HELP! I have no idea what is going on. My 3-year-old female bearded dragon lost her appetite and hasn’t eaten this week, and didn’t eat much the previous week. I offered her everything daily and she just closed her eyes and ignored it. Collared greens, kale, mustard greens, butternut squash, and the dragon pellets. On Wednesday I gently slid a couple small pieces of cut up butternut squash in the side of her mouth and she did eat those.
Her bowel movements have been orange looking the past 2 weeks. I just thought that was from the squash I was feeding her. I couldn’t really distinguish the urate from the other part. My other dragon has normal looking urate with green poop behind it. They only go bathroom when I give them warm baths, usually 2-3 BMs per week. Yesterday she went bathroom in her cage what looks to be 3 times. It was very runny, white and watery. Today I gave her a warm bath and she was chugging water like I have never seen. I usually drip a few drops on her head and she licks it up, but today she dipped her head in the water and was going to town. I thought this was a good thing and that she was very dehydrated. She has a bowl movement after her drink in the bath. Once again it was orange looking, not her usual healthy looking green poo.
I cleaned her cage today underneath her carpet I have a linoleum tiles that I disinfect with a chlorohexidine/water solution. I also cleaned the carpet with the same solution. I was letting it dry, along with her other furnishings when I noticed a puddle on the tiles. I didn’t see what happened I’m not sure if it was vomit or a BM. I’m guessing it was from all the water she had chugged an hour earlier in her bath. It was clear. So I cleaned that up and offered her a salad and dubia, which she refused. I even offered her a blueberry (she loves them I only give them once a month if that). But she didn’t eat anything
So I took her just outside her tank and I have a squirt bottle of filtered water that I will sometime give them a little drop on the nose to drink. She drank it up for a few squirts then I put her back on her basking rock. About an hour later she gets off her rock with her mouth gaping and walks to the front of the tank. It looked like she was stretching her beard with her mouth wide open. There were several body contractions before I saw her puke up some liquid. It was whitish and cloudy like. At this point I’m incredibly worried I have never seen this before. I called the vet and he hasn’t returned my call yet so I might just show up tomorrow morning.
She looks to be noticeably thinner, and wrinkly. She is usually very bright but she has some stress marks and a dark beard. I got some butternut squash baby food and put a little on her nose and she licked it up. She had maybe .5ML. I’m keeping an eye on her to see if she can keep it down. I fed her about 40 minutes ago. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Any advise would be appreciated. I’m freaking out a lil bit. I copied the usual questionnaire below so you can see her husbandry.
How old is your dragon? 3 years
How long have you had your dragon? 3 years
How long is your dragon? 19”
What is the sex of your dragon? Female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 4x2x2 custom build
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Outdoor carpet from home depot
Do you use UVB lights? 36” reptisun 10.0
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb? 6 months, just ordered a new one
How close can your dragon get to the UVB, and where is the UVB bulb located? 6 inches, mounted in the middle of the tank
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? Halogen 60w
Di you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)? no
How long are lights on each day? 12 on 12 off
What are the basking temps? 100-105 degrees
What is the cool side temp? 75-80 degrees
What is the night time temp? Never below 69 degrees, usually 70-75
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Accurite probe that measures humidity also, currently around 30%
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? Probe is on basking rock directly under spotlight, other end measures cold side
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. I offer collared greens, kale, mustard greens, butternut squash 3-5 times a week. She usually has a few pieces, sometimes she ignores it. I also offer dubia almost every day. Sometimes she eats 2-4, sometimes she ignores them. She likes the rep-cal adult dragon pellets so I also offer those every day she usually eats around 4 or so. She wont touch these now
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Afternoon/Evening 3-5 days a week
How many live feeders do you offer at time? One dubia at a time, as many as she wants. She usually eats 2-3 large ones
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Don’t feed crickets anymore, I think they gave her pinworms in the past. Dubia eats leftover greens and butternut squash. Occasional orange
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Not often. Vet said she should be fine with the nutrients with what I feed her. I used to dust greens once a week with reptical and herpivite.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? She usually goes 2-3 times a week in the bath. She has had diarrhea the past 2 days she has gone 2-3 times each day. They are very orange looking urates, not sure if that is from the squash I feed her.
