Weird eating habits and breathing weird?

[iNyan]

I got Mushu a week ago, and he's been stressed, but yesterday his stress marks were almost gone. He's been eating since the day I got him, and pooping 2x a day everyday. But the most crickets we've ever gotten in him is 12/13 (Which was Saturday night), I can understand on a few days due to stress and he shed last Wednesday, but lately he's been eating 2/3, he only ate 1 earlier! I have runaway crickets so I leave them in the tank for him to nom (I do take them out at night), but I don't think he hunts much. I'm afraid I'm not feeding him enough, but he just looses interest and the crickets run by (or on him!) and he does nothing. Baths weren't doing much, and I wanted him to de-stress but I do give him water about 3x a day. When I was giving him water today, afterward, he started breathing weird and puffing his beard out. It was resembling a cat getting sick (Gross I know >.<) I'm just worried, it seemed weird. He also has a bunch of stress marks now, but he hasn't gotten sick or anything.

 

[brittani299]

Hello
Can you answer these questions

How old is your dragon?
How long have you had your dragon?
How long is your dragon?
What is the sex of your dragon?
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in?
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank?
Do you use UVB lights?
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb?
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)?
How old is your UVB bulb?
How close can your dragon get to the UVB?
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb?
Di you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)?
How long are lights on each day?
What are the basking temps?
What is the cool side temp?
What is the night time temp?
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun?
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad?
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific.
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)?
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc?
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them?
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)?
Do you bathe your dragon? How often?
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath?
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done?
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon?

 

[iNyan]

How old is your dragon? - About 6-7 weeks
How long have you had your dragon? -A week and 2 days
How long is your dragon? - 6 1/2 inches
What is the sex of your dragon? -Male
What size enclosure do you have your dragon in? - A 36x18x18 divided in half
What type substrate do you have on the bottom of your tank? - Paper towels, I have tile they just need to be cut
Do you use UVB lights? - Yes
If so, Is it a coil, compact, fluorescent tube, or Mercury Vapor bulb? - Tube
What is the brand name and number of your bulb? Wattage (if MVB)? - Reptisun 10.0
How old is your UVB bulb? - Not even a month
How close can your dragon get to the UVB? - 5-6 inches
Do you use a separate basking bulb? What kind and what is the wattage? Is it a white or colored bulb? - It's a 60w house bulb
Di you have any type of night time heat source (ceramic heat emitter, colored bulb, etc)? - No
How long are lights on each day? - 6 - 10
What are the basking temps? - 106-107
What is the cool side temp? - usually 85
What is the night time temp? - 70 or so
Do you take the temps with a stick on thermometer, a digital thermometer with a wire and a probe end or a temp gun? - A thermometer with a probe
Where exactly are you taking your basking temps?- The middle of the hammock
Do you use a heat rock or heat pad? - No
What do you feed your dragon? Please be specific. - 1/4 inch crickets, mustard and collard greens
How often do you feed and what time do you feed (morning, afternoon, night)? - 3 times a day, 6:30 or so, then again at 4:30 and again at about 8:00
Do you gutload (feed) your crickets, worms, etc? - Yes
Do you use vitamin or calcium supplements? What brand(s)? How many days a week do you use each of them? - I use Herptivite calcium and multivitamin. Calcium 5x a week, vitamin 2x a week.
Is your dragon having regular bowel movements (poops)? - Yes about 2 a day
Do you bathe your dragon? How often? - I haven't bathed recently, it scares him, but he does get water 3-4 times a day
Do you mist your dragon or offer water other than in the bath? - I drip water on his nose
Have you gotten a vet check and fecal done? - Not yet
Does your dragon share an enclosure with another dragon? - No

 

[brittani299]

It sounds like relocation stress. Your tank setup is great . In a few days or so he should start eating normally.

 

[iNyan]

Okay that makes me feel better I was a little worried. Thanks!