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Bearded Dragon Just Lays there All Day

Vanillablooos

Vanillablooos

Juvenile Dragon
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Bostonfinest said:
Getting the temperature just right can be tricky, if you have a T5 UVB light your are have way there, and a good thing about T5 tube lights well the Arcadia they will be good for a year and the T8 tube lights have to be changed every 6 months
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The light that is in there is currently a T8. I just went to my local Petsmart, and all they sell is T8's. They have to T5's, which I don't understand
 
Vanillablooos

Vanillablooos

Juvenile Dragon
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Sadie said:
Does the calcium have D3? The dragon falling onto his back is NOT good --- it sounds like MBD w/ the non use of the back legs and neurological issues w/ the falling over on the back -- please keep basking decor low and NO hammocks for now - hes not going to be able to get up on the hammock if he cant use his back legs -- he needs a piece of decor under that UVB approx 6-8 inches that is flat and has wide width so he can fall off --- this is very disturbing --- please keep a close eye on him dragons cannot breath on their backs-- How long was the dragon w/ out proper UVB?
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Is it normal for beardies to not eat all day? I have my sons beardie collards this morning and he has not eaten all day. Hopefully nothing is wrong with him.
 
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Joesmom

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Vanillablooos said:
Is it normal for beardies to not eat all day? I have my sons beardie collards this morning and he has not eaten all day. Hopefully nothing is wrong with him.
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It’s not unheard of. Ours won’t eat greens pretty much ever so if that was all she got then she wouldn’t eat for days! If I feel like something’s wrong though I offer some protein to see how she reacts. If she won’t eat her usual favorites (crickets, hornworm - actually anything that moves - or yellow squash) then I look further to see if there’s a problem.
 
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Vanillablooos

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Joesmom said:
It’s not unheard of. Ours won’t eat greens pretty much ever so if that was all she got then she wouldn’t eat for days! If I feel like something’s wrong though I offer some protein to see how she reacts. If she won’t eat her usual favorites (crickets, hornworm - actually anything that moves - or yellow squash) then I look further to see if there’s a problem.
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That makes since. I know he will eat his proteins...but at the same time, I know beardies are supposed to get greens most of the time as adults or am I wrong?
 
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Sadie

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Vanillablooos said:
That makes since. I know he will eat his proteins...but at the same time, I know beardies are supposed to get greens most of the time as adults or am I wrong?
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No its true some dragons wont touch them and the owners try and try to get them to eat them -- I have 2 now that arent eating them even tho one was raised on a baby to eat them --- my oldest wont eat them either and they get served every day a fresh salad -- w/ worms on top like super and horn and butter --- its nice to offer variety as well -- do you have the nutrition website ? And yes dragons will not eat every day especially at this time of year -- they have slowed down -- if your concerned you need to keep a weight on him - if they have a lot of parasites that too will cause lack of appetite -- the poops will give you a hint of that
 
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Vanillablooos

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Sadie said:
No its true some dragons wont touch them and the owners try and try to get them to eat them -- I have 2 now that arent eating them even tho one was raised on a baby to eat them --- my oldest wont eat them either and they get served every day a fresh salad -- w/ worms on top like super and horn and butter --- its nice to offer variety as well -- do you have the nutrition website ? And yes dragons will not eat every day especially at this time of year -- they have slowed down -- if your concerned you need to keep a weight on him - if they have a lot of parasites that too will cause lack of appetite -- the poops will give you a hint of that
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He has eaten his greens before so maybe I do need to change things up a bit for him . And you're right, maybe he has slowed down too. I do not know his weight at all. Thankfully, I am taking him to the vet today to see what's wrong with him! Cant wait for an answer and hopefully it's nothing serious going on with the little guy!
 
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Sadie

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Vanillablooos said:
He has eaten his greens before so maybe I do need to change things up a bit for him . And you're right, maybe he has slowed down too. I do not know his weight at all. Thankfully, I am taking him to the vet today to see what's wrong with him! Cant wait for an answer and hopefully it's nothing serious going on with the little guy!
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You can weigh on a kitchen food scale -- weigh in grams -- a good weight for a adult dragon is 300+ grams
 
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Vanillablooos

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Bostonfinest

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Vanillablooos said:
That makes since. I know he will eat his proteins...but at the same time, I know beardies are supposed to get greens most of the time as adults or am I wrong?
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You are correct at 11 months their diet should be 80% veggies and 20% animal protein. Have you tried sprinkling a lil bee pollen on the veggies to get him to eat them
 
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