Beardie Bloated?

[Birdey]

Hi
My BD Lyra was super busy about a week and a half ago. That has gone away, but now she looks super bloated today. She is still eating good, alert, and pooing fine.
Cage: 40 gallon
UVB: Desert 50 UVB T8 Fluorescent tube, placed on top of screen.
Basking bulb: 100 watt
Basking: 100 F ( I use a Temp gun)
Shelf liner for substrate

Diet:
Calcium, Spirulina, and Bee pollen 3x a week
Mixed veggies (occasionally)
Dandelion greens
Dubias
Blueberries (occasionally)
Applesauce (occasionally)
I use the Beautiful Dragons food chart.
Thank you!

 

[PatsyB]

The T8 UVB bulb needs to be mounted inside the tank itself. The mesh blocks out about 35% of the UVB so the bulb isn't providing enough UVB. I also found with T8 bulbs they say they should be changed every 6months but mine needed to be changed like every 4-6 months.

How old is Lyra? 100 degrees basking is good for an 18month+ dragon, anything younger needs higher.

Can you feel her belly? Does it feel like she has lumps in her belly? Do you have a picture of her?

 

[Birdey]

She is two years old.
No lumps from what I can tell.

Okay, thank you for the tip on the UVB light!
Thank you! Have a great day!

 

[PatsyB]

She looks good in these pictures. It's possible what you saw was her just puffing herself up to stretch or to absorb more UVB.

 

[Birdey]

Thank you!