i took her to the vet

[tarian]

i think she may be wanting to brumate? she sleeps all day, and has not eaten in a week. the vet doesnt think it is the time of year for her to sleep. i tried to explain she might be on her time clock , not ours. he wants me to force feed her, and if things do not change wants a blood sample. she is totaly healthy, phisical and fecal exams were perfect. no parisites or bactiria that is not normal. was kinda neat she pooped on the examination table haha , my iggy i read the care sheets , and i have no explanation for her behavior. i dont agree with the doc. any help would be appriciated

 

[Menolly]

Force feeding is never really a good thing. I don't know enough about brumation to give you an opinion but maybe this article will help a little bit.
http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/brumation/

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Where are you located, the US or Australia? She should not be brumating during this time of year now, as most if not all are out of brumation for the spring & summertime.
What type & brand of UVB light are you using, a flourescent tube bulb or a compact or coil light? How old is your UVB light & how far away is it placed? What type of basking light are you using?
Do you use calcium on a regular basis?
How old is your dragon?

Tracie

 

[shimmeriing]

Force feeding is never really a good thing. I don't know enough about brumation to give you an opinion but maybe this article will help a little bit.
http://www.beardeddragon.org/articles/brumation/

the article is really informative..and they can go into brumation at any time, and more than once.

 

[tarian]

This is my set up i have 2 repisun 10's one is brand new the other is about 2 months old. I have a zoomed 100 on the right and a 40w bulb on the left just for light. WE live in Canada, and yes i feed her calcium twice a week. I got her at about 3 months i think ( about 6 inches) so i think she is about 9 months (16 inches from head to tail)

 

[tarian]

good news , she is taking 2 mils of a powder the doc gave me (mixed with water)and she takes it from the dropper on her own. i think she actually likes it. but she still wont eat on her worms or collards. she is still sleeping (is almost noon) and she went down at 8 last night.

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Ok, you will need to increase calcium to 5 times per week, as she is still growing.
Your tank looks great. I have a question regarding the lighting. The Reptisun 10 flourescent tube bulbs, are they placed on the back wall? I highly recommend them being directly overhead. The UVB does not project downward very well being mounted on the back. They really need to be overhead so the UVB can project downward more toward them. That may help the emissions of UVB for her, especially since you have 2 of them.
The increase of calcium with a better UVB direction could help to improve her activity levels.
What are the temps & what type of thermometer do you use to measure the temps with?


Tracie