Rescued Beardie with bad Poop

[blsmit]

In an effort to get my question answered faster I decided to copy and paste the "Basic Questions List":
How old is your dragon? Approx. 1 year
How long have you had your dragon? About 2 weeks.
How long is your dragon? 19in-- Just recently measured
What is the sex of your dragon? Male (self sexed, but when his entire beard was jet black at the sight of another male, we kinda knew)
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 40 Gallon Breeder, No screen.
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Tile
Do you use UVB lights? 1 UVB Light ReptiSun 10.0.
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? Fluorescent tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?Repti Sun 10.0 24in
How old is your UVB bulb? approx 3 months
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? Approx 12". (Not sure how to get him any closer without burning him on the heat bulb
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage?1 Basking bulb. 75Watt on Lamp stand
What are the basking temps? Approx. 110
What is the cool side temp? Approx 75
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?Digital Thermometer
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?On the log directly below the heat lamp
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?Heat pad attached to the side, on the hot side.
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. Superworms. approx 10-15 a day
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Everyday, Morning and afternoon, leave some in there at night
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Superworms will now be on oat bedding, and leftover greens
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Dust superworms in Bearded Dragon Calcium Supplement.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? Poops everyday.
Do you bath your dragon? How often? Since we have had him, its been every 3rd day.
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? Spray his greens with water
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?No.
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?Looking into do that right now.

Hope this helps answer any questions about my set up.

The reason for the post is due to his smelly, water-like poop. He poops everyday at about 10:30, and today's poop was especially bad, there were chunks of undigested superworms. We have been reading the threads here trying to determine what is the issue, and it seems that worms, parisites, and other bad things are in his track. We wanted to know if there was anything for us to do?

Thanks,
Blsmit

 

[blsmit]

Bump.

 

[aoscar]

10-15 supers a day is a lot for a dragon that's only 1 year.
I suggest the fecal and cutting back the supers to a 8 or so every 2 or 3 days, and feed crix in between. Just my opinion though.
I had this problem after treating parasites.

 

[blsmit]

He has a problem eating crickets... They are just way to fast for him. Any other suggestions on what to feed him?

Blsmit

 

[aoscar]

Dubia roaches are great, but you need a colony to afford them and it takes a little bit to establish a colony to feeding levels unless you buy 400 to start with, I reccomend http://www.joshsfrogs.com , large amount of adults and feeder sized roaches. You can try feeding the crix to the dragon in a 10 gallon tote then there's really no where to run for the crix. Hope this helps.

 

[MissT]

He has a problem eating crickets... They are just way to fast for him. Any other suggestions on what to feed him?

Blsmit

If you put the crix in the fridge for about 20 secs, that will slow them down so he can catch them

Just a couple things about your set up tho - 110 is the upper temp guide but perhaps it is a little hot for him - perhaps you could try a lower wattage bulb to reduce the temp a little or move the basking spot some way - if its too hot he may not be basking which will not help with the digesting!! I would strongly recommend a fecal tho as it is a classic sign of a parasite issue too!!

Also, you mentioned that you cant get the repti-sun any closer? How do you have it suspended above the viv? Is there no way you could lower it down into the tank? How far away is the basking bulb?

Sorry for all the questions - just trying to get a clear picture of everything

T

 

[blsmit]

If you put the crix in the fridge for about 20 secs, that will slow them down so he can catch them

I put them in the freezer for about 30 secs. They didn't really slow down all that much, but I don't think it would have mattered how slow they were. All he wanted to do was get out of the 20 gallon plastic bin I put him in.

Supers are okay as a staple. High fat, yes however they're so meaty it kind of makes up for it. Your pooper should be longer than 16" for the supers to be safe...

This is a quote from the other thread http://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=125212 I started about feeding roaches to both our dragons. However this is no longer an issue, as schooby has no interest in roaches.

Also, you mentioned that you cant get the repti-sun any closer? How do you have it suspended above the viv? Is there no way you could lower it down into the tank? How far away is the basking bulb?

Here is a picture of the viv, with him inside. The plastic prongs that normally hold the wire mess top down are in between the metal and the bulb. I can't find a better soultion that won't cost me any more money.

Heres a picture of the set up right now.

After read the thread about the Reptiaid http://www.beardeddragon.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=114920, we decided to put him on that and see what happens, seems like a no loss situation. So right now we have removed the tile, and his log. and switched to newspapers and papertowels. Every time he poops, I take everything out, and give him a bath (mainly because he walks through it), spray with 1:4, water:amonina, then a good spray of water to rinse everything, then 1:1, water:bleach, then two good sprays of water to remove everything. Dump and replce all the food and water. We have also switched out the 75 watt heat lamp with a 60 watt incandescent. Seems to bring the temperatures down alot. 100 basking, 70 cool.

Another problem I have with him, is his refusal to eat basically any vegtables. I've tried Kale, Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Squash, none that he willingly ate.

Hope this information helps you to better help him.

Thanks for the responses.
Blsmit