Saddlepatch
Hatchling Member
For the past 10 weeks I've been away at an internship and wasn't able to bring my beardie along, so my roommates have been taking care of him. Before I left I prepared a bunch of collared greens and spaghetti squash, chopped them up, and wrapped them in individual tin-foil balls as daily veggie meals to be kept in the freezer and thawed for him every day. I've done this before and it worked just fine. The problem, though, is that I just got back and realized that my roommates kept the veggie meals in the fridge rather than in the freezer - I just opened up today's meal and found smelly, moldy squash.
I don't know how long it's been moldy like that. He was given one of those veggie meals yesterday and I didn't see any mold, so I guess only some of the meals have gone bad. My beardie seems to be okay. He's been very active and alert ever since I got back. But I'm obviously very worried - is it okay if he ate some mold? Is there anything I should look out for? Would it do any good to do a fecal float? I'm at a loss here as to how to handle this.
Not sure if I need to post all this info, but just in case:
How old is your dragon?: 5 1/2 years
How long have you had your dragon?: 5 years
How long is your dragon?: 16 inches
What is the sex of your dragon?: Male
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?: 40 gallon-long
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?: Carpet
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)?: Reptisun 10.0
How old is your UVB bulb?: 6 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?: 6 inches
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?: Yes; 8" ceramic heat lamp with 100-watt white bulb
What are the basking temps?: About 85 F on hammock (second-closest spot to lamp), about 90-95 F on climbing log (spot closest to lamp)
What is the cool side temp?: About 80 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?: Digital with a wire and probe
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?: About 10 inches away from heat lamp
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?: No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.: Rep-Cal beardie pellets, dubias, crickets, collared greens, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, occasional various fruits, and the occasional craisin as a special treat
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?: Daily; morning
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?: Yes; Repto-Cal calcium + vitamin D3, sprinkled on insects (3x a week)
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?: As regular as usual - he never poops that often even when completely healthy
Do you bath your dragon? How often?: Sometimes, if I think he's not getting enough water or isn't pooping enough; probably about once a month
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?: Yes, if I think he's not getting enough water from his food
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?: No
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?: No
I don't know how long it's been moldy like that. He was given one of those veggie meals yesterday and I didn't see any mold, so I guess only some of the meals have gone bad. My beardie seems to be okay. He's been very active and alert ever since I got back. But I'm obviously very worried - is it okay if he ate some mold? Is there anything I should look out for? Would it do any good to do a fecal float? I'm at a loss here as to how to handle this.
Not sure if I need to post all this info, but just in case:
How old is your dragon?: 5 1/2 years
How long have you had your dragon?: 5 years
How long is your dragon?: 16 inches
What is the sex of your dragon?: Male
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?: 40 gallon-long
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?: Carpet
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)?: Reptisun 10.0
How old is your UVB bulb?: 6 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?: 6 inches
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?: Yes; 8" ceramic heat lamp with 100-watt white bulb
What are the basking temps?: About 85 F on hammock (second-closest spot to lamp), about 90-95 F on climbing log (spot closest to lamp)
What is the cool side temp?: About 80 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?: Digital with a wire and probe
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?: About 10 inches away from heat lamp
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?: No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.: Rep-Cal beardie pellets, dubias, crickets, collared greens, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, occasional various fruits, and the occasional craisin as a special treat
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?: Daily; morning
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?: Yes; Repto-Cal calcium + vitamin D3, sprinkled on insects (3x a week)
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?: As regular as usual - he never poops that often even when completely healthy
Do you bath your dragon? How often?: Sometimes, if I think he's not getting enough water or isn't pooping enough; probably about once a month
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?: Yes, if I think he's not getting enough water from his food
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?: No
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?: No
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