bayoupig5
Sub-Adult Member
I know that black cherry juice and bee pollen can be used, but how often and for how long?
Husbandry
Enclosure: custom 4 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot
Temps: Basking 97 to 100 F
Cool Side: 75 to 78 F daytime and as low as 67 or 67 night
UVB: Arcadia Tube last changed in July 2021
Vitamins: Always use Reptical Calcium and Repcal Multi - recently switched to Repashy Calcium Plus and adding extra calcium
Food - Dubia, superworms, offer veggies every 2nd day, but none are ever eaten and go dry. Feed slurries veggies as much as I can.
Water - weekly baths, but most of the time she will not drink
Akasha developed a swollen foot after a shed, no sign of sickness prior, other than laziness with eating, which is nothing new for her. She would rather be served directly than hunt for her food (most of my dragons have been like this). She is a very healthy weight. Blood work was very shocking to me, very! Given the fact that She has always had calcium and UVB.
Phosphorous (off the chart) - 13.95
Calcium -0.02 ?!
Uric Acid - 0 ?!
Report - no concern for liver or kidney disease at this time
All kidney function and liver function test were within normal, but a cytology showed Gram Positive Rods and Uric Acid Crystals. (I can provide other test numbers if required)
I have been giving her syringe vitamin water every two to three days in brumation to keep her hydrated. I am hoping to boost her hydration an calcium as much as possible, but cannot for the life of me figure out how she got so deficient in the first place.
Husbandry
Enclosure: custom 4 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot
Temps: Basking 97 to 100 F
Cool Side: 75 to 78 F daytime and as low as 67 or 67 night
UVB: Arcadia Tube last changed in July 2021
Vitamins: Always use Reptical Calcium and Repcal Multi - recently switched to Repashy Calcium Plus and adding extra calcium
Food - Dubia, superworms, offer veggies every 2nd day, but none are ever eaten and go dry. Feed slurries veggies as much as I can.
Water - weekly baths, but most of the time she will not drink
Akasha developed a swollen foot after a shed, no sign of sickness prior, other than laziness with eating, which is nothing new for her. She would rather be served directly than hunt for her food (most of my dragons have been like this). She is a very healthy weight. Blood work was very shocking to me, very! Given the fact that She has always had calcium and UVB.
Phosphorous (off the chart) - 13.95
Calcium -0.02 ?!
Uric Acid - 0 ?!
Report - no concern for liver or kidney disease at this time
All kidney function and liver function test were within normal, but a cytology showed Gram Positive Rods and Uric Acid Crystals. (I can provide other test numbers if required)
I have been giving her syringe vitamin water every two to three days in brumation to keep her hydrated. I am hoping to boost her hydration an calcium as much as possible, but cannot for the life of me figure out how she got so deficient in the first place.