wont digest crickets

[smeegy]

Just recently my beardie hasn't been digesting his crickets all the way. Theres literally cricket legs in his poop and its very very smelly. We've never experienced this before..whats happening???
He's in a 55gal viv with a 100watt basking spot, reptisun 10.0 tube, and i think its a 50 watt ceramic heat emitter.
He eats the crickets like crazy, his appetite is great, he dances quite a bit....
The only thing that has changed in the last month is his lighting, we used to use the reptisun (i think) bulb..the one that has both uva and uvb. Anyway, his basking light is ususally around 98 degrees and hes about to turn 2. One other note, we are taking him in to see the vet Wednesday, Im worried that he has yellow fungus.

 

[Claudiusx]

His basking light is "usually" around 98?

Can you be more descriptive on what usually means? Basking temperatures shouldn't really vary... Are you measuring with an accurate device? If so, what?

When is the last time you had a fecal done?

-Brandon

 

[smeegy]

I mean 98-100 but never under 98.. Right now im using a digital thermometer the yellow one you can find at petco. I'm ordering a gun though!!

He's never had a fecal done! He goes Wednesday and I was going to call them tomorrow to see if i should bring a sample in just in case..

 

[smeegy]

the thermometer has a probe!

 

[Claudiusx]

I would bring a sample in anyways. It is usually no trouble for any reputable vet to perform a fecal test.

How old is your dragon? 98-100 is kind of low for a baby-juvie. 105~ would be better.

-Brandon

 

[smeegy]

Okay, I'll definitely do that. I think hes going to be 2 in March? Im not 100% on that bus hes 20 inches

 

[Claudiusx]

For an adult then, that is a decent temp.

Lets see how the fecal is, and then go from there.

-Brandon