Could do with some advice

[Knight98]

beardie has been hiding for past two days and had no poop for 3 days. This is very unlike him he’s usually very active. He has some stuck shed on his belly for sometime and I have been bathing him for the past week. Could this be the issue

 

[Knight98]

He is 7 months old. Basking temps are 39/41. Viv is wood 36x18x18” Uvb Is 12% t8 24”

 

[Sadie]

He is 7 months old. Basking temps are 39/41. Viv is wood 36x18x18” Uvb Is 12% t8 24”

Where is the T 8? That is odd for a 7 month old to be hiding - he should be basking active eating pooping every day or every other - Shedding can cause them to slow down on the eating but he should not be hiding -- hes too young- a year old I would expect some of the behavior

 

[Josh]

What're the temps on the cool side?
See if you can bring the maximum temps down to 95 instead of 105 and see if that changes his behavior at all.
My thought is if it's a smaller enclosure with too much heat, he may be trying to stay cool

 

[Knight98]

Where is the T 8? That is odd for a 7 month old to be hiding - he should be basking active eating pooping every day or every other - Shedding can cause them to slow down on the eating but he should not be hiding -- hes too young- a year old I would expect some of the behavior

Mounted to the top of the viv

What're the temps on the cool side?
See if you can bring the maximum temps down to 95 instead of 105 and see if that changes his behavior at all.
My thought is if it's a smaller enclosure with too much heat, he may be trying to stay cool

Temps on cool side sit at around 24c

 

[Knight98]

He seems a little more active this morning, I’ll let u know if he has a poo and some fruit

 

[Sadie]

He seems a little more active this morning, I’ll let u know if he has a poo and some fruit

Make sure there is no clear plastic cover over the bulb and the basking decor piece is directly underneath w/ a distance of 6-8 inches

 

[Knight98]

Sorry to add this but it doesn’t look normal to me? Any suggestions

 

[Knight98]

Phew, panic over... unless this looks abnormal? I have had him on locust&crickets recently as he likes to catch them in his viv. I’m going back to Dubai’s as of now

 

[Sadie]

Sorry to add this but it doesn’t look normal to me? Any suggestions

Sorry to add this but it doesn’t look normal to me? Any suggestions

What is the diet? It almost looks like it not all the way digested but I could be wrong - hes 7 months old he needs basking temps of 100-110- and the UVB in proper place and distance as well -

 

[Knight98]

For fruits I include blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, grapes and strawberries
Salads I go for kale, sweet potato, carrots, squash.
little bits of mint rocket and parsley.
Bugs
I was feeding dubias until two weeks ago.
For the last 2 weeks he’s had locust and crickets but I could tell he wasn’t digesting them properly as I could see the wings off a locust in his poop
Since yesterday he has been back on the dubias so I will continue to feed him them

I’ll attach photos of my viv

 

[Knight98]

My last beardie wasn’t half as much work as this one

 

[Sadie]

My last beardie wasn’t half as much work as this one

Does your uvb fixture have a reflector on it?

 

[Knight98]

No

 

[Knight98]

should I invest in one?

 

[Sadie]

should I invest in one?

Yes-- at this time he's getting little to no uvb-- rays-- the reflector reflects the Ray's downward toward him - that is what you want

 

[Knight98]

I’ve ordered the reflector