TechnoCheese
Bearded Dragon Egg
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So for about the past month, my beardie has been getting lethargic, and recently is starting to spend all day in his hide for periods of about 2-3days, with one day being awake but still sitting in the hide, or coming out for about an hour to bask, and then going back to sleep for 2-3 days. I am assuming that he is trying to brumate.
The problem is, he’s still accepting food(super worms, but will only take a bite or two of greens), but the last time I fed him was about a week ago because he’s been sleeping so much.
I want to start putting him into brumation, but he has not pooped since he last ate, and I need him to poop so that I can take a fecal sample to the vet to get it checked for worms.
His poop has been a bit runny lately, and I’m not sure if it’s because I need to change his diet, he has worms, or it’s a side effect of trying to go into brumation.
I feed him superworms as a main staple(I know, not the best staple with the fat, but I assumed since he’s still growing it wouldn’t be too much of a problem. Am I incorrect to assume that?) with the occasional dubia roach(trying to start a colony but my cat ate all of the males :/). For greens I usually feed spring mix without the spinach, and the occasional dandelion or two if I can find it. I usually feed some filaree too, but I haven’t had it in my yard in a few months so he hasn’t had much.
Pancake is about 18 inches long, and 429 grams (0.95 pound). Sadly, I haven’t kept track of his weight, so I don’t know if he’s losing weight.
He is approximately 11 months old.
My questions are-
- If he wants to eat, should I feed him?
- is a fecal test an absolute necessity?
- should I start putting him into brumation, or should I just let him do his own thing?
- does he look too skinny, and does he seem to be a healthy weight?
-should I not feed him unless/until he starts to loose weight? Not sure if this is a stupid question or not, but it was recommended to me in a reptile site I moderate.
Enclosure is currently a 40 gallon tank with home made excavator clay and eco earth. I am certain that he does not have an impaction. Basking temp ranges from 107-100 degrees, and it is currently 75 degrees in the coolest part of the enclosure. It’s usually 80-83, my AC just happens to be working today, which is unusual lol. He will be moving to my sulcata’s 5x2.5 foot closed chamber enclosure once my tortoise is living outside, which should be this month(hopefully).
I am open to any and all suggestions and advice. Thank you!