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09-30-2007, 09:43 PM
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My beardie wont eat!
I have had this lizard for a year now, hes about 2. This has been going on for a while, I can get him to eat crix sometimes, but he turns his nose up on the collard greens/Bearded Dragon monster diet with 2 little strawberry slices and a heap of super worms. He refuses to eat pretty much anything now. I have been trying everything but he doesnt seem to eat. Any ideas how i can get him to eat his veggies and worms?
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09-30-2007, 10:00 PM
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Well can you describe your set up. Temps, Cage size, all that good stuff. Would help anyone giving advice.
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09-30-2007, 10:03 PM
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I got a 65 gallon tank, The bedding i got was made for bearded dragons, i forgot the name but its like grinded walnuts or something. The hot end is about 95-105 and the cold end during the day is about 75-80 at night the cool side prob gets down in the 70's. I have a heat lamp on the hot side with a uv bulb, and I also have a uvb light that goes across the tank
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09-30-2007, 10:12 PM
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Hmmm. Well you might just have to find something he likes to eat then. What was the previous owner feeding him.
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09-30-2007, 10:19 PM
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well i have had him for a year, i used to be able to get him to eat romaine lettuce but i heard that was bad, and he wouldnt eat alot of it. And he will eat crix sometimes its hit or miss
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09-30-2007, 11:46 PM
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#6
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Hello
Hello,
How do his stools look? Are they runny or firm?
What about supplementation? What type & brand of UVB are you using, & how old is it?
What do you take the temps with a digital probe or a stick on thermometer?
The temps are fine if you are using a digital or a temp gun, no problems.
How long has he been on the walnut substrate? Sometimes, being on loose substrates, can cause parasitic outbreaks because it isn't always kept clean enough. I always recommend solid substrate. Has he ever been treated for worms & parasites?
Romaine is ok, as long as you mix it with collard or mustard greens, & a few other veggies for variety. Squash varieties are good, snow peas, & green beans as well.
If your setup is ok, then I recommend getting a fecal done on him just to rule out worms & parasites. Otherwise, it is most likely the normal slow down phase that they go through every year called brumation.
As long as he is not exhibiting any other symptoms that would cause worry, & his fecal is clear, there is no reason why he can't go through a brumation phase for his age of 2.
Tracie
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10-01-2007, 01:00 AM
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What day light cycles are you doing also. I am no specialist of beardies. If its about a snake I can usually answer it no problem. I have a few beardies i breed. Someone else could put credibillity toward the light cycle thing. Something like 8 hours of light will take em out of brumation and 10 hours of light puts em in. I forget exact numbers someone else here will know more.
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10-01-2007, 01:09 AM
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o, yea hes definatly going into burmation
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10-02-2007, 03:05 PM
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Hello
Hello,
You got that backwards! LOL
If you shorten their light cycles, it will slow them down, & if you increase their light cycles it should bring them out.
However, if they are going to brumate & they are healthy, even leaving the light on wont bring them out! Most of the time, you cannot beat nature.
Tracie
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10-02-2007, 03:35 PM
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Yeah sorry not a genius when it comes to beardies lol. But I knew someone would know lol.
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