Hi everyone,
I rescued a 3 year old dragon 3 weeks ago and he has already had his vet visit, with blood work, xrays and fecal, which was negative. He weighs 324 grams. He was having loose stools the 1st 2 weeks and we started him on BeneBac and his stools are getting firmer. He eats his veggies good and gets collards, turnip greens and water cress with a mix of different squashes, but he loves his butternut squash the most. His feeder insects are crickets dusted with calcium, black soldier fly larvae, waxworms and superworms. He was getting mostly crickets and discoid roaches at his previous home with a mix of salads. His temps in his 4x2x2 enclosure are good and in range. The vet would like to see him gain a little more weight, and suggested feeding him insects daily.
150 watt basking with a Reptisun T5 10.0, placed inside his Zen Habitat. His temps are measured with an infrared temp gun. His basking area is about 101, his ambient temp is about 83 and his cool side is about 75.
I am wondering if someone can explain his lab results to me? His vet said everything looks good, other than his uric acid is elevated, but she said that could be due to the new move and environment and his loose stools. I just want to make sure I stay ahead of any issues that might be happening, because even though we have only had him such a short time, we love him so much.
I will attach his lab results and if someone could help me, it would be so greatly appreciated.
I rescued a 3 year old dragon 3 weeks ago and he has already had his vet visit, with blood work, xrays and fecal, which was negative. He weighs 324 grams. He was having loose stools the 1st 2 weeks and we started him on BeneBac and his stools are getting firmer. He eats his veggies good and gets collards, turnip greens and water cress with a mix of different squashes, but he loves his butternut squash the most. His feeder insects are crickets dusted with calcium, black soldier fly larvae, waxworms and superworms. He was getting mostly crickets and discoid roaches at his previous home with a mix of salads. His temps in his 4x2x2 enclosure are good and in range. The vet would like to see him gain a little more weight, and suggested feeding him insects daily.
150 watt basking with a Reptisun T5 10.0, placed inside his Zen Habitat. His temps are measured with an infrared temp gun. His basking area is about 101, his ambient temp is about 83 and his cool side is about 75.
I am wondering if someone can explain his lab results to me? His vet said everything looks good, other than his uric acid is elevated, but she said that could be due to the new move and environment and his loose stools. I just want to make sure I stay ahead of any issues that might be happening, because even though we have only had him such a short time, we love him so much.
I will attach his lab results and if someone could help me, it would be so greatly appreciated.
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