TipsyTraveler
Hatchling Member
Ok so i went on a trip this last weekend, and left my sister in charge of my beardie (she has before and done a good job of feeding/bathing etc) and apparently she forgot i left and didnt feed him for 5 DAYS. So i got home, he saw me and ran to his food bowl and sat in it. I assumed he was hungry, and fed him. I asked my sister how he was/problems etc, and she said she thought i was home to feed him.
He chases after super-worms ( he is 16in about 2years old) runs around when i let him out, not lethargic, etc.
The weird thing is that he isnt eating greens. they were always his favorite and he would take veggies over feeders. even if i hand feed him like he likes he wont take them. i thought ok maybe he isnt in the mood for them. so 3hours later i bathed him and when i let him out he was breathing slowly, but heavily. not gasping for air or anything just heavily and i could hear it.(note that he hadnt had water in 5days either and he didnt poop when i bathed him)
so i put him back in his cage with more greens( wouldnt eat them) and he basked. but i noticed the paper towels in his cage had been torn up in a corner and there were not pieces leftover. so he may have eaten them.
what do i do? please help. would olive oil help him pass them?
tank setup:
basking spot 100-102F depending on room (never higher or lower)
UVB light 7in from basking spot (reptisun 10.0 18in tube)
light on other side keeping cool side at 78-80F
paper towel bedding
im really worried about him. he never turns up greens or breathes heavily. i cant afford a vet at the moment (financial issues)
He chases after super-worms ( he is 16in about 2years old) runs around when i let him out, not lethargic, etc.
The weird thing is that he isnt eating greens. they were always his favorite and he would take veggies over feeders. even if i hand feed him like he likes he wont take them. i thought ok maybe he isnt in the mood for them. so 3hours later i bathed him and when i let him out he was breathing slowly, but heavily. not gasping for air or anything just heavily and i could hear it.(note that he hadnt had water in 5days either and he didnt poop when i bathed him)
so i put him back in his cage with more greens( wouldnt eat them) and he basked. but i noticed the paper towels in his cage had been torn up in a corner and there were not pieces leftover. so he may have eaten them.
what do i do? please help. would olive oil help him pass them?
tank setup:
basking spot 100-102F depending on room (never higher or lower)
UVB light 7in from basking spot (reptisun 10.0 18in tube)
light on other side keeping cool side at 78-80F
paper towel bedding
im really worried about him. he never turns up greens or breathes heavily. i cant afford a vet at the moment (financial issues)