help plzz

[zhang]

hi i got a 3 month old dragon for about a month for some reson this past 3 day he stop eating can someone tell me why or what can i do to help it

[mmichele]

have gotten the uvb yet. What are his tempurtures.

[zhang]

yes i got his uvb light and his tempurtures is normal like 90 -100

[spidersweb]

maybe he just full

[spidersweb]

or put him/her in a cage with some crickets not ur beardie tanks another one

[zhang]

k ill try that thankz

[paulsreef]

I would get your basking spot up to 115 degrees. 15 degrees hotter will make a big difference in his eating habits.

[Capital_Dragons]

I agree with paulsreef, the basking spot needs to be hotter - 105 to 115 degrees. You should see an improvement in his appetite. The goal is to have a gradient of heat. Basking area 105-115, hot end (around the basking area) 90 and the cool end around 80. Also, the brighter the enclosure, the better. For this reason I suggest using a white light bulb - I don't advise using infrared lights for beardies.

Hope this helps!

[Cloudkicker]

Beardies will periodically decrease feeding throughout the year especially during the colder months. When I got my first one 4 years ago I had the same problem, and from what I've read it is normal. As long as you don't see any weight loss don't do anything different apart from decreasing the amount of food you offer because crickets will chew on the beardy if there are too many. I recommend leaving the temperatures the way you have them during the day, but maybe double check your night temps. If you don't see any increase in appetite within a month and weight loss is clearly visible, consult a vet. Hope this helps,

-Andrew-

[peterm15]

Beardies will periodically decrease feeding throughout the year especially during the colder months. When I got my first one 4 years ago I had the same problem, and from what I've read it is normal. As long as you don't see any weight loss don't do anything different apart from decreasing the amount of food you offer because crickets will chew on the beardy if there are too many. I recommend leaving the temperatures the way you have them during the day, but maybe double check your night temps. If you don't see any increase in appetite within a month and weight loss is clearly visible, consult a vet. Hope this helps,

-Andrew-


yes that is normal but not at the age this persons dagon is..

raise basking temp.... they should be a little higher like others said.. but is there any way he could have become impacted.. maybe food slightly to big... or sand or something.. when was his last crap...



For this reason I suggest using a white light bulb - I don't advise using infrared lights for beardies.


espically at night... esentially you nor your dragon will get much sleep...... a flood lamp i found to be the best thing... it raises ambiant temps a little better thn spot.. but still creats a nice hot basking area...

[Capital_Dragons]

Absolutely, Peter - definitely not normal for a young dragon to go into brumation. Young dragons need the high temps to digest the large amount of food they consume daily and grow the average 1/2 inch weekly that is typical of babies and juveniles.

I still think that the temps could be the problem, but if he still doesn't improve, I would agree that something else is going on ie. impaction, low calcium levels, which will definitely warrant a trip to the vet.

It is very difficult to diagnose illness in beardies, particularly young dragons. The presenting symptoms of illness in dragons can be similar for a variety of different diagnoses. Without having the dragon examined by a qualified reptile vet, you will not be able to determine conclusively what is really going on.

I wish you the best of luck with your little guy! Hopefully it is nothing more than a change of temps that will improve his appetite!

[zhang]

thankz for all of ur help today when i throw in some crickets for her she ate them all i was soo happey to see that again anyway for a 3 month old dragon how many crickets should she eat the crickets size i feed her is 1/4 ich so many should she eat

[paulsreef]

I try to feed my dragons crickets that are the length of the space between the dragons eyes. It's a safe way of figuring out what is too large a food item. I offer finely chopped collard greens and grated squash. Shortly after I offer a few crickets at a time until the dragon is no longer interested. I offer crickets again later in the day but I make sure the lights will be on for at least 3 hours after the last feed to allow for digestion.