Does my bearded dragon have tail rot?

[Dansmity4]

Supers are really easy to keep aswell heres a couple pics of my bug bins roaches are in a 30gal?? Crickets are in a regular bucket, and the supers are in maybe a gallon tupperwear? (they have 3 inches oat meal, bran, corn meal , as food/substrate)

Oh wow this is so helpful thank you! So I think i will do roaches and silkworms for the live food

 

[Sadie]

Ok but what do you mean my hide is on the cool side and what do you mean by the “lower one”View attachment 27165

The one on the right is lower switch them and did you take the big water bowl out--- ? Is he eating salads? He needs hydration - is the tank sitting on the floor?

 

[Dansmity4]

The one on the right is lower switch them and did you take the big water bowl out--- ? Is he eating salads? He needs hydration - is the tank sitting on the floor?

Oh ok I’ll do that Tom cus he’s sleeping now yes he’s eating salads and he got super worms also and yes he’s on the floor unfortunately I can’t find a table small enough to fit the size of the tank. So I will be doing roaches and silkworms that is final for the live food and as for the veggies I would make a daily salad of all the same veggies that way I don’t have to change the salad every other day it makes things easier and still not sure what to do with the calcium powder and the new vitamin also how many roaches and worms would you suggest for his days that he gets live food???

 

[Dansmity4]

The one on the right is lower switch them and did you take the big water bowl out--- ? Is he eating salads? He needs hydration - is the tank sitting on the floor?

Also I didn’t take the water bowl out cus the new on didn’t arrive yet

 

[Dansmity4]

The one on the right is lower switch them and did you take the big water bowl out--- ? Is he eating salads? He needs hydration - is the tank sitting on the floor?

Wait what do I gain by switching the hide and the basking stairs and why does it matter what side the lamp is on??

 

[Sadie]

Oh ok I’ll do that Tom cus he’s sleeping now yes he’s eating salads and he got super worms also and yes he’s on the floor unfortunately I can’t find a table small enough to fit the size of the tank. So I will be doing roaches and silkworms that is final for the live food and as for the veggies I would make a daily salad of all the same veggies that way I don’t have to change the salad every other day it makes things easier and still not sure what to do with the calcium powder and the new vitamin also how many roaches and worms would you suggest for his days that he gets live food???

Look at garage sales or used furniture stores look for a dresser they work good you can use the drawers for his supplies- the insects I would do 3 silk worms on top of his salads 2- 3 times per week dust them 2 days w/ calcium D 3 the other feeding vitamins- use a potato salad container or plastic container lightly dust them do not make them look like a powder donut- you can alternate the silk w/ the roaches if you want- he needs fresh salads everyday if he eats all his salads you can feed more- he needs his dish cleaned out every day- do not feed dried out salads he needs fresh - get your veggies from Walmart or if they are cheaper at your farmers market do that- I pay $2 for a bunch of collards or turnip greens they can last 2 weeks- mustard greens don't last like collard or turnip or kale-

 

[Sadie]

Wait what do I gain by switching the hide and the basking stairs and why does it matter what side the lamp is on??

Your trying to lower the basking temp to 95-100-- use your probe on top of the hide and see what the temp is put the stairs on the other side of the tank-- that side of the tank should be in the 80's-- the middle of the tank should be in the 90's- did you take the water dish out?

 

[Dansmity4]

Look at garage sales or used furniture stores look for a dresser they work good you can use the drawers for his supplies- the insects I would do 3 silk worms on top of his salads 2- 3 times per week dust them 2 days w/ calcium D 3 the other feeding vitamins- use a potato salad container or plastic container lightly dust them do not make them look like a powder donut- you can alternate the silk w/ the roaches if you want- he needs fresh salads everyday if he eats all his salads you can feed more- he needs his dish cleaned out every day- do not feed dried out salads he needs fresh - get your veggies from Walmart or if they are cheaper at your farmers market do that- I pay $2 for a bunch of collards or turnip greens they can last 2 weeks- mustard greens don't last like collard or turnip or kale-

Awesomeeee ordering everything right now ehat did you say I should use for food for the roaches I don’t want to do fresh veggies

 

[Dansmity4]

Your trying to lower the basking temp to 95-100-- use your probe on top of the hide and see what the temp is put the stairs on the other side of the tank-- that side of the tank should be in the 80's-- the middle of the tank should be in the 90's- did you take the water dish out?

