Impaction?

[Shiro]

OK I gave Wrex a bath today and while he was soaking he defecated but there was more than just poo. There was lots of roach shells as well. I fed him a lil over an hour before the bath and I made sure all of them were a lil smaller than the gap between the eyes. My brother got him a UVB without telling me (its his lizard im just getting Wrex on his feet) and its some desert UVB bulb from the local pet store. Could it be the light or did he really have an impaction?

 

[spurlee01]

Hi-
A couple of thoughts. If he's pooping he's not impacted. What are his basking, ambient (warm side), and cool side temps and what do you useto measure them (stick-on, digital w/probe, temp gun)? Also, can you find out exactly what the UVB is as some of them have been causing problems in dragons. He does need a UVB but certain brands are better than others.
Sara

 

[Shiro]

Basking is at 114, ambient is anywhere from 85-90 through out the day and cool side stays around 78-82. I use a digital w/probe to measure and a another one that digital but no probe. They both get about the same readings (probe is usually 1-2 higher then w/o probe).

The light is some generic brand UVB from Uncle Bill's Pet Store (he already tore the box up and threw it away >.>). He was fine the day before without it and now this happens when my brother put it on today. I went ahead and turned it off. I do remember it saying Desert UVB Bulb on the box though. The box was yellow/orange color and had a Beardie on it. Other than that I cant tell ya much more. Ill see if I can find it online.

Off Topic: He ate his veggies today and is in shed atm

 

[zebraflavencs]

Well, no impaction is a good thing !
As for that mysterious bulb, you did exactly right, turn it off until you can get a reliable tube like the ReptiSun 10.0.

Normally when you see shells of feeders, the basking isn't high enough. Yours does seem to be a bit high, maybe lowering the temps just a tad will do? I wonder if your dragon is avoiding the hottest basking spot, and it isn't quite warm enough for digestion ?

Hope this helps out !
Janie.

 

[Shiro]

Thats probably what it is. He was abvoiding the main basking area a bit when I went to take him out to run around. Ill raise the light a bit and see what happens.

 

[zebraflavencs]

Sounds good, keep us posted Shiro !
Janie.

 

[Shiro]

My mom made him a basking platform because the temps before were only reaching 98. Im thinking she made it too tall hehe. I ditched the platform and put in a small stick. The temp is 102. He is now directly under the light

 

[spurlee01]

Actually anything below 105*-110* should be okay. Mine are actually getting up to 109* right now (and it's only May- I think I'll have to get a lower watt for summer months). Just curious, what part of IN are you in. I'm on the IN-KY border.

 

[Shiro]

Shelby, lil SE of Indy I believe. My grandma lives in KY. Takes about 45-60mins to get there lol.

 

[spurlee01]

I think I'm closer to 2 hours from Indy... neat to know someone close though