Under weight beardie?

[Wintersedits]

I can't tell if Tex is underweight, but I'm concerned about between his hind legs where it seems some bones are protruding??? Idk ... He's also been sleeping more and pooping less, often hiding in his hides not often coming out

 

[xp29]

I can't tell if Tex is underweight, but I'm concerned about between his hind legs where it seems some bones are protruding??? Idk ... He's also been sleeping more and pooping less, often hiding in his hides not often coming out

He looks pretty good. I'd guess him at roughly 500 grams. Thats a good weight.
Are you sure he is a he though?the shape of his head looks more female to me. ( we certainly can't predict sex accurately that way, but they do USUALLY look distinctly different)

 

[Wintersedits]

He looks pretty good. I'd guess him at roughly 500 grams. Thats a good weight.
Are you sure he is a he though?the shape of his head looks more female to me. ( we certainly can't predict sex accurately that way, but they do USUALLY look distinctly different)

I believe (and hope) he's male, I checked between his legs once, and saw two lumps... I hear different there is it's a male from my mom... but idk if that's true, would you perhaps know why tex is acting the way he is

 

[xp29]

How old is he? He may be trying brumate.
I'll post a picture of how to sex him

 

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Be careful not to burn him with the light.

 

[Wintersedits]

How old is he? He may be trying brumate.
I'll post a picture of how to sex him View attachment 93921

I don't for sure know, I got him at petsmart, I believe I have my assumed birthday for him somewhere on my profile

 

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I don't for sure know, I got him at petsmart, I believe I have my assumed birthday for him somewhere on my profile

Ok not hardly a year old. That's young for brumation. That don't mean he won't do a seasonal slow down.
How is his poop. Stinky or chase you out if the room stinky. If the poop is really bad, collect a sample and drop it at the vey. Ask for a fecal float test. It should be less than 100 dollars. What ever you do DO NOT let the vet do an enema there is a very high chance they would injure/kill him that way.

 

[Wintersedits]

Ok not hardly a year old. That's young for brumation. That don't mean he won't do a seasonal slow down.
How is his poop. Stinky or chase you out if the room stinky. If the poop is really bad, collect a sample and drop it at the vey. Ask for a fecal float test. It should be less than 100 dollars. What ever you do DO NOT let the vet do an enema there is a very high chance they would injure/kill him that way.

Never thought it smelt bad honestly, I don't smell anything from his poops, though a few I've seen some have some of his food in the poop...

 

[Wintersedits]

Ok not hardly a year old. That's young for brumation. That don't mean he won't do a seasonal slow down.
How is his poop. Stinky or chase you out if the room stinky. If the poop is really bad, collect a sample and drop it at the vey. Ask for a fecal float test. It should be less than 100 dollars. What ever you do DO NOT let the vet do an enema there is a very high chance they would injure/kill him that way.

And i just gender revealed tex, he's a male... (forever tormented by the judgemental look I was given)

 

[Wintersedits]

Ok not hardly a year old. That's young for brumation. That don't mean he won't do a seasonal slow down.
How is his poop. Stinky or chase you out if the room stinky. If the poop is really bad, collect a sample and drop it at the vey. Ask for a fecal float test. It should be less than 100 dollars. What ever you do DO NOT let the vet do an enema there is a very high chance they would injure/kill him that way.

And whats an enema?

 

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And whats an enema?

When they force water into their bum to make them poop. It's insanely dangerous for beardies.

 

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And i just gender revealed tex, he's a male... (forever tormented by the judgemental look I was given)

I know that look all to well.
He will probably develop the big male meaty head as he ages. I love the way a full grown male looks.

 

[Wintersedits]

When they force water into their bum to make them poop. It's insanely dangerous for beardies.

Oh! What's even the point of that? Those poor things...

 

[Wintersedits]

I know that look all to well.
He will probably develop the big male meaty head as he ages. I love the way a full grown male looks.

Don't we all know that. Look , about time I feed him, his way of saying he's hungry is by staring at you with either a puffed pancake or just ... Maliciously smiling in a way

 

[ChileanTaco]

He looks pretty good. I'd guess him at roughly 500 grams. Thats a good weight.
Are you sure he is a he though?the shape of his head looks more female to me. ( we certainly can't predict sex accurately that way, but they do USUALLY look distinctly different)

I agree - looks fine. Looks very much (!) like my Taco. Taco brumated at an age of less than a year, approx. 10 months, without problems. But yes, if possible, a fecal.

Taco, btw., is for sure male (sold to me as a male and for a female here a permit would be required; looking at the tail area with the light; found sperm plugs; no eggs). Same head shape, same body shape, everything as Tex. (And even coloration and pattern, too )

@Wintersedits
Signs for underweight are slim or missing fat pads, thin tail that's not looking sturdy anymore (Tax' tail has its widest part after the hip so it is nicely filled out, that's a good sturdy tail!), stunted size (and when worse, bony look).
But his look is really good. Beardies have a wide, flat abdomen, which should be present (yours has!), but a beardie should not turn out as a "jabba the hut" creature (fat, extremely broad) which is actually overweight but it's shown so often that one might get the wrong impression that such would be a normal healthy appearance.