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Acting Starving

BeardieLover<3

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Sunny has been acting weird these last few days.... she keeps acting really hungry and is trying to eat her substrate carpet. But she hasnt pooed in like 3 days. Im a little worried, i feed he 2wice a day, at least 20 at day recently bc we are running low on roaches, but earlier this week she was eating TONS a day, can someone help
 

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Sunny has been acting weird these last few days.... she keeps acting really hungry and is trying to eat her substrate carpet. But she hasnt pooed in like 3 days. Im a little worried, i feed he 2wice a day, at least 20 at day recently bc we are running low on roaches, but earlier this week she was eating TONS a day, can someone help
If shes trying to eat her carpet she is lacking something in the diet-- are you giving her any supplements like calcium vitamins etc and how often? We will start there its usually something in the diet tho thats missing
 

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I give calcium every meal in the morning, yesterday and the day before that i did her vitamins.
What kind of vitamins are you giving her? Do they have betacarotene ? The calcium is w/ D3 or without D3? How old is Sunny? If she is under a year she needs calcium D3 5 x per week ONCE per feeding and vitamins w/ beta carotene 2 x per week ONCE per feeding - lightly coated insects NO salads you want to dust the insects -- do not make the insect look like a powdered donut --
 

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I have the exo terra Multivitamin.https://www.chewy.com/exo-terra-multi-vitamin-reptile/dp/124006?utm_id=27615258&msclkid=d314ecd965371c1754578cb615355cd1&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping-Product%20Targets-Consumables&utm_term=1100005111894&utm_content=Exo%20Terra]

Sunny is about 6 months to my knowledge. The Calcium doesnt have D3 but with her UVB being low i think its fine.
 
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I have the exo terra Multivitamin.https://www.chewy.com/exo-terra-multi-vitamin-reptile/dp/124006?utm_id=27615258&msclkid=d314ecd965371c1754578cb615355cd1&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping-Product%20Targets-Consumables&utm_term=1100005111894&utm_content=Exo%20Terra]

Sunny is about 6 months to my knowledge. The Calcium doesnt have D3 but with her UVB being low i think its fine.
No she needs the D3 til she is around a year old and depending on the UVB your using then you can go to a calcium w/ out D3 and NO phosphorus --- but she needs the D3 please get some start dusting her insects as posted above- see if the behavior changes but that is my first guess as to why shes trying to eat her carpet -- when she turns a year old you will still need the D3 just not as often -- like 2 times per week depending on the UVB your using -- the T 5 bulb will do the replacement of the D3 your feeding but right now she needs it
 

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Ok, i will start using the D3, and see if it changes anything
Let me know how it goes ---- I am checking on the multivitamin your using as well w/ some one who knows more about them than I do -- I am not familiar w/ that brand so I want to be sure
 

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And right now she is freaking out and like her tail keeps twitching...
Ok so not sure why that behavior- the not shedding is not going to cause her to eat her carpet- what kind of twitching is she doing fast back and forth randomly? why is she freaking out? is there another animal in the room can she see birds ? what are you using for your UVB? and is it in the tank?
 

BeardieLover<3

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Yeah back and forth randomly and then she starts to pace around her tank, my window is open but she has done it when it wasnt open. Im using the Reptisun 10.0 tube. It is in the tank and its to close but i cant get a lower piece of decor or raise it.
 

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Yeah back and forth randomly and then she starts to pace around her tank, my window is open but she has done it when it wasnt open. Im using the Reptisun 10.0 tube. It is in the tank and its to close but i cant get a lower piece of decor or raise it.
How come? Is it the T 5?
 

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Anything is possible but the T 5 being too close could be a issue-- post a pic of your tank so I can see it--- does she act like she needs to go to the bathroom ? Is she straining? If she is she could be impacted? What are the size of the dubias?
 

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