KatieMac94
Bearded Dragon Egg
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Hi guys!
So last Friday finally took the plunge after much research and a mental breakdown building the vivarium and brought home a little dragon called Balerion. Not sure of his exact age but think between 4-6 months (he's about 12 inches long). So the first couple of days he ate like a champ and was pooing normally nice white urates and good consistency. Then he stopped so I started giving him nice warm baths to encourage him which worked and that was fine thought maybe he just didn't like being stuck in his viv with his leavings (which I get because they don't smell awfully nice!!). The lady in the pet shop said he has always just pooped where he stood and paid no attention to it so I'm worried something is wrong since we brought him home and he now only goes in the bath every other day.
Today I popped him in his little bath and waited for the little twerk that he does before going and then there was just this mass of undigested crickets floating about. Legs, heads the whole lot in little bits and it totally freaked me out. I'm trying to do the best by the little guy but being a total newbie to all of this is so stressful!
So I have concerns that he won't go unless in the bath and even then it's only every second day he goes (he's still eating very well.. no veg yet but I'm ever hopeful) and I'm concerned at this sudden deterioration in his poop to complete undigested crickets and am praying it was a one off. He also seems very lazy much of the time will sit on his basking spot occasionally mooching around licking at things but he doesn't seem very active and I wonder if maybe he is still suffering from the stress of moving? His belly looks quite chubby and I don't know if it's down to bloating or being full or something else. He also started a little bit of shedding a couple of days after coming home with us but that has paused his tail is definitely ready to go but not started peeling as yet!
For info he is in a 4 foot vivarium. Arcadia 14% dragon lamp UVB strip bulb. 100w bulb on a dimmer. His Temps are 110-115 at basking spot mid 90s in the hot end dropping off to 75-80 at the cool end. He is eating size 4 black crickets dusted in the morning with calcium (multivitamin dusting twice weekly also)
Sorry for the essay but I'm just desperately in need of knowing that I'm doing something right. I absolutely adore the little guy but I feel like it's just been a disaster and we've only had him here for a week. Seems like he was doing better in a tiny pet shop vivarium and I feel like an awful dragon mother!
So last Friday finally took the plunge after much research and a mental breakdown building the vivarium and brought home a little dragon called Balerion. Not sure of his exact age but think between 4-6 months (he's about 12 inches long). So the first couple of days he ate like a champ and was pooing normally nice white urates and good consistency. Then he stopped so I started giving him nice warm baths to encourage him which worked and that was fine thought maybe he just didn't like being stuck in his viv with his leavings (which I get because they don't smell awfully nice!!). The lady in the pet shop said he has always just pooped where he stood and paid no attention to it so I'm worried something is wrong since we brought him home and he now only goes in the bath every other day.
Today I popped him in his little bath and waited for the little twerk that he does before going and then there was just this mass of undigested crickets floating about. Legs, heads the whole lot in little bits and it totally freaked me out. I'm trying to do the best by the little guy but being a total newbie to all of this is so stressful!
So I have concerns that he won't go unless in the bath and even then it's only every second day he goes (he's still eating very well.. no veg yet but I'm ever hopeful) and I'm concerned at this sudden deterioration in his poop to complete undigested crickets and am praying it was a one off. He also seems very lazy much of the time will sit on his basking spot occasionally mooching around licking at things but he doesn't seem very active and I wonder if maybe he is still suffering from the stress of moving? His belly looks quite chubby and I don't know if it's down to bloating or being full or something else. He also started a little bit of shedding a couple of days after coming home with us but that has paused his tail is definitely ready to go but not started peeling as yet!
For info he is in a 4 foot vivarium. Arcadia 14% dragon lamp UVB strip bulb. 100w bulb on a dimmer. His Temps are 110-115 at basking spot mid 90s in the hot end dropping off to 75-80 at the cool end. He is eating size 4 black crickets dusted in the morning with calcium (multivitamin dusting twice weekly also)
Sorry for the essay but I'm just desperately in need of knowing that I'm doing something right. I absolutely adore the little guy but I feel like it's just been a disaster and we've only had him here for a week. Seems like he was doing better in a tiny pet shop vivarium and I feel like an awful dragon mother!