Ohhhh ok I will do it when he wakes up and no I didn’t take out his water dish because his new one didn’t arrive yet but I’ve never seen him drink from it anyway

 

[Sadie]

Awesomeeee ordering everything right now ehat did you say I should use for food for the roaches I don’t want to do fresh veggies

Dubia chow and water crystals put one tsp of the crystals in a qt of water let them sit for 10 minutes and use a slotted spoon and put them in a bowl-- keep the roaches fed and watered - feed them in the evening they eat at nite---

 

[Sadie]

Ohhhh ok I will do it when he wakes up and no I didn’t take out his water dish because his new one didn’t arrive yet but I’ve never seen him drink from it anyway

Ok that's good it just is taking a lot of room in the tank---

 

[Skybug]

Ohhhh ok I will do it when he wakes up and no I didn’t take out his water dish because his new one didn’t arrive yet but I’ve never seen him drink from it anyway

Beardies don’t really drink from standing water, i had a water dish im my beardies enclosure for 8 8 months and she never even set her foot in it, if your beardie truly doesn’t even lay in it, you might want to rethink having one, it’s adding unnecessary humidity to the enclosure, although if you have to go on vacation for 2-3 days i do recommend putting in a water dish, some do drink from it when left for a couple days. As they’re desperate.

 

[Dansmity4]

Dubia chow and water crystals put one tsp of the crystals in a qt of water let them sit for 10 minutes and use a slotted spoon and put them in a bowl-- keep the roaches fed and watered - feed them in the evening they eat at nite---

So I spoke to my parents and they said no to roaches but yes to crickets so they have ones that don’t make noise???

 

[Dansmity4]

Beardies don’t really drink from standing water, i had a water dish im my beardies enclosure for 8 8 months and she never even set her foot in it, if your beardie truly doesn’t even lay in it, you might want to rethink having one, it’s adding unnecessary humidity to the enclosure, although if you have to go on vacation for 2-3 days i do recommend putting in a water dish, some do drink from it when left for a couple days. As they’re desperate.

Oh ok I got a smaller water dish for him anyway so I’ll just leave it in there but thank you for the idea!

 

[Sadie]

So I spoke to my parents and they said no to roaches but yes to crickets so they have ones that don’t make noise???

NOPE and they are escape artist and they STINK!!! You are better off w/ the roaches they last longer and are easier to keep --- and they are quiet!!

 

[Dansmity4]

NOPE and they are escape artist and they STINK!!! You are better off w/ the roaches they last longer and are easier to keep --- and they are quiet!!

But my parents are scared of a roach infestation so they said no. is there any other options besides roaches and crickets??

 

[Sadie]

But my parents are scared of a roach infestation so they said no. is there any other options besides roaches and crickets??

BSFL and silk worms--- roaches will not infest the home -- if they get out they die right away --- they dont last --- they are NOT COCK roaches they are little dubias --- there is a difference

 

[Dansmity4]

BSFL and silk worms--- roaches will not infest the home -- if they get out they die right away --- they dont last --- they are NOT COCK roaches they are little dubias --- there is a difference

Ohhhh ok let me speak to my parents again thank you

 

[Skybug]

Ohhhh ok let me speak to my parents again thank you

Advocate to your parents that if a roach gets out, it takes them 3-8 months to mature to an adult roach, if you have tile or laminate flooring in your home thats a hostile environment for roaches, and they’ll die, dubias need humidity and food with lots of protein to breed. I too had to talk my mom into getting them. Roaches cant climb glass or smooth surfaces . Trust me they dont want crickets in their home, they stink really bad, as lomg as you have a lid on your roach bin, and have the bin in an open setting (not up against a wall) otherwise if you do accidentally drop one , it wont have much time to escape.

 

[Skybug]

Hotel cockroaches and dubias are two completely different species of roaches.