Emaciated Male Help!

[jarich]

How are you measuring the temperature ilovebeardies? It sounds like your thermometer may be off. A 150 watt light at 12" should be getting a lot hotter than 90F.

Also, what part of the states are you in? We might be able to recommend a vet that can see your dragon. Always good to get a check up with a new animal anyway.

 

[timbalan]

The post says she is using a temp gun or so i thought anyway.

 

[jarich]

I couldnt find it anywhere if she said what she used to measure it. Just checked again but I might be going blind

 

[ilovebeardies]

I live in Ohio , also I have the zilla humidity and therometer combo. Also take into account I have a very large wood terrarium with plexy glass also have central air running in my home.

 

[Luvthemanimal]

I live in Ohio , also I have the zilla humidity and therometer combo. Also take into account I have a very large wood terrarium with plexy glass also have central air running in my home.

That's all well....... But I also have a custom viv Melamine and tempered glass for the front....... And I use a 50 Watt basking bulb and it makes me temps 120 at 12".

You may want to look into that....... Or put temp prob directly under your basking bulb at the highest point of your basking area... Because that doesnt seem right with that bulb

 

[jarich]

The size of your enclosure shouldnt affect the basking temperature in that direction really, but glad to hear you have a nice big enclosure for him. How big is it? Sounds like your thermometer might be going haywire on you though, or perhaps you have the probe in an unusual place. I dont have anything higher than a 70 watt in any of my enclosures and get 110F or more at 15", depending on the surface.

As for finding a vet, not sure if any of these are closer for you, but worth taking a look:
http://www.herpcenter.com/reptile-vet-finder/ohio-reptile-vet-listings-32/
http://www.anapsid.org/vets/ohio.html

Edit: Oops looks like Luvthemanimal beat me to it on the light!

 

[ilovebeardies]

Well I have just the cheap dial gauge not the digital thermometer so my guess is its crap. I have no Idea on the dimensions of the Viv but its very large I believe cherry wood. But its separated in two right now I have my male and female on one side then my juvenile female on the other at the moment. Plan is to move juvenile too another Viv hopefully soon so each have more room. I cannot remember the vets name I scheduled with but he's in kinsman,oh about 45min from me. Just about all the vets I called through vet finder didn't see reptiles or where very far away. I have bad luck oh Quasimodo who my post is about is actually separate in 40 gallon breeder. Because of how thin and sickly looking if he had a parasite I didn't want to pass it to the other 3.

 

[Luvthemanimal]

Make sure to get yourself a temp gun or a prob temp gauge...... Your temp in basking spot is probably pretty high....


If your one does have parasites make sure you wash your hands or use sanitizer before touching any one of your other beardies..... Also feed with different tongs etc....... Can be passed very easily

 

[ilovebeardies]

Thank you for the tips I actually haven't even thought about that. I'm a blonde. Well I will do so from now on.

 

[Luvthemanimal]

Thank you for the tips I actually haven't even thought about that. I'm a blonde. Well I will do so from now on.

Yea but blondes have the most fun.......... And sometimes it's the outsiders view that make u stop and think about what's going on..... Hear to help with whatever you need.

 

[ilovebeardies]

Yes they do! Well it is much appreciated!

 

[jarich]

Well I have just the cheap dial gauge not the digital thermometer so my guess is its crap. I have no Idea on the dimensions of the Viv but its very large I believe cherry wood. But its separated in two right now I have my male and female on one side then my juvenile female on the other at the moment. Plan is to move juvenile too another Viv hopefully soon so each have more room. I cannot remember the vets name I scheduled with but he's in kinsman,oh about 45min from me. Just about all the vets I called through vet finder didn't see reptiles or where very far away. I have bad luck oh Quasimodo who my post is about is actually separate in 40 gallon breeder. Because of how thin and sickly looking if he had a parasite I didn't want to pass it to the other 3.

Could you post a picture of Quasimodo's enclosure for us to see? We might be able to offer suggestions to help you get your basking temps right. That is pretty important right now as the temps you were talking about before don't allow for proper digestion. Hard to say now if its the thermometer or the bulb

 

[ilovebeardies]

Yes I will post pics in the morning also Quasimodo came to me in this condition his previous owner let me see the tank he was in which was way to small for two large bearded dragons. The bulbs produce heat the gauge is faulty I ordered a digital one should be here Friday hopefully.

 

[Luvthemanimal]

Yes I will post pics in the morning also Quasimodo came to me in this condition his previous owner let me see the tank he was in which was way to small for two large bearded dragons. The bulbs produce heat the gauge is faulty I ordered a digital one should be here Friday hopefully.

Glad he has a responsible owner.... Pat yourself on the back girl

 

[ilovebeardies]

Thank you!

 

[Luvthemanimal]

Thank you!

No problem.....

 

[ilovebeardies]

Took Quasimodo and Lulu to the vet today they both have amounts of coccida I think its spelled that way and pinworm so. He gave me a medicine to treat all my beardies for parasites

 

[timbalan]

What was the meds they gave you?

 

[ilovebeardies]

I'll check in a bit and get back to you

 

[ilovebeardies]

What was the meds they gave you?

albon is what he gave me for all four of my beardies