes]

hi yeah she is eating as normal moved the uvb light so she can get under it where it was b4 (at the front) she couldnt get high enough to get right under it.. i had a 60watt bulb in it and it blew today so i changed it to a 40watt to see if it helped (mayb she was getting to hot and made her lathargic) it seems better he has been in her basking spot nearly all day and is eating as normal and seems a little more active, so the temps have changed for today its sitting at about 95 in the hot end when usually its at about 100-105.. what do uz think should i change it back to a 60watt? hewre is her viv u can just see the uvb tube sorry shoud have moved the towl so u could see it properly but it there on the back wall

 

[MsWanda10166]

it still does not look like she can get 6 to 8 inches from that UVB light. She has to be able to get close or it does not do good for them. The UVB diminishes the further away it is.

 

[daner923]

Also, for a young dragon, 95 is MUCH too low a temp. even 100-105 is too low, which may have caused the lethargy in part. I would suggest aiming for 110F.

 

[sophiehawes]

ok i will lower it a little more.. Really 110F if she sits in the shade when i have the 60watt at 100-105F surly she is going to be even worse hotter... buttt i will change the bulb and try a 100watt to seee if it works thank u x

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Can you get the 3M command hooks to mount the UVB tube bulb on the underneath side of the screen top? That will help out.
Try the higher wattage, but carefully monitor the temperatures as you don't want them over 110.
The cooler end needs to be around 78-82, does she have a cool end in those ranges?

Tracie

 

[sophiehawes]

success she shedding has sped up no end she has gone from taking months to go from pale skin to peal.... and is now like a week pale skin to peal she seems much happier aswel and all this just by moving the uvb tube to the back wall!

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

That is great, so she did shed finally?
How is her appetite doing then?
I am glad she is doing much better now & seems to like the lighting now. Be sure it is not glaring into her eyes though.

Tracie

 

[sophiehawes]

Hello,

That is great, so she did shed finally?
How is her appetite doing then?
I am glad she is doing much better now & seems to like the lighting now. Be sure it is not glaring into her eyes though.

Tracie

yep she is sheeding all over the place her arms went first then her legs and her head just waiting for her body and underside to peal but she is soo pale and so ready to come off i think it will be off in a week or sooner.. she seems so much happier eating like a horse and moving all over the viv not just laying in the shade... she has also taken a liking to her veg!!!! madness ... just want to say how happy i am that she is getting better and thank ebery1 so much for there help