LittleRepieye
Hatchling Member
I have already posted about this before, but I though maybe I could get some more opinions/reply's in this area then in the health, but everyone that has responded to this in the health section was so helpful and thank you all very very much 
I just want to solve this problem my beardie is having and know if anyone has had these symptoms or this problem before. Sorry if this is a bit long, I'm just trying to get every little detail
First here is his background, I've had my bearded dragon Draco sense April 2010 I got him at the NH reptile expo, he has always been healthy and I always research everything to make sure he stays happy and healthy.I believe he is 10-11 months old, but I'm not 100% sure. He gets lots of attention and is usually out for a run for a half hour during the day(in the winter, usually for a hour in the summer because I live in a basement and it gets pretty cold down here) Then he is usually out under a blanket snuggling with me while I watch tv or I'm on the computer for 1 -2 hours a night. His Temps are usually 75-80 cold side, 88-90 Hot side then basking is 95-105 and the humidity is usually between 20%-30%. He Has a repti sun 10 18" that I just got for him in October, but I ordered another one this week because his appetite had decreased. He is also in a 75 Gallon tank. I have Reptile Carpet,Tiles, and non stick shelf liner down as his substrate. His Diet: Everyday he eats Collard Greens, Dandylion Greens all mixed with Adult Bearded Dragon pellets. I have been mixing in some romane as well because I heard it was a good source for water. He will also eat: Mustard Greens,Grapes,Strawberries(not for a while now so it doesn't turn the color of his stool)/blueberries, and Spaghetti Squash.
Feeders: Since he has had the pinworms his appetite toward crickets kinda went downhill so he usually will eat Phoenix/Reptiworms and Ive been giving him a few waxworms this week to boost his appetite.
Now onto the problem, sense the beginning of January I noticed a little bit of blood in his stool. At first I was told it was what he was eating because I fed him strawberries allot, so I stopped for a week and there was still red. I decided I was gonna take him to the vet the following week, it wasn't bad just had a red tint to it. He then decided he wanted to give up crickets for a few days so I went to buy him some phoenix worms because he loves those, but they where sold out and decided to get him a few super worms, he was 16 1/2 inches then so I knew he was proper length, he ate 4 that night. I woke up the next morning turned on his lights and went upstairs, I came back down 30 mins later and there was blood everywhere in his viv. I quickly rushed him to the emergency vet as it was a Saturday and there where the only ones open. They did not know allot about reptiles, but he did find out he had allot of pinworms. Everything else checked out good though He told me it could also be adenovirus but he said that was very unlikely as to he was so young and had good living conditions. He said he was perfectly healthy, active and was eating so all was good, the only other thing was he told me to boost his calcium up a little bit. Draco got a prescription of .08ml panacur to take once daily for 5 days then to repeat 2 weeks later.
A week or so passed and it just seemed to get worse and worse. I took him to our local reptile vet and they had told us the same. Everything checked out good there as well. He Then got a .2ml of panacur to boost it up to get rid of the worms. It seemed to calm it for a little bit, but then i noticed something when he went one day that i didn't see before. The blood wasn't actually in his stool, but in the watery liquid he expels after he goes. I took him back to the reptile vet a week later and told them what I had saw. They debugged it as a Urinary track infection and it was probole because of the worms as well. They also said it could be something called Calcification (Sp?) but it wouldn't show up in a x-ray very well. So now he is on .2 Sulftrim twice daily for 10 days. He didn't mind the panacur, but hates the taste of this one and I have to chase him everywhere for him to take it. It's a little hard on his stomach and I was giving him bene-bac because he didn't want to eat, I now ordered him some Acidophiliz+ along with his new reptisun hoping he would want to eat more and start to eat his salads again too.
Now the blood has decressed, but im still seeing it dribble out after he goes, somedays there will be none others it will be everywhere. Im just so at a loss and needed some help maybe discussing what is wrong with me little guy He is still supper active, and i acctually got him to eat a few wax worms and phoenix worms today, along with some squash baby food. The only differance now is he has been franticly glass dancing and black bearding from taking his medicine. He went twice today, and I noticed a few dribbles of blood in the first and allot in the second.
Ill link a video of him at the bottom.
Other things I think could be causing it:
-Liver = The vet said that is was very unlikely though as he was still so active and the poo is not green.
-Dehydration = I give him a bath 2-3 times a week plus water from a eyedroper everyday and the water in the baby food. The only concern is I use a space heater because I'm in a basement, his temps are fine, but it gets a little dry down here, but still I make sure he has plenty of water.
-Iron Deficiency = I'm not sure about this one, this is one I read about online in bigger lizards like monitors where it would show blood as well.
- Straining when he goes = I do notice that when he goes his belly muscles get very very tense, is there a food or something I could give him kinda like a stool softener?
This was him last Tuesday, I think he has been seeing his reflection, but as you can see he is still very active, but I just posted this so people could see how he acts and his condition he is in.
http://s1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff486/LittleRepieye/Draco/?action=view¤t=02-02-11002.mp4
Thank you all for reading this very long post, I tried to make it as detailed as possible so people can see what is going on, He is my first beardie and my first reptile on my own and I love him to death and will do anything for him. I just want to make him better Any tips, ideas or details on what it could be or how to help him would be greatly loved! I'm just at a loss and not sure on how to help my poor little guy. Thank you all again!
