Merlin won't eat!

[vanessaDRUZ]

Hey everyone, I've been freaking out a little these past couple of days because my beardie Merlin has basically stopped eating his crickets entirely
I've only had him for almost a month now and he used to be so excited when I'd drop some crickets in, eating them almost all at once
however in the past couple of days he barely touches them and just sits on his branch all lethargic-like
he's been much less active than I've ever seen him and I'm freaking out
he's only a tiny baby and I don't know what to do or what's going on
help!

 

[brittani299]

Can you post your tank setup please. Temps, UVB brand, substrate, and food.

 

[vanessaDRUZ]

alright, well I know my tank setup is not good enough right now, but I've been meaning to go out and buy the good lamps just haven't had the chance
However right now he has the lamps that came with the Zilla bearded dragon kit
so that's the Desert 50 UVB bulb by Zilla (its the spiraly one) and day blue light for heat
I also don't know the exact temperature cuz my thermometer is crap and refuses to stick on the tank, so I'll be getting a better one of those as well

his substrate is this kind of beige carpet stuff that came with the kit and I feed him about a dozen of the small 1/4 sized crickets every day, dusting with either calcium or multivitamins every other day

 

[brittani299]

Ok so get rid of that UVB bulb it is a horrible brand. Get a tube bulb from reptisun. I use the 10.0 tube. It is best. The one up are using can use eye problems. You can get a digital thermometer at Petsmart for $10. It is good because it has a prob so you can see the temp of the basking area and the cool area. You should only dust crickets with calcuim every 3rd feeding and multivitamin powder 2 times a week.

 

[vanessaDRUZ]

okay thank you!!
do you think if I change all that he will start to eat properly again?

 

[brittani299]

It is very possible. Daisy acted really weird until I got her the right UVB. Now she acts normal

 

[vanessaDRUZ]

okay awesome, hopefully!
thank you!