I have no idea what is wrong with my beardie, help please?

[ilovemybeardie12]

Hi, i have a bearded dragon named Lucky and she's 1 year 8 months. She's been fine since we had her from 12 weeks old but all of a sudden she's acting odd, usually i know whats wrong as obviously you get to know them and their actions but i just can't put my finger on it this time. We had been feeding her crickets, hoppers and morio worms untill lately i realised morio worms are not really any good. So now she's just constantly scratching at the back and sides of her viv, resting for a few mins to then go back and do it again. She pooped 2 days ago and she has hoppers everyday, her temps are good, her UV tube was changed 3 weeks ago, she has water that we give her through a spray bottle and she cant see any reflections of herself or anything like that. I just really need some help and im running out of things it could be, any ideas would be great

 

[amsmith5297]

What type of UV are you using? How are you taking temps?

 

[kamelotte]

Has she ever laid eggs before? Its possible she might be gravid. Are her urates normal looking?

 

[ilovemybeardie12]

I have a 12% UVB, D3+ reptile lamp 30W and im using analogue dial displays. No she has never laid eggs before but yes her urates seem normal

 

[amsmith5297]

Do you happen to know what brand the UV bulb is? Is it tube, coil, compact, MVB? Temps should be taken with a digital probe or inferred gun. The thermometer you're using could be 20 or so degrees off of actual temp.

 

[ilovemybeardie12]

Its an Arcadia UV tube, i had a repti-glo tube before untill it needed changing. Yeah i had heard digital was better, although i have used the analogue ones since we got her and she's been fine so i didn't think that would be a problem.. Although wow it could be that far off? Im surprised. I have just thought.. Do you think it could be because her UV is 30W and we also have a 60W heat bulb? Maybe it should be higher wattage? As both are abit low

 

[Taterbug]

Fluorescent tube wattage is determined by the fixture and size. As long as the temps are ok wattage if the heat bulb won't matter. Get a better thermometer to take the temps. I recommend you look up egg laying and prepare to offer a lay box incase she has eggs. They can lay even if there is no male involved. I can't help more on that topic as I've only had makes so far.

 

[ilovemybeardie12]

Oh good thats ok then. I will get digital thermometers when i go into town next and ok i shall put in a lay box and try that. Thankyouu