Edroberts86
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My new beardie isn't eating and being lazy in the tank. I got Xena on August 8th from Petsmart (wasn't going to get one from there but Xena ran up to the glass and it was a done deal). When I got her I got the zoomed bearded dragon 20gallon kit. Found out that pretty much everything in the kit is junk. I only kept the heat light (repti spot), the cage and the food bowls. She is just over 5 inches. She didn't eat the first two days but started eating the 3rd and 4 th day I had her but has stopped eating agin. I have tried feeding crickets, fluker's juvenile buffet, dandelion greens, apples and some cantaloupe. I put repti calcium on everything (food wise). I have been giving her baths every other day after having her for two days. She poops about once a day and maybe twice once. The poop has been small since I got her but she had a good size poop yesterday. Then it went back to small. It isn't dry or extra wet.im
The heat light is repti spot 100w.
The uvb light is reptisun 10.0, 18 in 15w. The fixture has a reflector and is currently out side the screen and 6-7 inches from Xena when she is in basking area and about 10-12 when she is not( I did this because the reflector supposedly doubles the output and the screen cuts it in half). Got the repti sun 10.0 yesterday, had a zilla slimline desert for 2 days before that. I had the reptisun 5.0 compact for 2 days before I got the zilla.
The temps are 100-112 in the basking area and 80-85 in the cool area. Temps taken with digital thermometer with probe. I just leave the probe laying flat on the basking area. At night tank gets down to about 70.
The substrate is slate tile.
Oh and also the lights are on a timer and the uvb and spot are on from 7 am- 8 pm. I don't use an inferred.
I might just be over reacting but rather be safe than sorry. I just want to know what I can try or if it is time for her first vet visit already. If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it. Also I realize she will out grow the tank in the next couple months but i want to build a custom enclosure for her that I will start on in a couple if weeks.
The heat light is repti spot 100w.
The uvb light is reptisun 10.0, 18 in 15w. The fixture has a reflector and is currently out side the screen and 6-7 inches from Xena when she is in basking area and about 10-12 when she is not( I did this because the reflector supposedly doubles the output and the screen cuts it in half). Got the repti sun 10.0 yesterday, had a zilla slimline desert for 2 days before that. I had the reptisun 5.0 compact for 2 days before I got the zilla.
The temps are 100-112 in the basking area and 80-85 in the cool area. Temps taken with digital thermometer with probe. I just leave the probe laying flat on the basking area. At night tank gets down to about 70.
The substrate is slate tile.
Oh and also the lights are on a timer and the uvb and spot are on from 7 am- 8 pm. I don't use an inferred.
I might just be over reacting but rather be safe than sorry. I just want to know what I can try or if it is time for her first vet visit already. If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it. Also I realize she will out grow the tank in the next couple months but i want to build a custom enclosure for her that I will start on in a couple if weeks.