VingamSecuris":38ys2tnm said:Hi there!
Is he shedding? Shedding tends to irritate them and cause them to not eat- although it's safe to assume this isn't the issue, it's always a possibility.
Edit: Does your beardie display any signs of discomfort like a black beard? (Stress marks are fairly common with young-yins since they're little guys who are in a big world.)
You've probably read around and seen this suggestion for a beardie who isn't eating, and think it's kind of gross, but if you squish a feeder bug and rub a little bit of the guts on its nose, it could entice the beardie to eat, similar to tempting someone with a good-smelling pie or other great-tasting things.
Please let us know how they're doing!
Thanks,
Vinny
claudiusx":3rf157es said:Hi there,
Could you post a picture of him and of your setup?
That is quite the range for the basking surface temp. What are you using to measure your temperatures with? Temperatures play a direct role in appetite, so let's make sure that's all set first
Your uvb light, is it a long tube or a compact that screws into a standard light socket?
-Brandon
Markspez1974":3tgy78bk said:Hi I'm in a similar position at the moment would interested to hear some things to try.
PathfinderMom91":tl60bilq said:Markspez1974":tl60bilq said:Hi I'm in a similar position at the moment would interested to hear some things to try.
Sorry you’re going through this too. It’s heartbreaking and frustrating because he’ll zone in on a cricket and then completely ignore it. Is your beardie basking all day? Mine is. His basking temp is at 115 and he still won’t move from there much.
claudiusx":3rkbfbv3 said:Hi there,
In the picture the probe is suction cupped to the glass. Did you let the probe rest on the actual basking surface to get your reading?
-Brandon
Markspez1974":2yuc67hh said:PathfinderMom91":2yuc67hh said:Markspez1974":2yuc67hh said:Hi I'm in a similar position at the moment would interested to hear some things to try.
Sorry you’re going through this too. It’s heartbreaking and frustrating because he’ll zone in on a cricket and then completely ignore it. Is your beardie basking all day? Mine is. His basking temp is at 115 and he still won’t move from there much.
Yes it horrible to see them not eating, yes mine basks a lot, but sometimes has a little walk/run around. Tonight just turning its nose up at crickets on tongs and if in seperate container with lose crickets, just tries climbing the sides not interested in crickets, I do put couple drops of water on the top lip.
Also try a mist occasionally
PathfinderMom91":p7e6b0pn said:Markspez1974":p7e6b0pn said:PathfinderMom91":p7e6b0pn said:Markspez1974":p7e6b0pn said:Hi I'm in a similar position at the moment would interested to hear some things to try.
Sorry you’re going through this too. It’s heartbreaking and frustrating because he’ll zone in on a cricket and then completely ignore it. Is your beardie basking all day? Mine is. His basking temp is at 115 and he still won’t move from there much.
Yes it horrible to see them not eating, yes mine basks a lot, but sometimes has a little walk/run around. Tonight just turning its nose up at crickets on tongs and if in seperate container with lose crickets, just tries climbing the sides not interested in crickets, I do put couple drops of water on the top lip.
Also try a mist occasionally
How long have you had yours? We got him for our kids. I’d hate for him to pass away. We would be devastated. I give mine a bath maybe once a week. He drinks water at that time. Should I be misting him too? He doesn’t pay attention to his water bowl.
AHBD":2k9cousw said:Hi there, sorry that your cute little dude is not well. He [ or she ] is a leatherback BTW. Where did you get him ? So a couple of important things..... I know that your uvb is a Reptisun 10.0 but is it a t5 or a t8 ? It's very important because a t8 would not provide uvb from that far, and a t5 would just barely or possibly not either. Look on the side of the bulb if you don't know, it will have the numbers. I would also suggest putting him in a little " hospital " set up. It's just a small or medium plastic storage tote like I have in these pics :
https://www.beardeddragon.org/media/29953/full
Being in a smaller set up will allow the uvb + heat to both be closer and for him to not feel so stressed in such a large tank. I raised loads of babies in this type of set up for years. The heat bulb may need to be a smaller watt type though since it's making your 75 gallon over 100F at the basking spot. I would set him up like that ASAP.
Parasites are another possibility but I would try the smaller tank so he gets more uvb for a while to see if he does better. One more Q, what size crickets was he eating and did he poo regularly ?
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