BruceLarryOzzie":gbl0z9t7 said:Beautiful dragon. Im not an expert but when my Larry was that little he pooped twice a day. Give him a really warm bath like 96-100 degree water. That consistently got mine pooping.
The basking spot for a baby should be hotter. More like 105-110 to help with digestion. And needs a UVB light asap if you don't have one.
kyleena29":1gt7qk4t said:So as everyone will tell you, you should get the digital thermometer with probe and place it directly on the basking spot as the stick on kind can be way off. Since temps could be off he may not be digesting properly. The best way to do supplements is 5x calcium/on 1 meal per day and 2x vitamin on the other 2 days/1 meal. Don't use both on the same day. He is a growing boy so you can put veggies in there but he might not touch them, he needs the protein, crickets or whatever. I would feed him 2-3x day depending on your schedule, as much as he can it within 15 minutes. If you had phoenix worms or roaches I would leave them in a bowl all day long personally. Can't leave crickets in all day unfortunately. If he will eat a shredded piece of apple you could try dipping it in olive oil and try to get him to eat it to help him poo.
BruceLarryOzzie":3mwgxc8w said:He is super cute by the way. Lucky dragon to have such a caring mama.
Make sure the crickets and his food are very small. He will eat stuff bigger than he should and can get impacted and then it's hard to poop etc.
kyleena29":3mwgxc8w said:So I'm not sure what kind of set up he has or the size of his enclosure and the temperature of the environment outside of it but 150w seems high unless he has a really tall cage. I have a hard time controlling the temp for mine and he's in a 4x2x2 but there isn't a lot of air flow where he's at either and I use a 50w bulb that needs a dimmer since the temp in the room fluctuates. I kept trying various watt bulbs but in the end the dimmer seemed the best option. Most people will comment that the 10.0 reptisun T5 high output tube is best or the arcadia tube if not in the US. I don't know what you're using for uvb but if you have one of those you need to change them yearly regardless if they put out light. The other bulbs have their various issues and need to be changed every 6 months. Just make sure he can get within the suggested distance and that no glass or plastic is between the baby and the bulb.
BruceLarryOzzie":1lrcp2k6 said:Do you have a water thermometer? I use the digital probe we have. 100 degree water is just about a nice warm bath. Like you would a human baby. Not hot. Don't scald him.
Can't be cold either. I add wa water and scoop out the cold to keep it warm. And only 1 inch of water for that little dude.
kyleena29":1lrcp2k6 said:I have a MVB also and don't use it anymore. It just can't cover the whole tank. I had a lot of trouble getting the temperature right. Since you can't use a dimmer I had to use a lamp stand and adjust it. The problem is with a screen and having to put the bulb so high up didn't seem like he would get enough uv to me. Personally I would get the one I mentioned and it can be set on top of the screen.
I use this fixture https://www.amazon.com/6500K-Aquarium-Light-Freshwater-Extendable/dp/B016X3LD4E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1475014015&sr=8-1&keywords=B016X3LD4E and I take off the cover and swap out one of the bulbs for the uvb. This way there is also a nice bright bulb along side it.
I use this bulb http://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/reptile/reptile-habitat-hoods-and-lighting/zoo-med-reptisun-100-uvb-t5-ho-lamp
Stormikins":2afqejou said:On Friday, I picked up an adorable beardie from the store. He is attentive, lively, and very much interested in being handled and spoken to.
I have him in a 40g tank, with carpet, and proper heating and basking. (Tank has two thermometers stuck to the wall. I'm around 95-100 on the hot side). <<<< are the thermometers digital with a remote probe on the end of cable or dial type analog ?... dial analog types are worthless , can be 30% in error (or reading 10 - 20F too high or too low.
I use these http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4x-LCD-Digital-Thermometer-for-Fridge-Freezer-Aquarium-FISH-TANK-Temperature-/301366689152?hash=item462adabd80:g , they are very practical , cheap , and accurate and the little batteries inside them last over 12 months.
He gets fed salad made up of mustard greens, collared greens, acorn squash, apple, sprinkled with vitamins and calcium (reptical), and i also feed him dusted small crickets. He will lose his mind when he just sees the cricket container. I'm serious, he will try to get out of his tank the moment he sees me bring the cricket "condo" around.
<<< he looks about 3 months old, he should be getting a MINIMUM of TWO live insect feeds per day , as many live bugs as he will eat per feed . I'd hold off on putting the greens and veg in with him until his last live insect meal, else he will fill up on low protein greens and veg and not have space for his bugs ---HE NEEDS LOTS of live bugs per day at his age to grow and develop properly, if he likes his greens and veg that's a bonus.
Peppa and Toothless were each eating 16 medium crickets + 4 - 6 medium silkworms per day at his age (crickets in am, silkworms in pm).
THE MORE BUGS HE EATS , the more frequently he'll poo, IF the basking temperature and warm zone temperatures are good (they need heat to digest their food properly).
He has pooped once on Saturday, but has not pooped since. The poop saturday looked good. I cleaned it right away, and we moved on with life. I have actually not fed him crickets yesterday, and figured I give him a break. (He might be pissed with me at this point)
But as of this morning, he has not pooped since saturday. <<<< I suspect he may not have been warm enough (his metabolism is temperature dependent) and he may not be getting enough bugs each day.
All mine pooed daily at 3 - 4 months old.
He is not sluggish, he is not bloated looking, his appetite is on point, he will eat from his dish, or from my hand, and he will seriously try to break free to get to them crickets. If I drop some in the cage, it's the most entertaining thing to watch him hunt. I gave him a warm bath, I rubbed his belly and felt nothing. <<<< is OK to drop a few crickets at a time in with him and let him chase and catch them - great exercise and great mental stimulation for him, plus fun to watch. He'll soon be watching you and you hand when he's eaten his bugs asking you more if he's still hungry.
Now, the question is this: Should I worry that he has not pooped since Saturday? (Today being Tuesday) How often does he need to poop? Should I lower the rate of feeding him crickets, or maybe try feeding him something else? This is my first beardie so obviously, despite all the reading I am doing, I don't think I have seen anything about what should be an optimal poop rate, but lots of horror stories about impacting.
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