Bluecrush93
Hatchling Dragon
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My beardie is approximately 4 months old. We've had him for 2 months now.
He's never been a big eater. I could never get him to eat crickets or bsfl after multiple attempts. His staple is dubias, but he would only eat ~10 to 12 small ones per day at most. I've yet to see him touch the daily salad I give him, yet I still out it in (Kale, collard greens, mustard greens, peppers, strawberries, blueberries.).
This past weekend, we changed his encloursure from to one of near identical size, but opens from front instead of at the top. Put on same cling background, same tank decorations and setup as before. The only change other than tank itself is I changed from an 18" T8 UVB to a 24" Arcadia T5 (12%).
Now 5 days since changing his enclosure, he has pretty much refused all food. He's only eaten a total of 2 small dubias in the past 5 days. How long can this go before I should get worried? What else can I try?
Things to know:
*UVB is Acadia T5 12% right at 10-12" from his bask spot depending on where he sits on the log
*Bask light is bright white
*Temps measured with digital probes are typically 106 on the hot side and 78 on the cool side
*Humidity is usually around 22-24%
*He gets 14hrs of day and 10hrs of complete dark
*He gets offered a salad every day, but has yet to touch it in his 2 months with us
*Gets calcium powder dusted on his roaches 5x week; multi-vitamim dusted 2x per week
*Flooring is reptile carpet
*I've handled him about once per day since I got him. He HATED it at first, but has warmed up to it. Still doesn't come to me, but won't run anymore when I try to pick him up.
He's never been a big eater. I could never get him to eat crickets or bsfl after multiple attempts. His staple is dubias, but he would only eat ~10 to 12 small ones per day at most. I've yet to see him touch the daily salad I give him, yet I still out it in (Kale, collard greens, mustard greens, peppers, strawberries, blueberries.).
This past weekend, we changed his encloursure from to one of near identical size, but opens from front instead of at the top. Put on same cling background, same tank decorations and setup as before. The only change other than tank itself is I changed from an 18" T8 UVB to a 24" Arcadia T5 (12%).
Now 5 days since changing his enclosure, he has pretty much refused all food. He's only eaten a total of 2 small dubias in the past 5 days. How long can this go before I should get worried? What else can I try?
Things to know:
*UVB is Acadia T5 12% right at 10-12" from his bask spot depending on where he sits on the log
*Bask light is bright white
*Temps measured with digital probes are typically 106 on the hot side and 78 on the cool side
*Humidity is usually around 22-24%
*He gets 14hrs of day and 10hrs of complete dark
*He gets offered a salad every day, but has yet to touch it in his 2 months with us
*Gets calcium powder dusted on his roaches 5x week; multi-vitamim dusted 2x per week
*Flooring is reptile carpet
*I've handled him about once per day since I got him. He HATED it at first, but has warmed up to it. Still doesn't come to me, but won't run anymore when I try to pick him up.