New beardie mom worried!!

[Kcal90]

I got our little guy Drogon about a week and a half ago. He seems to be adjusting well!! Besides some stress marks (Im assuming relocation and 3 kids) He came from a pet store, they said they guessed he was about 3 months old. I measured him and he is only about 5.5 inches. He is in a 20 gallon enclosure, with a 100 watt heating bulb. A Zoo med overhead dome with a reptisun 10.0 uvb bulb. Basking rock, temp stays around 103° Hiding log in the middle around 86° and food/water bowl on the cool side where temp is 78°. He has a few climing/decoritive peices as well. He has a reptile carpet in the bottom. He refuses to eat anything other than small live feeder crickes.. but will eat twice a day sometimes a total of about 20 crickets. (I also dust them with repti calcium) He doesnt drink out of his water dish but will drink out of my hand when i hold to mist him. So i try to do that at least twice a day. He is active, loves to be held, very alert. But he has only pooped 3 times that i can be sure of.. i had the wrong substrate first couple of days so it was hard to tell.. Should i be worried? Also I heard at this age they shed A LOT. But he has only shed a few tinly pieces. My main concern is the not pooping. Any advice? Sorry so long but trying to be thorough.

Also if anyone could explain how to upload photos i would love to show him off!

 

[KarrieRee]

https://www.beardeddragon.org/useruploads/ click on XIMG at the top of the message box then click on the pic it should post ---- Please get rid of the coil UVB they are the worst ---- please get this -- think of it as an investment your going to need it when you upgrade your tank and you will be doing that soon
24" fixture -- use the 5.0 bulb that comes w/ it -- the screen will need to be off as the 5.0 will not be able to go thru the screen it will block 30% of the rays -- take your basking decor piece and place directly under the UVB approx 6-8 inches -- https://www.pangeareptile.com/store/zoo-med-reptisun-t5-ho-terrarium-hood.html
when you upgrade the tank it will need to have this bulb put in a 22" https://www.pangeareptile.com/store/zoo-med-reptisun-10.0-uvb-t5.html
Get this fixture ASAP --- that coil is NO good!!
He should be pooping every day being that little your basking temps should be 105-110 taken w/ a digital probe thermometer and the UVB is going to play a huge role in him absorbing the calcium hes getting and its going to prevent MBD -- these things I have posted are the two MOST important things in the tank ---- his eating is going to be off due to relocation stress and he will need time to acclimate to the tank and surroundings but those lights are going to control his overall health and behavior -- are you feeding salads every morning as well besides the insects ?

 

[Kcal90]

Thank you so much! I do fully intend on getting the tube light because I have read several places the coil is no good! I have tried my best to make sure everything is right for him, and I think that is the very last thing that I need. I do have a digital Zoo Med thermometer hygrometer with probes on both ends. When I leave the Probe on the backing Rock though the temperature breathe 120 degrees. When I position it about 4 in up from the back of the tank right near his rocket only reads 98. Not sure what I should do differently. His pooping has gotten to normal. He is pooping at least once if not twice a day! I keep him tiny bowl of water in the back and it seems that he likes to poop in that LOL. I have offered salads fresh every day, but he has not even notice them. He will not go near them! Thank you so much for your reply and your help.

 

[KarrieRee]

120 is too hot --- where is he sitting on the basking spot- you want it 105-110 --- let me know when the UVB comes in I will help you get it placed