Cuttlefishh
Juvie Member
- Beardie name(s)
- Charlie
Hi all, i posted in health section about my girl Charlie being off food. To summarise:
About a month ago I took her to the vet and she was found to have ++coccidia and worms. She underwent treatment to rid them both and was cleared after two weeks.
However, it's been two weeks since treatment and she still isn't showing interest in food.
I'll go over my setup again:
Basking light: halogen flood light 60w, recently downgraded to 40w as the 60w was getting a little too hot. The 40w floodlight seems to be better for now. The enclosure is fully wood so it heats up quite easily. I have both on hand though just in case
Basking spot temp (measured with insitu probe): about 100-105
UVB: Reptile one 24" T8 18w w/diy reflector- roughly 8 inches from basking spot. I have since ordered reptisun 10 as a replacement in case, since this is one of the most recommended on this site (I can't find Arcadia 12% in T8 in Australia)- I'm waiting for the reptisun to arrive
Other: Arcadia deep heat projector to keep ambient temp around 80-85- hooked up to thermostat (It's winter here in Australia and its very cold right now)
Some things that could be why shes not eating (?)
1. The medicine/treatment .. but that was two weeks ago finished
2. I also moved address two weeks ago, it was a big move. Took all day and the environment has completely changed
3. I renovated her enclosure recently to have the fixed lighting and distance to be built in. I also repaired the backdrop and removed some of the resin parts she would climb on and get too close to the lights- about a week and a half ago.
4. She's in a fullbody shed- her face, body, and full abdomen, and base of her tail look like they are gray and transparent.
She basks if im present in the room with her. If not then she will dig or hide.
I feel very bad because she's covered in stress marks.. I think a lot of this has been so tough on her. It's been a month and shes about 6 months old. She weighs only 100grams and is about 12".
I've tried some of Tracies suggestions:
Black strap molasses w/ non dairy yoghurt to help restore tummy flora
Veggies with mini mealworms weaved in to try to appease her
Foods ive tried:
Silkworms
Crickets
Woodie roaches
BSFL
At the moment I just give her 3mls of baby food every second day or so w/multivitamin, liquid calcium dosed to her weight, and around 0.5ml yoghurt w/ a spec or two of black strap molasses mixed in
Is it time I take her to the vet again? im reluctant because i dont want to stress her out any more than I need to right now and I've learned that sometimes it's better to let beardies work themselves out than rush to the vet and try to dig for answers that may not always be needed
I'll post photos in the next post
About a month ago I took her to the vet and she was found to have ++coccidia and worms. She underwent treatment to rid them both and was cleared after two weeks.
However, it's been two weeks since treatment and she still isn't showing interest in food.
I'll go over my setup again:
Basking light: halogen flood light 60w, recently downgraded to 40w as the 60w was getting a little too hot. The 40w floodlight seems to be better for now. The enclosure is fully wood so it heats up quite easily. I have both on hand though just in case
Basking spot temp (measured with insitu probe): about 100-105
UVB: Reptile one 24" T8 18w w/diy reflector- roughly 8 inches from basking spot. I have since ordered reptisun 10 as a replacement in case, since this is one of the most recommended on this site (I can't find Arcadia 12% in T8 in Australia)- I'm waiting for the reptisun to arrive
Other: Arcadia deep heat projector to keep ambient temp around 80-85- hooked up to thermostat (It's winter here in Australia and its very cold right now)
Some things that could be why shes not eating (?)
1. The medicine/treatment .. but that was two weeks ago finished
2. I also moved address two weeks ago, it was a big move. Took all day and the environment has completely changed
3. I renovated her enclosure recently to have the fixed lighting and distance to be built in. I also repaired the backdrop and removed some of the resin parts she would climb on and get too close to the lights- about a week and a half ago.
4. She's in a fullbody shed- her face, body, and full abdomen, and base of her tail look like they are gray and transparent.
She basks if im present in the room with her. If not then she will dig or hide.
I feel very bad because she's covered in stress marks.. I think a lot of this has been so tough on her. It's been a month and shes about 6 months old. She weighs only 100grams and is about 12".
I've tried some of Tracies suggestions:
Black strap molasses w/ non dairy yoghurt to help restore tummy flora
Veggies with mini mealworms weaved in to try to appease her
Foods ive tried:
Silkworms
Crickets
Woodie roaches
BSFL
At the moment I just give her 3mls of baby food every second day or so w/multivitamin, liquid calcium dosed to her weight, and around 0.5ml yoghurt w/ a spec or two of black strap molasses mixed in
Is it time I take her to the vet again? im reluctant because i dont want to stress her out any more than I need to right now and I've learned that sometimes it's better to let beardies work themselves out than rush to the vet and try to dig for answers that may not always be needed
I'll post photos in the next post