MeatHead
Hatchling Member
Ok my girl friend Erika and I just bought a house. As you know it takes 30 days to close so we decided to save money and move out of our apartment and have moved back in with our parents (I went to my moms, she went to her dads) and I took our 9 month old MeatHead and she took our 2 month old baby beardie Cora. Cora is doing fine and eating like the little pig she is. MeatHead on the other hand quit eating lunch and dinner. She has been on a routine ever since we had her where she eats at 8:00AM 12:30PM and 6:00PM. At each sitting she is offered as many supers/phoenix/hornworms as she would like. Usually she eats about 30 large phoenix worms, 25 large supers, or about 6 medium horn worms. Per sitting. Now every morning she eats about 25 Supers, and a salad and then wont eat for the rest of the day. She has stress marks across her belly but she is still very alert and very active. I have rechecked her temps and everything. Her viv is 100% the same as it was at the apartment. I just need to know if this is normal behavior for her age or if I have something wrong so here is the list of basic questions with my updated answers since our move:
How old is your dragon?
9-10 months
How long have you had your dragon?
8 Months
How long is your dragon?
19 inches from tip of nose to tip of tail
What is the sex of your dragon?
Female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
155 Gallon Tank - L 48" X W 24" H X 28"
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Ceramic tile
Do you use UVB lights?
No
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
MVB
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
MegaRay 160w
How old is your MVB bulb?
1 Month
How close can your dragon get to the MVB?
12-18 inches depending on where she wants to bask. Usually she stays right at the 12 inch mark.
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage?
No
What are the basking temps?
105 F at 12 inches 92 F at 18 inches
What is the cool side temp?
82 F
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Accurite with wire prob but ordered a infared temp gun
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
I stick the probe directly ontop of her basking log where she normal sits directly under the MVB bulb.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
No. I do put her on a human heat pad on low heat (aprox 90F) after her bath for half hour while I clean her viv.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
She gets large Super worms (1" - 1 1/2"), Medium Horn worms (1"-2") and Large Phoenix Worms. These we use as staple and mix her up day to day. She of course would rather eat nothing but Horn Worms. For treats we give her wax worms 2-3 a day.
For vegies she gets ONLY fresh turnip greens, cactus leaf, bell peppers, and a variety of yellow and green squash.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
We feed 3 times daily. 8:00 in the morning (her light comes on at 7:00AM and goes out at 8:30PM) 12:30PM for lunch, and never after 6:00PM for diner. We don't wont her turning into a gremlin....
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?
Once a week we dust her supers with Reptivite. 4 days out of the week we dust with a calcium supplement.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Yes. Usually daily but often its been once every other day. But they are normal health poops.
Do you bath your dragon? How often?
Yes. 4 times a week.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
No. We mist water on her veggies so they don't dry out quickly.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
NEVER.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Yes about 3 months ago. Everything was going great with her.
If anyone can offer help or advise please let me know! My guess is its relocation stress and soon she will be ok... well before we have to put her threw it again when we move into our new house. My other guess could be she misses her other owner (Erika). I'm at a loss and hope you guys can shed some insight on what I might be doing wrong or if I'm worrying about nothing. Thanks everyone!
- Ken
How old is your dragon?
9-10 months
How long have you had your dragon?
8 Months
How long is your dragon?
19 inches from tip of nose to tip of tail
What is the sex of your dragon?
Female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
155 Gallon Tank - L 48" X W 24" H X 28"
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Ceramic tile
Do you use UVB lights?
No
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
MVB
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
MegaRay 160w
How old is your MVB bulb?
1 Month
How close can your dragon get to the MVB?
12-18 inches depending on where she wants to bask. Usually she stays right at the 12 inch mark.
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage?
No
What are the basking temps?
105 F at 12 inches 92 F at 18 inches
What is the cool side temp?
82 F
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Accurite with wire prob but ordered a infared temp gun
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
I stick the probe directly ontop of her basking log where she normal sits directly under the MVB bulb.
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
No. I do put her on a human heat pad on low heat (aprox 90F) after her bath for half hour while I clean her viv.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
She gets large Super worms (1" - 1 1/2"), Medium Horn worms (1"-2") and Large Phoenix Worms. These we use as staple and mix her up day to day. She of course would rather eat nothing but Horn Worms. For treats we give her wax worms 2-3 a day.
For vegies she gets ONLY fresh turnip greens, cactus leaf, bell peppers, and a variety of yellow and green squash.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
We feed 3 times daily. 8:00 in the morning (her light comes on at 7:00AM and goes out at 8:30PM) 12:30PM for lunch, and never after 6:00PM for diner. We don't wont her turning into a gremlin....
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?
Once a week we dust her supers with Reptivite. 4 days out of the week we dust with a calcium supplement.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Yes. Usually daily but often its been once every other day. But they are normal health poops.
Do you bath your dragon? How often?
Yes. 4 times a week.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
No. We mist water on her veggies so they don't dry out quickly.
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
NEVER.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Yes about 3 months ago. Everything was going great with her.
If anyone can offer help or advise please let me know! My guess is its relocation stress and soon she will be ok... well before we have to put her threw it again when we move into our new house. My other guess could be she misses her other owner (Erika). I'm at a loss and hope you guys can shed some insight on what I might be doing wrong or if I'm worrying about nothing. Thanks everyone!
- Ken
