Sleep??

[Sk8indragon]

My girl puff us sleeping practicly 24/7 is this ok or is something wrong with her????

 

[scion]

How old is she? Could be brumation

 

[Sk8indragon]

LOL funny u ask... I don't no I forgot to ask the Pearson I bought her from she's 16in long I don't no if that helps??

 

[Blind]

She is most likely brumating. It is like hibernation for reptiles.

 

[Sk8indragon]

wats it mean??

 

[diamc]

Just to be sure, could you answer the questions that are posted in the beginning of the Health forum? That would help rule things out before brumation is decided.

 

[Sk8indragon]

Ok I'll try I just got her and it's my first BD.....

 

[diamc]

It's ok, just do the best you can, we are here to help. :wink: Would it be easier if I posted the questions here for you?

 

[Sk8indragon]

Yes please that would help so much!

 

[diamc]

Ok, here you go.

1 How old is your dragon?
2 How long have you had your dragon?
3 How long is your dragon?
4 What is the sex of your dragon?
5 What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
6 What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
7 Do you use UVB lights?
8 If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
9 What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
10 How old is your UVB bulb?
11 How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
12 Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage?
13 What are the basking temps?
14 What is the cool side temp?
15 Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
16 Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
17 Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
18 What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
19 How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
20 Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
21 Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
22 Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
23 Do you bath your dragon? How often?
24 Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
25 Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?
26 Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?

 

[Sk8indragon]

1- I don't know
2- about a week
3- 16in.
4- female
5- 30g
6- crushed walnuts soon to tile
7- yes
8- tube
9- I don't know came with dragon
10-I don't know came with dragon
11- 11in.
12- yes, Exo-terra sun glow, 100w
13- about 102
14- about 78
15- a cheesey circular 1 from petsmart
16- right at the lvl she baskes at
17- a heat pad but I have had it turned off and unplugged
18- well right now carrots, bananas, collerd greens, and rarely crix.... I am purchesing 500 so I will be set soon
19- afternoon
20- yes
21- yes, rep-cal and if only feed it on her crix ( one time ) and I put it on her collard greens so everyday
22- sorry don't keep track
23- not yet I haven't should I????
24- no
25- no

 

[diamc]

Hi, thanks for answering the questions. I see a few things that could be causing her to not be very active. That's good that you're using a tube UVB rather than a coil or compact. If you could look at the side of the tube, the brand name and % of output should be printed right on it. Could you see what it says and let us know? Once we find that out, we can let you know if the distance of 11" away from is where it should be placed.

I suggest you remove the crushed walnut shells right away and you could even replace with paper towels for now until you get the tiles. The shells have very sharp edges and are also an impaction risk. When they ingest them, the shells can cause damage to their insides so we don't recommend they be used because they are very dangerous.

The basking & cool side temps sound good but since you are using a circular, round gauge thermometer, you're not getting accurate readings. The only 2 ways to get good readings are with either a temperature gun or a digital thermometer with a long wire & probe end. You can get one like this at Walmart for about $12.00 and it is the AcuRite brand.

If you use a digital thermometer with a long wire & probe end and it has dual readings like this one, then you lay the probe end so that it is resting on the basking site with the thermometer part way over on the bottom of the cool side, wait about 45 min for the temp to stop rising, then the "out" reading will be for the basking spot & the "in" reading for the cool side.

Since you don't really know what the temps are now, she could very well be dehydrated. I suggest you give her a nice warm bath (test the temp by the inside of your wrist, should feel warm but not cold or hot.) Be sure to put a washcloth down in the sink or container to keep her from sliding around. The water level should be up to her shoulders or covering her front legs. With her vent (where she poos) right down in the water for about 15 to 20 min, it will help her with proper hydration. Bathing 3 to 4 times a wk is a good idea.

Do you know if she is under a yr old? If she is 16", it's really hard to say how old she is, probably just under a yr. Their size is affected by UVB, calcium intake, food, etc so hard to pinpoint her exact age.

Collard greens are a good staple green. Here's a site that shows other good ones to feed: http://www.beautifuldragons.503xtreme.com/Nutrition.html Since she may be under a yr old, she should still be getting quite a few crickets or other live feeders like superworms (very cheap), hornworms, silk worms, butter worms. Protein from live feeders helps them grow. But, she should still be given fresh greens daily. How has her appetite been? Since you've only had her a wk, she could be going through relocation stress but I think you'll see a big difference in her when you get the temps right, give her more live feeders and bathe her. Her live food or greens should be dusted with calcium 5 days wk and with vitamins, the other 2 days a wk. You might want to start feeding her live food in the morning as that's when they usually have the biggest appetite.

I know this is a lot of info, but we're here to help you every step of the way. Please fill us in on what the tube UVB says as there are some tubes that don't produce enough and it's very important that you have a good one to prevent metabolic bone disease and other health concerns/problems. Is there anything you need more info on?

 

[Sk8indragon]

It says exo-terra repti-glow 8.0 15w

 

[diamc]

Thanks for reading the info on the bulb. If that's a strip fluorescent bulb, then it is a good one. I suggest you move it closer to your beardie though, should be 6 to 8" from her otherwise she won't be getting any benefit from it. It should also be placed right alongside a bright white basking bulb so that she can get the benefit of both lights at the same time. The fluorescent UVB's need to be replaced every 5 to 6 months so since you don't know how old it is, it would probably be a good idea to order a new one. The best fluorescent UVB you can get is the Repti-Sun 10.0 which you can get here at a very reasonable price and about 1/2 of what you would pay for it in a pet store. http://www.petmountain.com/product/fluorescent/504983/zoo-med-reptisun-10.0-uvb-bulb.html

Did you have any questions about any of the other info? How is she acting today?

 

[Sk8indragon]

She doesn't like bathes.... LOL is that normal? She puffed up like her belly and everything ( never seen her to that ) then when I tryed to take her out and she hissed but when she got back in her viv she was vary active and calm agiane and let me pet her.
Thanks for the help and edvice