Lethargic

[Nikki.D]

he is about 3-4 years old and he isnt moving out of under his basking spot all day from 8:20am (before i leave for school) and is still in the same place but facing a diff way when i get back at 4pm. hes my first ever beardie and he also has very droopy eyes. any suggestions or ideas before i take him to a vet?

If you wanted to you can make this for him to give him energy:

 

[Squashiez]

If you wanted to you can make this for him to give him energy:

ah thanks. do you know where i could get Pedialyte from?

 

[KarrieRee]

He seems to be more active today but he's not ate in the last 2-3 days.

Have you changed out the UVB yet?

 

[Squashiez]

Have you changed out the UVB yet?

I've ordered one and took the coil out

 

[KarrieRee]

I've ordered one and took the coil out

How long before you get it and which one did you get?

 

[AHBD]

The temperature seems a little high for an adult, they usually like it closer to 36-37 isch.

The coil UVB is really bad, you want that switched out for a long tube ASAP! @KarrieRee knows the best ones I believe.

Also the tank is waaay to small. You want a 120x60x60 cm at the bare minimum. If your dragon is an average size you would be breaking the law with an enclosure this small.

Where would you be breaking the law because of the tank size ?

 

[AHBD]

Squashiez can you please post pics of your dragon and set up ? Have you owned him since he was small ?

 

[Chris.]

Where would you be breaking the law because of the tank size ?

In germany the tank for a bearded dragon needs to be 5x4x3 times their lenght in cm (snout to vent).
So for a 22cm dragon that leaves you with a 110x88x66 cm tank. Smaller would be considered not species-appropriate husbandry.
I don't know the penalty or if somebody is actually checking this though.

 

[AHBD]

Not illegal in the U.S or probably not in the U.K [ correct me if I'm wrong U.K b.d. owners ]

 

[Chris.]

Not illegal in the U.S or probably not in the U.K [ correct me if I'm wrong U.K b.d. owners ]

Probably not and it's a little overkill imo.
It's just germany that seems to have a law for EVERYTHING and 90% are #$%@!

 

[NickAVD]

In germany the tank for a bearded dragon needs to be 5x4x3 times their lenght in cm (snout to vent).
So for a 22cm dragon that leaves you with a 110x88x66 cm tank. Smaller would be considered not species-appropriate husbandry.
I don't know the penalty or if somebody is actually checking this though.

So, in order not to break the law, for a dragon 50 cm (20 inches) long, we need a terrarium 2.5 m long (100 inches, i.e. almost 9 feet)?

 

[Chris.]

So, in order not to break the law, for a dragon 50 cm (20 inches) long, we need a terrarium 2.5 m long (100 inches, i.e. almost 9 feet)?

50cm snout to vent would be an extremely big dragon but yes in theory that's true.
The measurement excludes the lenght of the tail!

 

[NickAVD]

50cm snout to vent would be an extremely big dragon but yes in theory that's true.
The measurement excludes the lenght of the tail!

I thought these were the dimensions including the tail

 

[Squashiez]

How long before you get it and which one did you get?

I got the first link you sent me and I’m not sure how long because my mom ordered it for me

 

[Squashiez]

Squashiez can you please post pics of your dragon and set up ? Have you owned him since he was small ?

Yes I’ve had him since a baby and I’ll post one in a couple hours I need to give him water and I have some stuff to do