jerichosmom
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Jericho is a 2 1/2 y.o. male. He's a super citrus, so he's normally very yellow. Right now he is dark and has had a black beard most of the day. He didn't turn his beard black for the first time until just a few months ago, i was starting to think he couldn't. So this is a new thing for him. He's also been very lethargic the past couple days and not interested in eating. Yesterday he had some greens, today he wouldn't touch them.
He also kept sucking in his stomach on the sides. When I picked him up and pet his back he did it again. He is obviously in some kind of pain. I went to put him back in his tank and noticed something wet. It looked like a poop but when I cleaned it up I noticed it was undigested greens. He must have thrown up yesterday's veggies. His eyes are also sunken in.
I just put him in the bath and he drank a tiny bit and then pooped. It was small like a baby poop. Probably because he hasn't been eating.
I've been reading online and fatty liver disease sounds like the most likely culprit. His set up is good, but here's the run down:
48" viv w/tile substrate.
2 reptisun 10.0 UV bulbs, one in the front one in the back.
A 60w reveal bulb for basking at 105 degrees. Cool side is 80 degrees.
Baths 3-5 times a week. He occasionally drinks in the tub when he wants. Sometimes I offer water from a dropper, sometimes he drinks sometimes not.
He gets collard greens and kale as his normal veggies. I offer other things sometimes but he doesn't seem to care much for them.
The issue of debate is the superworms. Some people say they are fine as a staple and others disagree. He eats them daily.
Now I'm concerned that we've caused this disease from fatty worms. I'm going to call the vet in the morning and see what they suggest. We have another beardie Tyrion who is a 1 1/2 y.o. male and has the exact same set up and diet and seems fine so far.
He also kept sucking in his stomach on the sides. When I picked him up and pet his back he did it again. He is obviously in some kind of pain. I went to put him back in his tank and noticed something wet. It looked like a poop but when I cleaned it up I noticed it was undigested greens. He must have thrown up yesterday's veggies. His eyes are also sunken in.
I just put him in the bath and he drank a tiny bit and then pooped. It was small like a baby poop. Probably because he hasn't been eating.
I've been reading online and fatty liver disease sounds like the most likely culprit. His set up is good, but here's the run down:
48" viv w/tile substrate.
2 reptisun 10.0 UV bulbs, one in the front one in the back.
A 60w reveal bulb for basking at 105 degrees. Cool side is 80 degrees.
Baths 3-5 times a week. He occasionally drinks in the tub when he wants. Sometimes I offer water from a dropper, sometimes he drinks sometimes not.
He gets collard greens and kale as his normal veggies. I offer other things sometimes but he doesn't seem to care much for them.
The issue of debate is the superworms. Some people say they are fine as a staple and others disagree. He eats them daily.
Now I'm concerned that we've caused this disease from fatty worms. I'm going to call the vet in the morning and see what they suggest. We have another beardie Tyrion who is a 1 1/2 y.o. male and has the exact same set up and diet and seems fine so far.
