I posted on here awhile ago that my dragon, about 8 months old, was eating 100 Dubai roaches a day. Now she eats like 20-30 medium Dubai roaches like every 3 days for the past 2 months. She gets a fresh salad every day with repti calcium sprinkled on it. She eats some salad but not much. I changed her UV bulb to make sure she was getting enough. Her temperatures aren’t too hot or cold.
I did give her some horn worms as treats, which she devours. Is she now just being picky since I gave her hornworms or do you think something else is going on? Poops are normal looking, pooping like every day to every other day. she’s acting normal, though occasionally hiding in her log during the day.
Let me know what you think!
UVB bulb in the back on top of cage with larger holes on the cage’s top. Infront of it is the heating lamp. I use reptisun 24 W 10.0 UVB T5 high output. I replaced it a month and a half ago, when she first acted this way, then she ate more and now she’s not eating much again
Oooo ok! It’s 10 from light to the top of the brown rock! So I’ll hang the UV hood and bulb inside the cage. Are there any good tutorials for how to do this? Use Zip tyes?
Distance should be 12 15 inches inside the tank--- zip ties are good I have other things you can use I would need to post them later-- don't have access to them now-
I would probably keep your T5 where it is. The ZooMed fixtures are easier to handle when they're sitting on top of an enclosure (they aren't designed to hang the way some other fixtures are). The distance should be OK, and the rocks along the back provide some closer access. The mesh top will cut the output a little bit, but it shouldn't be a big deal.
At 8 months old she is still eating a pretty good amount based on your description. Their appetites will fluctuate naturally over the course of the year. As long as she is otherwise behaving normally and not showing signs of black bearding or lethargic behavior or significant weight loss etc, then she's probably OK.
I would also offer salad but without any supplements. The veges should be nutrient rich on their own, so I'd reserve the calcium supplement for bugs when you offer those.