is my baby beardie sick

[louby13]

we have had a baby beardie since sun and he was active and responsive and from yesterday he seems un interested in anything we stroke him and he shuts his eyes. he gets in a postion ie up against the glass of if we have to move him where ever and ehat ever postion he is in he stays there, he hasnt tocuhed any food and we are really concerned. if n e one can help please cos i am worried i am doing something wrong

 

[Claudiusx]

Since you just got your baby, its very likely that it is relocation stress. This happens whenever a beardie's environment changes. like going from a petstore into someones home. This can last for a week or more, and during this time the beardie will hardly eat, if eat at all. Usually, the beardie will be fine for the first day or two, but then the relocation stress sets in.

Once the relocation stress settles, your baby will be back to normal, assuming your set up is correct?

Can you go over your set up with us?

-Brandon

 

[louby13]

hes got a 4ft vivarium which a heat lamp 60 watt heat lamp basking area is 92 F and the other side 85 and above. and a floresant tube repti glow 10.0 uv light 30 watts kitchen towel bedding he has a basking log under the heat lamp. he is now laying down on floor completely with his head lifted but nothing else. no visable indentations on his tail for dehydration. he ate crickets on sun nothing since but he is pooing and weeing if thats the white powder

 

[Claudiusx]

What are you measuring your temperatures with?

Unfortunately, that uvb bulb has been known to cause sickness and lethargy in bearded dragons, the only uvb bulb in the US that we recommend is the ReptiSUN 10.0 tube. It is really the only uvb only bulb that gives off a proper wavelength for bearded dragons.

-Brandon

 

[louby13]

we have different brands in the uk and the guy in the pet shop breads them and thats what he uses we have a exo terra digital thermometer for vivariums and the uv light is exo terra reptio glo 10.0

 

[louby13]

he is now lying on the floor of the viv completely down head and all with his eyes closed is this stress

 

[Claudiusx]

Sorry, I didn't know you were in the Uk. In that case, thats even better, because the UK has a bulb that is a bit better than the reptisun, which is the Arcadia 12%.

Just because they are breeders, doesn't mean they know everything. Lots of us on here have been taking care, and breeding, dragons for decades, and through an open forum like this, we all can discuss what is good and what is bad. And what we know is, reptiglos are bad uvb bulbs, they cause eye problems, they cause lethargicness, since they don't produce the right amount of uvb they can cause MBD due to a lack of calcium absorbtion due to a lack of D3 because of the uvb bulb.

There are no bad stories about the Arcadia 12% or the Reptisun 10.0. Which is why we recommend them.
If you are going to keep the reptiglo it would be best to actually just turn it off. It causes more harm than good.

-Brandon

 

[louby13]

yeah that is what we have done we have turned it off and picked his head up but eyes still closed. what do we do in the mean time as cant get to the shop till at least sat im in bits here its 720 pm here and dont know what to do. he was looking up at his cage and i was oncerned of that star gazing thing - is he gonna dye ???

 

[louby13]

do u think that is why he keeps coming to the glass=his eyes were fine on sun and noticied it last night thought he just didnt like me lol

 

[louby13]

ive found a repti sun 10.0 uvb 30 watts is that what i need

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

Yes, definitely keep the Reptiglo 10 light off now. The Reptisun 10 30 watts is a 36 inch long tube bulb, correct? If so, that would be fine. Make sure it is mounted directly beside the basking light at 6-8 inches from him.
I hope that he doesn't die on you. Keep him well hydrated, if you can. Have you tried bathing him in warm, shallow water yet?
How do his eyes look today?

Tracie

 

[louby13]

hi yeah no thats the one his eyes dont look too good no havent tried bathing him how warm

 

[Drache613]

Hello,

He is likely still feeling the ill effects from the light.
Try bathing him in very shallow warm water but do not leave him unattended as he can drown easily being a baby. If you have any plastic eye droppers, try seeing if he will take a few drops off of the dropper to help hydrate him more.
Has he eaten anything for you?

Tracie

 

[louby13]

hey he hasnt eaten since sunday

 

[louby13]

guys thank you so much we bathed him and he drunk some water from our fingers his eyes are open and ever so slightly more alert... hes not eaten but just glad he had some water