Mathilda26
Member
I just got my beardie late in afternoon on September 30th. She's two years old and had a sub par start. She was kept in a 20 gallon her whole life with nothing in it except news paper and a food dish. Her lighting was sub par as was her diet. She was fed lettuce and the occasional cricket according to her previous owners. I have no idea if she was supplemented or how often her compact uvb was changed, but it was blown when I picked her up along with her heat lamp.
I feel like she is smaller than than average 2 year old, so maybe stunted growth? It could just be that I've never actually seen an adult in person and just go based on pictures.
When I got her home I just fed her some super worms as her owners had fed her a salad before I picked her up and I didn't want to over load her. She pooped and was fine.
The next day she had her salad (turnip and collard greens with kale) and some more supers at noon. She pooped and was fine.
This afternoon I went to feed her and she wasn't interested so I decided to wait. Came back and she had pooped, but also had thrown up the greens and worms from yesterday. She seemed fine otherwise.
I decided to soak her for the first time after that, and she drank a lot. She's had a water bowl since I got her and I also had been dripping water on her nose until she's finished. I'm going soak her daily now, though.
I'm thinking it's her temps needing to be higher. Currently her cool side is 77, warm 86, basking 93-95. I bought a higher wattage basking bulb this evening and will be installing it tomorrow since her lights are off for the night.
I'm waiting for some pheonix worms and horn worms to come in the mail to help fatten her up, too. I'm also curious if it could have been the sudden dietary changes? Her being possibly dehydrated? Here's some pictures of her, I'd love to hear opinions!
(She does have a vet appointment scheduled, but it's not for another week)
These pictures were after the vomiting episode.
Soaking and having a drink.
See how her skin is wrinkled?
Didn't like my phone in her face, poor thing
I feel like she is smaller than than average 2 year old, so maybe stunted growth? It could just be that I've never actually seen an adult in person and just go based on pictures.
When I got her home I just fed her some super worms as her owners had fed her a salad before I picked her up and I didn't want to over load her. She pooped and was fine.
The next day she had her salad (turnip and collard greens with kale) and some more supers at noon. She pooped and was fine.
This afternoon I went to feed her and she wasn't interested so I decided to wait. Came back and she had pooped, but also had thrown up the greens and worms from yesterday. She seemed fine otherwise.
I decided to soak her for the first time after that, and she drank a lot. She's had a water bowl since I got her and I also had been dripping water on her nose until she's finished. I'm going soak her daily now, though.
I'm thinking it's her temps needing to be higher. Currently her cool side is 77, warm 86, basking 93-95. I bought a higher wattage basking bulb this evening and will be installing it tomorrow since her lights are off for the night.
I'm waiting for some pheonix worms and horn worms to come in the mail to help fatten her up, too. I'm also curious if it could have been the sudden dietary changes? Her being possibly dehydrated? Here's some pictures of her, I'd love to hear opinions!
(She does have a vet appointment scheduled, but it's not for another week)
These pictures were after the vomiting episode.