Dragon sleeping alot and no rounded body

[springbreaker]

Hey, my dragon has been sleeping a lot sees me and opens eyes. The body is very thin and doesn't poop everyday.
I have a 36" long tank 18" inch tall and sides. I use reptisun 10 and 100 watt light bulb. I was feeding crickets and romaine lettuce with tomatos. Hasn't shed in a few weeks now. I use repticarpet and logs for basking area. About it let me know what I should do. Ty

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

The greens you should look into for his staples would be mustard or collard greens, escarole or endive along with squash varieties. The romaine is "ok" but shouldn't be used solely as staple.
Tomatoes should not be used as they are high in oxalates which will bind calcium absorption.
How far away is the Reptisun 10 tube bulb from him?
How often do you use calcium supplementation for him?
What are the temperatures in the tank & do you use a digital probe or temp gun to measure the temperatures with?

Tracie

 

[springbreaker]

The reptisun 10 is 12 inches away from him maybe a bit more. I use repcal calcium with d3 at every feeding. I use a tempgun ran on batteries. 95-100 are the basking temps and I checked the other side 79-80.

 

[Mistyck]

How old is the dragon?

Is the Reptisun a tube or a coil bulb?

Calcium should only be used Once a day 5x a week. Multi-vitamin should be used Once a day 2x a week.

How often do you give baths?

 

[springbreaker]

They are 4-5 months old the smallest is 3 months.
The reptisun 10 is a tube lighting.
I use the calcium without d3 because with the UVB they don't need d3 right?

No baths to small yet for that.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Are you housing your dragon with another one currently?
If so, that could be some of the trouble as a lot of times one will begin dominating the other one & it will begin to do poorly due to stress.
Do you have any pictures of him?
That will be fine to use the calcium without D3 if you keep your UVB bulbs up to date by changing them out every 5-6 months. Though it wouldn't hurt to throw in some D3 1-2 times a week when they are small just to insure they do get enough for their growing bones.
The Reptisun 10 tube bulb can be at a 6-8 inch distance for maximum exposure. Is there a screen or plastic filter/screen in between them & the light?

Tracie

 

[springbreaker]

Oh no they are housed in different tanks. I have tryed two together before and the outcome. Well pushing one another off the best basking area biteing.
Yes, I have a few pictures of them ill have to get them posted some how.
Interesting I can do twice a week with the d3. The tubes are pretty new 1 month reptisun's.
6-8 hmm would 10-12 be ok I was never any good. At mounting branches safely was just me. I have two tubes mounted in the tanks and one mounted on top yes window mesh screen. Is it ok for them to lay on the tubes I catch them doing this. I remove them but seems to be favorite basking item for two beardies.

Hello,

Are you housing your dragon with another one currently?
If so, that could be some of the trouble as a lot of times one will begin dominating the other one & it will begin to do poorly due to stress.
Do you have any pictures of him?
That will be fine to use the calcium without D3 if you keep your UVB bulbs up to date by changing them out every 5-6 months. Though it wouldn't hurt to throw in some D3 1-2 times a week when they are small just to insure they do get enough for their growing bones.
The Reptisun 10 tube bulb can be at a 6-8 inch distance for maximum exposure. Is there a screen or plastic filter/screen in between them & the light?

Tracie