Hello, new to the Beardie world. We got our beardie (Sparky) 12/26 at PetSmart.
Husbandry: He is in a 40 gallon tank (plan to move him to 4x2x2 in 6 months). Temps are: 95 warm, 80 cool, 110 basking. We just got correct UVB Saturday (12/28) and have it mounted inside, Reptisun 24” T5 UVB 10. Substrate is paper towels. I’ll include a picture. He has his heat lamp and a heat bulb (we were struggling getting it warm enough) and his UVB is mounted inside but behind those.
We offer him dusted crickets daily (both with tongs and placing them in front of him to chase) and he refuses. We also offer collard greens daily and have also tried adding carrots, baby bok choy, bell pepper all with no interest.
Since he has been with us he has only eaten 2 crickets and has water daily (we drop some with a syringe on him and he drinks it up, he also drank a ton in his first bath). He stays mostly in one spot unless I get him moving (he doesn’t resist being held but sometimes dislikes my insistence on attempting to feed him). Because of his not eating, some concerning poops, and his overall lethargy we took him to the vet yesterday (1/2). He weighed in at a small 9g. The vet gave him some medicine for parasites and said if he doesn’t seem to get better in 2-3 days that he’s failure to thrive. Any tips on how to get him to eat?
Husbandry: He is in a 40 gallon tank (plan to move him to 4x2x2 in 6 months). Temps are: 95 warm, 80 cool, 110 basking. We just got correct UVB Saturday (12/28) and have it mounted inside, Reptisun 24” T5 UVB 10. Substrate is paper towels. I’ll include a picture. He has his heat lamp and a heat bulb (we were struggling getting it warm enough) and his UVB is mounted inside but behind those.
We offer him dusted crickets daily (both with tongs and placing them in front of him to chase) and he refuses. We also offer collard greens daily and have also tried adding carrots, baby bok choy, bell pepper all with no interest.
Since he has been with us he has only eaten 2 crickets and has water daily (we drop some with a syringe on him and he drinks it up, he also drank a ton in his first bath). He stays mostly in one spot unless I get him moving (he doesn’t resist being held but sometimes dislikes my insistence on attempting to feed him). Because of his not eating, some concerning poops, and his overall lethargy we took him to the vet yesterday (1/2). He weighed in at a small 9g. The vet gave him some medicine for parasites and said if he doesn’t seem to get better in 2-3 days that he’s failure to thrive. Any tips on how to get him to eat?