HELP BEARDIE NOT FEELING GOOD

[spikethebeardie2013]

Hi my bearded dragon is 2 yrs old going to be 3 in 25 days and he's not pooping and when he does poop it's usually loose and watery. He's eating fine and tanks temps are at 100 degrees on basking side and 70 on cool side. I took home to the vet Saturday and she said that it could be because of the heat m. FYI at the time the tanks temps were 70 which were not good at all, so that night I got a lot of heating equipment but the uv bulb blew. I don't have one at the moment could that be the reason?
Thanks for answers.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Sorry your boy isn't feeling well.
Can you review more of your tank setup for us, such as your type/brand of UVB lighting, supplementation & food schedule? What type of thermometer do you use to measure the temperatures?
What is the size of his tank?
Are you using a loose substrate for him or a solid substrate like carpet or tiles?
When you took him to the vet, did they not do a fecal to test for worms or parasites while he was there? If his stool is watery & if it smells particularly worse than usual, he could have parasites perhaps which is causing his lethargic behavior.

Tracie

 

[spikethebeardie2013]

Hello,

Sorry your boy isn't feeling well.
Can you review more of your tank setup for us, such as your type/brand of UVB lighting, supplementation & food schedule? What type of thermometer do you use to measure the temperatures?
What is the size of his tank?
Are you using a loose substrate for him or a solid substrate like carpet or tiles?
When you took him to the vet, did they not do a fecal to test for worms or parasites while he was there? If his stool is watery & if it smells particularly worse than usual, he could have parasites perhaps which is causing his lethargic behavior.

Tracie

Sure. We don't have uv yet getting new bulb today though. He eats worms and crickets sprayed with beta kerotene ad powder. I am using the thermometers that has a metal stick in it to show temp and humidity levels. His tank is 40 gallons. We stopped using sand when he just turned 2 last yr,because people were saying sand causes impaction so we use the green carpet. We didn't do a fecal sample because I called the vet last Thursday for a appointment for last Saturday and in the time frame he didn't have a bowel movement, and he only had 1 other bowel movement since the visit which was probably Saturday night, and was diarrhea. Should I make another appointment?
Thanks




Hey guys spikes feeling better has appetite back just waiting for a bowel movement if he doesn't have 1 by Sunday I have to make a appointment to see vet hopefully my little boy has a bowel movement