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my beardie laid lots of slugs several times from 3 months ago and she is underweight now. I'm having trouble to put some weight to her, already give her cricket, roaches, supers but still i dont see progress. any advise?
You can give her water with a syringe. Perhaps she just is not drinking when she is in the bath? I had trouble keeping my female leatherback hydrated until I started syringe feeding her the water after a recommendation by a vet.germ: i give her prey item along with greens everyday, cricket 15 - 20, roach 1 - 2, supers 5 - 10. she's about 2 years old. my temp and photo period is right. yes she has dehydrated symptoms then i soak her everyday for several weeks untill now and take her outside to get sunbathing but still she has indentation behind her head. i'll take a pic and post it tomorrow. i wonder why i always have trouble with female beardie while my other 4 males is looking great and very easy to take care.
Many of those same people that say no about pinkies will say that they are okay for quick weight gainers in situations like after birth when you can't get weight to stick, but not to feed them on a regular basis. Dragons can get very finicky about eating while gravid, and sometimes it doesn't matter how much food you provide for them, they might not eat enough to be at a healthy weight. If she's still getting dehydrated, then she isn't drinking enough.aleena: many people say no bout pinkies, and i never see hornworn forsale in my country. i make the water splash so she always drink when she is in bath.
my beardie laid lots of slugs several times from 3 months ago and she is underweight now. I'm having trouble to put some weight to her, already give her cricket, roaches, supers but still i dont see progress. any advise?[waxworms are a great source for bearded dragons that are under weight.
dunc: yes i increase the food and calcium, when she laid for the 1st time she looks fine, but after she laid and laid and laid, not much eating and restless then she get thin. the temp is 33-4 C at cool end and 36-37 C at basking, i use newspaper for her, her poop is normal too.
aleena: how many pinkies do you give to yours? once a week or else? yes maybe i should give her more water.
vincent: i gave my other beardies waxworm once and it made their stool loose, is it ok?
germ: thats the problem for me, there is no reptile vet to do that here in Indonesia. sorry i cant take some pic this morning, but i have photo of my set up for all my beardie
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Bill came back for a short minute! Bill, we'd love for you to join us again!Your cool end is to hot 33c is 93f what size tank are you using,my cool spots will range from 75 to 65 at night and 80 and under during the day.