I just want to solve this problem my beardie is having and know if anyone has had these symptoms or this problem before. Sorry if this is a bit long, I'm just trying to get every little detail First here is his background, I've had my bearded dragon Draco sense April 2010 I got him at the NH reptile expo, he has always been healthy and I always research everything to make sure he stays happy and healthy.I believe he is 10-11 months old, but I'm not 100% sure. He gets lots of attention and is usually out for a run for a half hour during the day(in the winter, usually for a hour in the summer because I live in a basement and it gets pretty cold down here) Then he is usually out under a blanket snuggling with me while I watch tv or I'm on the computer for 1 -2 hours a night. His Temps are usually 75-80 cold side, 88-90 Hot side then basking is 95-105 and the humidity is usually between 20%-30%. He Has a repti sun 10 18" that I just got for him in October, but I ordered another one this week because his appetite had decreased. He is also in a 75 Gallon tank. I have Reptile Carpet,Tiles, and non stick shelf liner down as his substrate. His Diet: Everyday he eats Collard Greens, Dandylion Greens all mixed with Adult Bearded Dragon pellets. I have been mixing in some romane as well because I heard it was a good source for water. He will also eat: Mustard Greens,Grapes,Strawberries(not for a while now so it doesn't turn the color of his stool)/blueberries, and Spaghetti Squash.
Feeders: Since he has had the pinworms his appetite toward crickets kinda went downhill so he usually will eat Phoenix/Reptiworms and Ive been giving him a few waxworms this week to boost his appetite.
Now onto the problem, sense the beginning of January I noticed a little bit of blood in his stool. At first I was told it was what he was eating because I fed him strawberries allot, so I stopped for a week and there was still red. I decided I was gonna take him to the vet the following week, it wasn't bad just had a red tint to it. He then decided he wanted to give up crickets for a few days so I went to buy him some phoenix worms because he loves those, but they where sold out and decided to get him a few super worms, he was 16 1/2 inches then so I knew he was proper length, he ate 4 that night. I woke up the next morning turned on his lights and went upstairs, I came back down 30 mins later and there was blood everywhere in his viv. I quickly rushed him to the emergency vet as it was a Saturday and there where the only ones open. They did not know allot about reptiles, but he did find out he had allot of pinworms. Everything else checked out good though He told me it could also be adenovirus but he said that was very unlikely as to he was so young and had good living conditions. He said he was perfectly healthy, active and was eating so all was good, the only other thing was he told me to boost his calcium up a little bit. Draco got a prescription of .08ml panacur to take once daily for 5 days then to repeat 2 weeks later.
A week or so passed and it just seemed to get worse and worse. I took him to our local reptile vet and they had told us the same. Everything checked out good there as well. He Then got a .2ml of panacur to boost it up to get rid of the worms. It seemed to calm it for a little bit, but then i noticed something when he went one day that i didn't see before. The blood wasn't actually in his stool, but in the watery liquid he expels after he goes. I took him back to the reptile vet a week later and told them what I had saw. They debugged it as a Urinary track infection and it was probole because of the worms as well. They also said it could be something called Calcification (Sp?) but it wouldn't show up in a x-ray very well. So now he is on .2 Sulftrim twice daily for 10 days. He didn't mind the panacur, but hates the taste of this one and I have to chase him everywhere for him to take it. It's a little hard on his stomach and I was giving him bene-bac because he didn't want to eat, I now ordered him some Acidophiliz+ along with his new reptisun hoping he would want to eat more and start to eat his salads again too.
Now the blood has decressed, but im still seeing it dribble out after he goes, somedays there will be none others it will be everywhere. Im just so at a loss and needed some help maybe discussing what is wrong with me little guy
He is still supper active, and i acctually got him to eat a few wax worms and phoenix worms today, along with some squash baby food. The only differance now is he has been franticly glass dancing and black bearding from taking his medicine. He went twice today, and I noticed a few dribbles of blood in the first and allot in the second.Ill link a video of him at the bottom.
Other things I think could be causing it:
-Liver = The vet said that is was very unlikely though as he was still so active and the poo is not green.
-Dehydration = I give him a bath 2-3 times a week plus water from a eyedroper everyday and the water in the baby food. The only concern is I use a space heater because I'm in a basement, his temps are fine, but it gets a little dry down here, but still I make sure he has plenty of water.
-Iron Deficiency = I'm not sure about this one, this is one I read about online in bigger lizards like monitors where it would show blood as well.
- Straining when he goes = I do notice that when he goes his belly muscles get very very tense, is there a food or something I could give him kinda like a stool softener?
This was him last Tuesday, I think he has been seeing his reflection, but as you can see he is still very active, but I just posted this so people could see how he acts and his condition he is in.
http://s1238.photobucket.com/albums/ff486/LittleRepieye/Draco/?action=view¤t=02-02-11002.mp4
Thank you all for reading this very long post, I tried to make it as detailed as possible so people can see what is going on, He is my first beardie and my first reptile on my own and I love him to death and will do anything for him. I just want to make him better
Any tips, ideas or details on what it could be or how to help him would be greatly loved! I'm just at a loss and not sure on how to help my poor little guy. Thank you all again!
