Israel
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I'm very worried about Israel. I've already made an appointment with his exotics vet for Monday morning, the soonest appointment they had. In the meantime, I could use some advice.
I adopted Israel a little over a week ago on May 26. He was being re-homed by his previous owner. The guy seemed like he did his best for Israel, but wasn't quite as knowledgeable as he thought. He had all the right fixtures, but all the wrong bulbs. So Israel came with a 40 gallon breeder tank, but only a 75 watt bulb that was heating his basking area to about 85 degree's, and keeping his cool side at 65. His UVB light was a strip light that ran the length of the tank. However, the bulb was a very old Zilla Tropical 25 bulb.
I changed his basking bulb to a 150 watt, and check his temp throughout the day, and it keeps it a steady 105 degree's. His cool side is at 80. I couldn't find any ReptiSUN bulbs anywhere, and had to have one special ordered at a pet store. It came in this morning, so he finally has his ReptiSUN 10.0 bulb, it's a 24 inch tube. His substrate is tile. He gets reptocal dusted crickets daily, along with a variety of fresh vegetables.
When I adopted him he was a bit underweight and dehydrated. The guy told me that he had been turning black lately, and he was. He was very dark. He also told me he had been losing weight lately, but acted otherwise fine. And he did for the most part. But within the last few days, I've watched his appetite decrease dramatically, and within the last couple days, so has his energy level. Now, he refuses to open his eyes rarely at all. He'll switch sleeping area's occasionally, and grab one or two crickets, but he's otherwise become extremely lethargic. He's appeared to have lost more weight lately.
I've been soaking him in shallow luke warm water daily. On Thursday, all day he appeared very aggitated. Pacing the tank frantically, clawing at the glass, and acting just very upset. I took him out for a nice romp, which he typically enjoys, but he continued to act aggitated. This was Thursday. On Friday, the agitation was gone, and replaced by this lack of appetite, closed eyes and lethargy.
Any idea's what could be going on? Could it have been the UVB lighting playing a role in things? Any advice is appreciated!
I adopted Israel a little over a week ago on May 26. He was being re-homed by his previous owner. The guy seemed like he did his best for Israel, but wasn't quite as knowledgeable as he thought. He had all the right fixtures, but all the wrong bulbs. So Israel came with a 40 gallon breeder tank, but only a 75 watt bulb that was heating his basking area to about 85 degree's, and keeping his cool side at 65. His UVB light was a strip light that ran the length of the tank. However, the bulb was a very old Zilla Tropical 25 bulb.
I changed his basking bulb to a 150 watt, and check his temp throughout the day, and it keeps it a steady 105 degree's. His cool side is at 80. I couldn't find any ReptiSUN bulbs anywhere, and had to have one special ordered at a pet store. It came in this morning, so he finally has his ReptiSUN 10.0 bulb, it's a 24 inch tube. His substrate is tile. He gets reptocal dusted crickets daily, along with a variety of fresh vegetables.
When I adopted him he was a bit underweight and dehydrated. The guy told me that he had been turning black lately, and he was. He was very dark. He also told me he had been losing weight lately, but acted otherwise fine. And he did for the most part. But within the last few days, I've watched his appetite decrease dramatically, and within the last couple days, so has his energy level. Now, he refuses to open his eyes rarely at all. He'll switch sleeping area's occasionally, and grab one or two crickets, but he's otherwise become extremely lethargic. He's appeared to have lost more weight lately.
I've been soaking him in shallow luke warm water daily. On Thursday, all day he appeared very aggitated. Pacing the tank frantically, clawing at the glass, and acting just very upset. I took him out for a nice romp, which he typically enjoys, but he continued to act aggitated. This was Thursday. On Friday, the agitation was gone, and replaced by this lack of appetite, closed eyes and lethargy.
Any idea's what could be going on? Could it have been the UVB lighting playing a role in things? Any advice is appreciated!
