CountofCasualty
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Hi all.
I'm doing the list to prevent anyone from asking it anyways even though not all of it is relevant. I'm bolding my answers so pay attention to them please.
My baby Baron keeps closing one eye. I got him 1 week ago, he has the proper UVB(look below) and what I think is the right basking bulb. I'm mostly wondering if it's just a thing they do or if it's the basking bulb not working with the wave lengths of the UVB.
The eyes look clear and bright, but one and a while when he's basking he will just...keep one eye closed? I've turned the UVB off for now until I get some answers. It isn't affecting him being active, he's very very active since he shed, and his diet isn't known because I've only had him for a week and I won't be able to tell if it's his diet for at least another week.
How old is your dragon? About a month
How long have you had your dragon? 1 week
How long is your dragon? Uhmm. I don't know his exact length, but he's about the length of my index finger so maybe 3 and a half inches from head to base of tail?
What is the sex of your dragon? Not known
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? Exo Terra 36x18x18
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Slate Tile
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? It's the Reptisun 10.0
How old is your UVB bulb? A week old
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? it's 6 inches exactly from the basking spot, but he doesn't lie directly under it, so more like 7-8 on average
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? Yes seperate, it's a zoomed repti basking spot, it's 100w and it's kind of off white(like a regular house hold bulb?) I'm actually wondering if it's the basking bulb
What are the basking temps? consistently 105-107
What is the cool side temp? 80 on average
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Digital with probe and a temp gun that's 2" away when I take temps
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? I do most of the basking spot, but I focus mostly on the area he is laying in.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? no.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. He gets small crickets(less then the space between his eyes) dusted with calcium 5x a week and multivitamin 2x a week, and collard greens and butternut squash. Because he's only been here for a week he hasn't eaten much because of relocation stress.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? twice a day he gets offerings of insects, the veggies are always in, and I feed him morning and night (about 9 in the morning and 7 at night.)
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? I use the herpvite and calcium+d3. It's the reptical. Look above for dusting.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? He has pooped 4 out of the 6 days. He didn't poop the first day, and he didn't poop two days ago. (I'm not counting today)
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Every day
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? I offer him a bit of water in a syringe when I have him out.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? Not yet. I'm waiting until the beginning of next month when I get paid to bring a fecal in.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No, he's my only dragon.
I'm doing the list to prevent anyone from asking it anyways even though not all of it is relevant. I'm bolding my answers so pay attention to them please.
My baby Baron keeps closing one eye. I got him 1 week ago, he has the proper UVB(look below) and what I think is the right basking bulb. I'm mostly wondering if it's just a thing they do or if it's the basking bulb not working with the wave lengths of the UVB.
The eyes look clear and bright, but one and a while when he's basking he will just...keep one eye closed? I've turned the UVB off for now until I get some answers. It isn't affecting him being active, he's very very active since he shed, and his diet isn't known because I've only had him for a week and I won't be able to tell if it's his diet for at least another week.
How old is your dragon? About a month
How long have you had your dragon? 1 week
How long is your dragon? Uhmm. I don't know his exact length, but he's about the length of my index finger so maybe 3 and a half inches from head to base of tail?
What is the sex of your dragon? Not known
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? Exo Terra 36x18x18
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Slate Tile
Do you use UVB lights? Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? It's the Reptisun 10.0
How old is your UVB bulb? A week old
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? it's 6 inches exactly from the basking spot, but he doesn't lie directly under it, so more like 7-8 on average
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? Yes seperate, it's a zoomed repti basking spot, it's 100w and it's kind of off white(like a regular house hold bulb?) I'm actually wondering if it's the basking bulb
What are the basking temps? consistently 105-107
What is the cool side temp? 80 on average
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Digital with probe and a temp gun that's 2" away when I take temps
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? I do most of the basking spot, but I focus mostly on the area he is laying in.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? no.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. He gets small crickets(less then the space between his eyes) dusted with calcium 5x a week and multivitamin 2x a week, and collard greens and butternut squash. Because he's only been here for a week he hasn't eaten much because of relocation stress.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? twice a day he gets offerings of insects, the veggies are always in, and I feed him morning and night (about 9 in the morning and 7 at night.)
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Yes
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? I use the herpvite and calcium+d3. It's the reptical. Look above for dusting.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? He has pooped 4 out of the 6 days. He didn't poop the first day, and he didn't poop two days ago. (I'm not counting today)
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Every day
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? I offer him a bit of water in a syringe when I have him out.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? Not yet. I'm waiting until the beginning of next month when I get paid to bring a fecal in.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No, he's my only dragon.
