ilovemyspikey
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Hi,
to begin I'm not here to be bashed.. If you can't help please don't reply..
So, Hi! I got a Bearded dragon in December 2016. He was four years old approx.
He was very inactive when I first got him, he would be constantly in his little cave/hide.
However, we did bring him out of his shell and now he hates being in his cave/hide.
His owner fed him on just superworms and mealworms. I knew this wasn't a good diet for his age, however he just wouldn't eat anything else.. So, I cut out the mealworms, and just fed him superworms with calcium ontop. He would only eat around fifteen every two weeks (one feeding time.)
I would offer on other days but he'd just close his eyes.
We got him a fecal test in November 2017 (he was trying to brumate) and he had no parasites. I was still a tad concerned. I voiced my concerns to the vet and he didn't seem to interested, so I just shrugged it off.
This year, I've stopped superworms completely. He is offered different vegetables (sometimes fruit) often. So far, I know he likes apples, plums, and his veg he isn't as keen on. He doesn't eat alot, maybe 3 or 4 pieces every 2 weeks at most. I just don't know what to do anymore.
Another thing, I forgot to mention was sometimes, by his pores (you know, the side of their tail by the pores) will twitch, and so will one of his legs, but it doesn't happen very often. I also found this happened with the superworms but it would twitch on his beard. The twitching hasn't became anything more, infact probably a little less. I read online about twitching, but it always seems their beardie twitches alot more. Spikes is probably once a week, probably less.
So, my question is; how do I get Spike to eat more? What's this twitching about?
Other things to consider..
Spike is now 5, almost six years old.
his basking spot is around 38-40
His cage is 4 foot x 2 foot.
His UVB is: Arcadia T8 30W 36'' LAMP
He didn't have parasites in the test.
I am going to be registering with a new exotic vet soon, I just want to know peoples ideas please.
to begin I'm not here to be bashed.. If you can't help please don't reply..
So, Hi! I got a Bearded dragon in December 2016. He was four years old approx.
He was very inactive when I first got him, he would be constantly in his little cave/hide.
However, we did bring him out of his shell and now he hates being in his cave/hide.
His owner fed him on just superworms and mealworms. I knew this wasn't a good diet for his age, however he just wouldn't eat anything else.. So, I cut out the mealworms, and just fed him superworms with calcium ontop. He would only eat around fifteen every two weeks (one feeding time.)
I would offer on other days but he'd just close his eyes.
We got him a fecal test in November 2017 (he was trying to brumate) and he had no parasites. I was still a tad concerned. I voiced my concerns to the vet and he didn't seem to interested, so I just shrugged it off.
This year, I've stopped superworms completely. He is offered different vegetables (sometimes fruit) often. So far, I know he likes apples, plums, and his veg he isn't as keen on. He doesn't eat alot, maybe 3 or 4 pieces every 2 weeks at most. I just don't know what to do anymore.
Another thing, I forgot to mention was sometimes, by his pores (you know, the side of their tail by the pores) will twitch, and so will one of his legs, but it doesn't happen very often. I also found this happened with the superworms but it would twitch on his beard. The twitching hasn't became anything more, infact probably a little less. I read online about twitching, but it always seems their beardie twitches alot more. Spikes is probably once a week, probably less.
So, my question is; how do I get Spike to eat more? What's this twitching about?
Other things to consider..
Spike is now 5, almost six years old.
his basking spot is around 38-40
His cage is 4 foot x 2 foot.
His UVB is: Arcadia T8 30W 36'' LAMP
He didn't have parasites in the test.
I am going to be registering with a new exotic vet soon, I just want to know peoples ideas please.