Is my bearded dragon sick?

[Scarsnare]

Hi guys,

My red bearded dragon 'Dinosaur' acts a bit weird the last couple of days. He is a bit slow, stares to the ceiling and his eyes are smaller and lifeless. Also there is coming transparent fluid out of his nose every now and then. He didn't eat and poop as far as I have seen the last couple of days. Even grasshoppers, his favorite snack, he ignores.

What could be wrong with him and what can I do about it? I have not made any changes in the terra last months.

EDIT:

His beard is also swollen and black alot. He also walks a little crampy if he already moves at all.

 

[ruben0311]

discharge could mean respiratory infection, hows the humidity? still pooping at all? eating anything at all?

 

[Scarsnare]

discharge could mean respiratory infection, hows the humidity? still pooping at all? eating anything at all?

Not eating or pooping at all. Lack of energy and can't stand properly on all 4. The humidity I keep up by spraying water 3 times a day and I have a little water rock in the terra.

 

[ruben0311]

you may want to rethink the high humidity levels, although it shouldnt be bone dry in there regular room humidity should be ok, you may be raising the levels too high by spraying and having the water inside the tank. How big is the enclosure? how well ventilated? I would stop spraying and remove the water source for a while, I dont have any water in my enclosures just drip some water on Fred's snout every day or so or spray a bit onto a small depression in his rocks. It may be something else affecting him but i would start with the humidity levels. Can you describe his enclosure?

 

[Scarsnare]

you may want to rethink the high humidity levels, although it shouldnt be bone dry in there regular room humidity should be ok, you may be raising the levels too high by spraying and having the water inside the tank. How big is the enclosure? how well ventilated? I would stop spraying and remove the water source for a while, I dont have any water in my enclosures just drip some water on Fred's snout every day or so or spray a bit onto a small depression in his rocks. It may be something else affecting him but i would start with the humidity levels. Can you describe his enclosure?

If you mean his terra:

2 40W heat lamps
1 UVB lamp
1 meter width 80 cm height 60 cm deep
Well ventilated on the top
Yellow sand
1 Tree made of hard wood
1 Treebark (half round)
Cork to the background that they often climb

 

[ruben0311]

I would let a vet check him out, might need meds for URI. If you have a vet locally call them up and see if they have good knowledge with beardies.

 

[Rampagingraptor]

Why are you misting so much? That's almost definitely the problem. Beardies have a humidty level of about 30-40 percent. With that much spraying, Its incredibly likely that your humidity is way too high and your beardie has respiratory infection.
Also, how old/long is your beardie? You shouldn't keep younger bearded dragons on sand (or any bearded dragon IMO).
What kind of UVB are you using, as in brand and tube or compact? How long have you had your beardie? How are you taking your temperatures?
I would take your beardie to a reliable vet immediately. There is very little doubt in my mind your beardie has a respiratory infection.
I highly suggest you NEVER mist your beardies tank, especially if the humidity is about 40%.

 

[Scarsnare]

Why are you misting so much? That's almost definitely the problem. Beardies have a humidty level of about 30-40 percent. With that much spraying, Its incredibly likely that your humidity is way too high and your beardie has respiratory infection.
Also, how old/long is your beardie? You shouldn't keep younger bearded dragons on sand (or any bearded dragon IMO).
What kind of UVB are you using, as in brand and tube or compact? How long have you had your beardie? How are you taking your temperatures?
I would take your beardie to a reliable vet immediately. There is very little doubt in my mind your beardie has a respiratory infection.
I highly suggest you NEVER mist your beardies tank, especially if the humidity is about 40%.

My humidity level is always between 35 and 45 percent. My beardie is 2 years old and 30 cm tall with tail. I use a ReptiGlo 10.0 UVB compact lamp. I have a built-in meter in my terra to get the temperatures on warmest and coldest place and even outside the terra. Warmest place 30-35 degrees celcius and coldest 20-30 depending on outside temperature. I have him now for over a year.

I will go to the vet tomorrow imidiately

 

[Rampagingraptor]

Have you been spraying him directly at all?

 

[Scarsnare]

Have you been spraying him directly at all?

Not directly or on purpose no. Could be he got some water on him during spraying, but that wouldnt be a whole lot.

 

[Rampagingraptor]

How are you taking the humidity levels? You sure that your device is accurate?

 

[Scarsnare]

How are you taking the humidity levels? You sure that your device is accurate?

I have a meter. I doubt that it would be faulty, cause it's not that old at all.

 

[Rampagingraptor]

It depends. Some meters are wildly inaccurate, especially cheap ones that they sell for reptiles. Which one do you have in particular? It wouldn't hurt to make sure that its a good one.

 

[Vodevil]

Warmest place 30-35 degrees celcius and coldest 20-30 depending on outside temperature.

What are you using to measure these temperatures?
If it is a stick on thermometer he is likely too hot because those measure air temp and are quite inaccurate. You should be using a probe/digital thermometer to measure the precise basking spot temperature where the strongest rays hit as the 'hottest place' - if that's what you are doing the temps you are describing are a little low and I would try bumping up the basking spot temp to 38-42 ish there instead.

edit: lol sorry just saw that some people already caught the 'what do u use' issue - but still if what you are using is completely accurate he might need slightly warmer basking temps as 35 celcius is still only 95 F and he might enjoy it 5 degrees or so warmer.

 

[Scarsnare]

It depends. Some meters are wildly inaccurate, especially cheap ones that they sell for reptiles. Which one do you have in particular? It wouldn't hurt to make sure that its a good one.

I have a meter from Exo Terra.

I went to the vet just now and she gave him medicine for parasites. She couldn't be 100% sure tho, cause he didn't poop in a long time to check for worms or stuff.