boxers":d3303 said:He basks all day and doesn't eat- is he cold? Or not getting enough UV maybe? :?
I'm no expert, but these are the things I was told to check on when my beardie was lethargic.
NegativeCreep":b0ba2 said:boxers":b0ba2 said:He basks all day and doesn't eat- is he cold? Or not getting enough UV maybe? :?
I'm no expert, but these are the things I was told to check on when my beardie was lethargic.
What are his temps? How do you measure them?
BrownEyes87":95bbc said:I use a digital thermometer - his basking temp is 110...and 80 something on the cool side.
I went out to get some more mealworms ( he seemed to take to those very well) and i cut one up, rubbed some of the gut juices on his mouth so he could lick and get hungry. You know what he in turn did? Wiped his mouth on the paper towel!! :x I couldnt believe it.
I just dont understand him.
NegativeCreep":53629 said:BrownEyes87":53629 said:I use a digital thermometer - his basking temp is 110...and 80 something on the cool side.
I went out to get some more mealworms ( he seemed to take to those very well) and i cut one up, rubbed some of the gut juices on his mouth so he could lick and get hungry. You know what he in turn did? Wiped his mouth on the paper towel!! :x I couldnt believe it.
I just dont understand him.
Hehe, they can be jerks sometimes. My Blazey is being one today, actually. Puffed up at me and all I was trying to do was entice her to eat greens and give her some PWs... No PWs for her, right now, I guess.
Have you tried the phoenix worms yet?
Your thermometer, does it measure surface temps or ambient temps?
h0ndap0w3r":c072c said:a little eating is a start
h0ndap0w3r":622e9 said:any more progress for today?
auntylolo":eedf1 said:The repti-sun 10.0 will make a huge difference, unfortunatly the Zilla uvbs do not have a high output.
As it has been mentioned before, mealworms are not the best thing to be feeding your dragon. Whether they have hard shells or not, they are still fatty and some dragons will not touch anything else once they've been getting mealies. Also, even if you cut them up, if they have the exoskeleton then it makes no difference as it would end up being chewed up anyway, and it can still cause problems.
BrownEyes87":26132 said:A quick update everyone :
Brian is STILL not eating. He did however, have another bowl movement that looked just fine.
He will be a day and a half soon without eating...Sons really are put on this earth to torture their moms...
He just lays on his log and basks all day - head pointing to the light as if all is well.
maxattack":f6d99 said:BrownEyes87":f6d99 said:A quick update everyone :
Brian is STILL not eating. He did however, have another bowl movement that looked just fine.
He will be a day and a half soon without eating...Sons really are put on this earth to torture their moms...
He just lays on his log and basks all day - head pointing to the light as if all is well.
Hidey ho. Buttercup went through a spat of not eating for about 2 weeks. I had to change her basking bulb to a higher wattage and move some of her furniture around so she could get closer to her UVB. With the weather getting cooler outside the ambient temperature in her viv might be off by a few degrees. Check her temps with a digital probe or thermal gun and see if they have dropped any. Mine had only gone down about 5 degrees but it put her off her food for a while. She is eating like a pig now that I upped the heat in her viv and got her closer to her UVB.