feeding problem

Reticsrule · 03-31-05, 08:40 PM

my bearded dragon has only eaten 6 superworms all this month. and for the last three months or so he has also barely eaten. i really dont know how hes even alive. any ideas why hes not eating????

ICULIZARD · 04-01-05, 02:11 PM

Get your Dragon to a vet ASAP.

I have no idea how it's still alive either. Get a fecal sample and take to your vet, have them test for coccidia, pinworms etc. If you don't do this right now, your dragon will probably die very soon.
(sometimes not eating is just a sign of brumation, but I don't think that's what this is. How old is your dragon, what is his basking site temperature?)

ICULIZARD

Reticsrule · 04-01-05, 06:55 PM

hes about 2 years old. the really strange thing is he seems very healthy. hes very active and shows absolutely no noticeable signs of sickness. im not sure about the temperature but i think its about 85

ICULIZARD · 04-01-05, 10:29 PM

Basking site temps should be at least 100, and you can go up safely to 115. Try raising the temps to that, it sounds like your dragon might be brumating and has not come out of it because of the low temps. I would still take a fecal sample to your vet though to make sure!

Good luck

ICULIZARD

Reticsrule · 04-01-05, 10:56 PM

brumation means cooling for mating right?(sorry its a stupid question)

i guess i will try raising the temps and see if that works thanks for the info.

ICULIZARD · 04-02-05, 11:15 AM

Yep.....It's a period where they are very inactive, want to sleep all the time and try and burrow themselves into the sand or substrate, and they eat very little as they are expending no energy (and it wasn't a stupid question

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ICULIZARD

Reticsrule · 04-02-05, 12:56 PM

thanks for clearing that up for me. i put a thermometer in his cage and i was way wrong on the temps. the direct basking spot is 115 and the spot where my dragon usually basks is 95. he also has an undertank heater that is also quite warm so i dont think hes cold.