PicosParent
Hatchling Member
Hi Everyone,
Pico is not wanting to eat ANYTHING! If I place food before him, he does this weird gulping where his whole neck/beard area rises and falls. Has anyone else experienced this and if so is it normal? I have tried every type of green leafy veg, squash, green beans, peas, blue berries, bananas, crickets, super worms (which he LOVED just last week), beardie dry food, the moist beardie cubed food.....he has not eaten anything in four days!!!
I have had to squirt the Jump Start into his mouth with the syringe. Since it is so thick I use a small syringe of water or pedialite afterwards to help wash it down.
I am also using the Reptaid XL and I have been doing vitamins every other day as he is not getting vitamins from food. From reading other posts I see lots of beardies go through these not eating stages but, do any of you have your beardies doing this gulping thing???? I am wondering if it is normal or I need to get to a vet. Sometimes it is so extreme I see his belly sides going in and out. I have held him up to my ear and every so often I can hear a little labored breathing (it is very rarely that I hear it). I know the Reptaid XL is supposed to help with any respiratory infections. We have been doing the Reptaid XL for about a week as directions say 10 days and two off.
In case you need more info, Pico is 8 years old. His tank in 4'long 18" high and 12" deep. He has a 150 heat emitter on the warm side along with a 100 watt basking bulb and the temp runs between 92 and 102. I use Reptisun 10 for the UVB and it is hung up inside of the tank and depending on where he is laying, he is between 6-9 inches from it. His UVB and basking are on a timer from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM. His 75 watt black light for sleeping is on from 7:00 PM until 7:00 AM. I have the probe digital thermometer in the basking area right next to where he lays in his hammock. The cool side of the tank runs between 70 and 78 degrees and he has a little "cave", branches, rocks to climb on and the bottom of the tank is covered in tile and he has artificial plants to hide behind and under.
He gets a bath every other day and his poo has the bright white and then the other is formed ok (of course it is in the bath water so it is kind of hard to tell) and not runny. He will not get out of the tub until he does his business so he has been regular. He is 16" long and I am not quite sure of his weight right now, in my observation he has lost some weight.
When I get him out (not until between 6 and 7:00 PM so I know he has had adequate UVB time) he just wants to cuddle. If I set him down, he won't go anywhere. He just stays put until I pick him up again. He used to like to run around and climb. He has always loved to cuddle but he gets extra clingy when I try to put him to bed. A couple of nights I have been so worried I wrapped him in a soft towel with one of those hand warmers tucked between the layers above him and put him in a basket next to my bed and slept with my hand on his basket and his little hand clutching my finger all night. Am I just being paranoid??? Is the gulping a normal thing??? PLEASE HELP!!!!!
Pico is not wanting to eat ANYTHING! If I place food before him, he does this weird gulping where his whole neck/beard area rises and falls. Has anyone else experienced this and if so is it normal? I have tried every type of green leafy veg, squash, green beans, peas, blue berries, bananas, crickets, super worms (which he LOVED just last week), beardie dry food, the moist beardie cubed food.....he has not eaten anything in four days!!!
I have had to squirt the Jump Start into his mouth with the syringe. Since it is so thick I use a small syringe of water or pedialite afterwards to help wash it down.
I am also using the Reptaid XL and I have been doing vitamins every other day as he is not getting vitamins from food. From reading other posts I see lots of beardies go through these not eating stages but, do any of you have your beardies doing this gulping thing???? I am wondering if it is normal or I need to get to a vet. Sometimes it is so extreme I see his belly sides going in and out. I have held him up to my ear and every so often I can hear a little labored breathing (it is very rarely that I hear it). I know the Reptaid XL is supposed to help with any respiratory infections. We have been doing the Reptaid XL for about a week as directions say 10 days and two off.
In case you need more info, Pico is 8 years old. His tank in 4'long 18" high and 12" deep. He has a 150 heat emitter on the warm side along with a 100 watt basking bulb and the temp runs between 92 and 102. I use Reptisun 10 for the UVB and it is hung up inside of the tank and depending on where he is laying, he is between 6-9 inches from it. His UVB and basking are on a timer from 7:00 AM until 7:00 PM. His 75 watt black light for sleeping is on from 7:00 PM until 7:00 AM. I have the probe digital thermometer in the basking area right next to where he lays in his hammock. The cool side of the tank runs between 70 and 78 degrees and he has a little "cave", branches, rocks to climb on and the bottom of the tank is covered in tile and he has artificial plants to hide behind and under.
He gets a bath every other day and his poo has the bright white and then the other is formed ok (of course it is in the bath water so it is kind of hard to tell) and not runny. He will not get out of the tub until he does his business so he has been regular. He is 16" long and I am not quite sure of his weight right now, in my observation he has lost some weight.
When I get him out (not until between 6 and 7:00 PM so I know he has had adequate UVB time) he just wants to cuddle. If I set him down, he won't go anywhere. He just stays put until I pick him up again. He used to like to run around and climb. He has always loved to cuddle but he gets extra clingy when I try to put him to bed. A couple of nights I have been so worried I wrapped him in a soft towel with one of those hand warmers tucked between the layers above him and put him in a basket next to my bed and slept with my hand on his basket and his little hand clutching my finger all night. Am I just being paranoid??? Is the gulping a normal thing??? PLEASE HELP!!!!!
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