Do you bathe your dragon? How often? 2-4 times per week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? No
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? Yes in the summer I had both my dragons tested and they had pinworms. They were treated with Panacur. The follow up fecal test was clear
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No, they are housed separately.
Her bowel movements have been orange looking the past 2 weeks. I just thought that was from the squash I was feeding her. I couldn’t really distinguish the urate from the other part. My other dragon has normal looking urate with green poop behind it. They only go bathroom when I give them warm baths, usually 2-3 BMs per week. Yesterday she went bathroom in her cage what looks to be 3 times. It was very runny, white and watery. Today I gave her a warm bath and she was chugging water like I have never seen. I usually drip a few drops on her head and she licks it up, but today she dipped her head in the water and was going to town. I thought this was a good thing and that she was very dehydrated. She has a bowl movement after her drink in the bath. Once again it was orange looking, not her usual healthy looking green poo.
I cleaned her cage today underneath her carpet I have a linoleum tiles that I disinfect with a chlorohexidine/water solution. I also cleaned the carpet with the same solution. I was letting it dry, along with her other furnishings when I noticed a puddle on the tiles. I didn’t see what happened I’m not sure if it was vomit or a BM. I’m guessing it was from all the water she had chugged an hour earlier in her bath. It was clear. So I cleaned that up and offered her a salad and dubia, which she refused. I even offered her a blueberry (she loves them I only give them once a month if that). But she didn’t eat anything
So I took her just outside her tank and I have a squirt bottle of filtered water that I will sometime give them a little drop on the nose to drink. She drank it up for a few squirts then I put her back on her basking rock. About an hour later she gets off her rock with her mouth gaping and walks to the front of the tank. It looked like she was stretching her beard with her mouth wide open. There were several body contractions before I saw her puke up some liquid. It was whitish and cloudy like. At this point I’m incredibly worried I have never seen this before. I called the vet and he hasn’t returned my call yet so I might just show up tomorrow morning.
She looks to be noticeably thinner, and wrinkly. She is usually very bright but she has some stress marks and a dark beard. I got some butternut squash baby food and put a little on her nose and she licked it up. She had maybe .5ML. I’m keeping an eye on her to see if she can keep it down. I fed her about 40 minutes ago. Has anyone else experienced anything like this? Any advise would be appreciated. I’m freaking out a lil bit. I copied the usual questionnaire below so you can see her husbandry.
How old is your dragon? 3 years
How long have you had your dragon? 3 years
How long is your dragon? 19”
What is the sex of your dragon? Female
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? 4x2x2 custom build
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? Outdoor carpet from home depot
Do you use UVB lights? 36” reptisun 10.0
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb? 6 months, just ordered a new one
How close can your dragon get to the UVB, and where is the UVB bulb located? 6 inches, mounted in the middle of the tank
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? Halogen 60w
Di you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)? no
How long are lights on each day? 12 on 12 off
What are the basking temps? 100-105 degrees
What is the cool side temp? 75-80 degrees
What is the night time temp? Never below 69 degrees, usually 70-75
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? Accurite probe that measures humidity also, currently around 30%
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps? Probe is on basking rock directly under spotlight, other end measures cold side
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. I offer collared greens, kale, mustard greens, butternut squash 3-5 times a week. She usually has a few pieces, sometimes she ignores it. I also offer dubia almost every day. Sometimes she eats 2-4, sometimes she ignores them. She likes the rep-cal adult dragon pellets so I also offer those every day she usually eats around 4 or so. She wont touch these now
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? Afternoon/Evening 3-5 days a week
How many live feeders do you offer at time? One dubia at a time, as many as she wants. She usually eats 2-3 large ones
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? Don’t feed crickets anymore, I think they gave her pinworms in the past. Dubia eats leftover greens and butternut squash. Occasional orange
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? Not often. Vet said she should be fine with the nutrients with what I feed her. I used to dust greens once a week with reptical and herpivite.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? She usually goes 2-3 times a week in the bath. She has had diarrhea the past 2 days she has gone 2-3 times each day. They are very orange looking urates, not sure if that is from the squash I feed her.
Do you bathe your dragon? How often? 2-4 times per week
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? No
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? Yes in the summer I had both my dragons tested and they had pinworms. They were treated with Panacur. The follow up fecal test was clear
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? No, they are housed separately.
