Beardie stopped eating/moving

[Eddie G]

I've had this dragon for years and all of the sudden she stopped eating greens and meal worms now she barely moves. This started in March and now it's mid May. Plus there is hardly any white or dark urine or scat in the enclosure.

 

[Sadie]

I've had this dragon for years and all of the sudden she stopped eating greens and meal worms now she barely moves. This started in March and now it's mid May. Plus there is hardly any white or dark urine or scat in the enclosure.

What are you using for a UVB? No coil please- basking temps what are they and how are you taking them? No stick ons please - please post a pic of the tank-- your dragon sounds dehydrated get her in a bath DO NOT let her gulp the water if she starts to drink really fast pull her- she will aspirate--

 

[Jrodkw]

I've had this dragon for years and all of the sudden she stopped eating greens and meal worms now she barely moves. This started in March and now it's mid May. Plus there is hardly any white or dark urine or scat in the enclosure.

If you've had her for years I'm assuming you know what lights she needs. What are you using? Getting proper diet? Are meal worms the only protein you feed her?

 

[Eddie G]

1st of all I would like to thank this whole community for their feedback on my Beardie. I thought I may have waited to long to ask for help. But the good news is that 2 days after I posted this thread she popped out of her funk and is back to eating and moving around. I posted a pic of my lighting scheme and her diet is mostly turnip greens and dandelion greens with crickets and the lg meal worms. Thanks again!!!

 

[Sadie]

1st of all I would like to thank this whole community for their feedback on my Beardie. I thought I may have waited to long to ask for help. But the good news is that 2 days after I posted this thread she popped out of her funk and is back to eating and moving around. I posted a pic of my lighting scheme and her diet is mostly turnip greens and dandelion greens with crickets and the lg meal worms. Thanks again!!!

If your using that uvb in pic please swap it out for a Reptisun 10.0 bulb and please move your uvb inside the tank w/ the basking decor directly underneath 6-8 inches-- the screen is blocking 30% of those rays T 8's are not strong enough to go thru it--- if you need help hanging I can post things to hang w/ let me know -- also T 8's need to be changed out every 6 months-- the Reptisun 5.0 is more for aquariums- the 10.0 is for desert reptile

 

[Eddie G]

If your using that uvb in pic please swap it out for a Reptisun 10.0 bulb and please move your uvb inside the tank w/ the basking decor directly underneath 6-8 inches-- the screen is blocking 30% of those rays T 8's are not strong enough to go thru it--- if you need help hanging I can post things to hang w/ let me know -- also T 8's need to be changed out every 6 months-- the Reptisun 5.0 is more for aquariums- the 10.0 is for desert reptile

Thanks I will switch out the bulb when I go into town this weekend. I've been using the setup going on 3 years and didn't know better.

 

[Sadie]

Thanks I will switch out the bulb when I go into town this weekend. I've been using the setup going on 3 years and didn't know better.

Watch their behavior-- the color should be more vibrant eating should increase as well