Pleaides
Juvie Member
hello all
ive had quite some problems with both my beardies lately.firstly my girl, Venus, 2 years old.
she was diagnosed at one vets with worm eggs then diagnosed again lately with worm eggs at our current vets who are proper specialists in reptiles, i got her eating morio mealworms cos she would only eat wax worms, well shes back to eating wax worms only again and not much either and shes not eating much of her greens anymore too, the main thing with her is her hiding, she basks from time to time and am getting worried bout her, she near enuf sleeps all day, now shes been like this since august since i bought her privately from someone.
now my questions
should be be hiding near enough all the time? is it safe for her to do so? should i remove her 2 items she hides under? if so will this stress her too much as i think shes a nervy girl? and yet she never ever shows a black beard or stress marks.
how can i get her eating mealworms again rather than just wax worms, shes a large girl at 525 grams so i dont think shes going to starve anytime soon. her fat stores are good.
now my boy, Mischief, a year old this saturday.
he was diagnosed at a different vets with coccidia and worms, the worms were treated and cleared but they stated the coccidia was never that bad so wasnt treated, again hes now at our current vets along with my other reptiles and is having to undergo treatment for severe coccidiosis, hes beenon treatment since september, he also has worm eggs, which cannot be treated yet as the treatment for coccidiosis has to finish first, hopefully when he has his poop checked later this month he will get the all clear for parasites then can start treatment for worms, my concerns and questions for him are
hes been quite lethargic lately black beard probably 80% of the time, stress marks 90% of the time, just lays a lot under his log where he sleeps but he doesnt sleep during the day, just looks about, he does bask daily but no where near as much as what he used to before he was ill, is this normal behaviour for a dragon with these kind of problems? also the vets main concern at the mo is his weight, he states as long as its stable or rising he should be ok, which it is steady at the mo, dont think hes lost any and he too has good fat stores.
do you maybe think its possible the coccidia is bothering again because its coming back or maybe thats settled and its now the worm eggs bothering him because they have been left untreated for so long now?
again the same problem as my girl, he only eats wax worms, i keep on trying him with cockroaches, locusts, crickets, silk worms, butter worms, mealmorms (which he ate them all before) so how could i also get him to get something other than wax worms? he eats his greens a bit better than venus but not much. i really dont want him to have stress marks all the time i dont want him to be super unhappy.
sorry ive probably bored you with my essay, just wanted to check there ok and normal and there not going to die.
the reason ive been panicking so much is i keep having bad dreams about them (im a weirdo i know) and badthings happen, also my eldest and first ever reptile is extremely ill at the mo, hes a 11 year old corn snake, Scales and hes recently had me devastated, unconsolable and gave me a breakdown beyond belief, hes been dianosed with Pneumonia and borderline septicemia.
any input would be highly appreciated as always.
ive had quite some problems with both my beardies lately.firstly my girl, Venus, 2 years old.
she was diagnosed at one vets with worm eggs then diagnosed again lately with worm eggs at our current vets who are proper specialists in reptiles, i got her eating morio mealworms cos she would only eat wax worms, well shes back to eating wax worms only again and not much either and shes not eating much of her greens anymore too, the main thing with her is her hiding, she basks from time to time and am getting worried bout her, she near enuf sleeps all day, now shes been like this since august since i bought her privately from someone.
now my questions
should be be hiding near enough all the time? is it safe for her to do so? should i remove her 2 items she hides under? if so will this stress her too much as i think shes a nervy girl? and yet she never ever shows a black beard or stress marks.
how can i get her eating mealworms again rather than just wax worms, shes a large girl at 525 grams so i dont think shes going to starve anytime soon. her fat stores are good.
now my boy, Mischief, a year old this saturday.
he was diagnosed at a different vets with coccidia and worms, the worms were treated and cleared but they stated the coccidia was never that bad so wasnt treated, again hes now at our current vets along with my other reptiles and is having to undergo treatment for severe coccidiosis, hes beenon treatment since september, he also has worm eggs, which cannot be treated yet as the treatment for coccidiosis has to finish first, hopefully when he has his poop checked later this month he will get the all clear for parasites then can start treatment for worms, my concerns and questions for him are
hes been quite lethargic lately black beard probably 80% of the time, stress marks 90% of the time, just lays a lot under his log where he sleeps but he doesnt sleep during the day, just looks about, he does bask daily but no where near as much as what he used to before he was ill, is this normal behaviour for a dragon with these kind of problems? also the vets main concern at the mo is his weight, he states as long as its stable or rising he should be ok, which it is steady at the mo, dont think hes lost any and he too has good fat stores.
do you maybe think its possible the coccidia is bothering again because its coming back or maybe thats settled and its now the worm eggs bothering him because they have been left untreated for so long now?
again the same problem as my girl, he only eats wax worms, i keep on trying him with cockroaches, locusts, crickets, silk worms, butter worms, mealmorms (which he ate them all before) so how could i also get him to get something other than wax worms? he eats his greens a bit better than venus but not much. i really dont want him to have stress marks all the time i dont want him to be super unhappy.
sorry ive probably bored you with my essay, just wanted to check there ok and normal and there not going to die.
the reason ive been panicking so much is i keep having bad dreams about them (im a weirdo i know) and badthings happen, also my eldest and first ever reptile is extremely ill at the mo, hes a 11 year old corn snake, Scales and hes recently had me devastated, unconsolable and gave me a breakdown beyond belief, hes been dianosed with Pneumonia and borderline septicemia.
any input would be highly appreciated as always.
