Snarf":1lgh53lz said:Everything sounds good with the lighting and such, though in Summer don't be scared to give maybe a few hours more through the day (though this is unlikely to be affecting his health).
Silly question, but since you mention his shedding, has he entirely shed? Not any parts left? Is there any other behaviour other than the less active behaviour? Sleeping, his eating different (even if he's still eating a lot), any pictures?
diamc":1wimxes9 said:Moved here from General Discussion forum as it seemed to fit into this category better.
Hi, I'm checking this out as you requested. My first thought is the temperatures as 110 seems a little high for a 9 month old. You might want to try lowering them just a little. How close are you holding the temp gun when you check the temps? I hold the temp gun directly at the basking spotDoes he spend most of his time in the basking spot or is he tending to only go there for a short time and then move either further down or retreat to the cool side?
I hold the temp gun directly at the basking spot (rock). He did spend most of them time in the basking spot until this new behaviour started 2 days ago. E.g., noticed him laying on the viv floor on cool side last night which was odd. When he gets up I've to physically lift him now to basking spot or he wouldn't move. This morning, I had lights turned on 30 mins and he didn't move :? He lay at basking spot for around 2 hours with his head down and then moved to cooler end.
Is the Arcadia bulb a T5 (high output) bulb? What is the distance of it now? How long have you had the 30" Arcadia bulb? Is there any way that he can escape the UVB if he prefers to?
I believe its the T8 tube that I have. Its situated approx. 15-16'' above him. The bulb is 2 months old. I have built him a wooden hut but he does not seem to use it for shade.
How long would you say he has been showing this behavior of walking with his head down and moving along with his belly on the ground? Did you check to see if he might be getting ready to shed his belly or chest?
Definitely 2 days as I've been at home writing my thesis the past 2 months and he is in my room so I keep an eye on him. His belly does feel rather smooth and slippery for some reason...? Maybe just due to bath though.
I noticed that you're feeding morio worms (mealworms), those are a little hard to digest due to their chitin shell and since you're seeing some undigested food in the stools, you might want to consider cutting back on the mealworms or even try switching to a soft worm like silkworms, hornworms, butterworms since those are easier to digest. Superworms actually have a little higher nutritional value than mealworms.
In the Uk we call superworms 'Morios' due to their species or something. But what I feed him are not standard mealworms. There are segments of the superwoms in his poop I noticed yesterday. Any advice there?
You also might want to think about feeding different veggies as cabbage, carrots and peas aren't really good to feed daily. In case you haven't seen this, here's a site that shows the best foods to feed: http://www.beautifuldragons.com/Nutrition.html It's important that they get good staple greens (in green print) like collards, escarole, endive, mustard & turnip greens. Squash is also very good for them and most really like it.
How often are you bathing him? If only once a wk, I would recommend increasing it to 3 to 4 times a wk to help with the shedding and in case he is getting too warm.
I bathe him at least once per day.Although he does not seem to drink the water directly from the bath nor when I drop it on his head.
Please let me know if any of this is helpful and posting pics of him in his tank would be a good idea.
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